She stormed toward the exit with her friends trailing behind her. The officers went with them.

The gym went quiet. Every whisper, every laugh, every cruel little sound disappeared.

I turned back to Caleb, my hands still shaking.

Caleb’s eyes were wet. “I should have just told you. I know that. But she threatened other girls too, and I needed proof, or she would have walked away clean, like she always does. I am so sorry, Hannah. I never wanted you to find out like this.”