My Deskmate, My Savior Chapter 2

The recess bell blared, sharp and demanding.

I drifted out with the crowd, my legs feeling light and hollow, as if I were walking on air.

I was so incredibly hungry.

Usually by this time, I would have eaten half of Asher’s breakfast. Not today.

The glowing words kept scrolling across my vision.

【Oh, look who stopped stealing. Did she suddenly find a conscience?】

【Stop pretending. As soon as the room clears out, she’ll be right back at it.】

【How has Asher not caught her yet? She's getting off way too easy. Once a thief, always a thief.】

I kept my eyes on my shoes, silent.

They weren't wrong. No matter how desperate I was, stealing was wrong. I shouldn't have done it.

I pressed a hand against my stomach.

But God, I was so hungry.