That made me pause.
Not because of the apology, but what she apologised for.
So she hadn't been snooping after all. My poster had simply been left accessible. Careless of me. But inappropriate of her. Who goes into other's dorms? Probably sneaked in whilst Jada and I were away.
Her next words, however, made me turn fully towards her.
βDo you decide on who you are because of others? Certainly a perceived coldness.β
I stared at her for a moment.
She acted like she knew me,βNo.β I replied simply.
I took a slow step towards the cases again, my eyes settling on the engraved names as well.
βPeople don't decide who I am. They decide what they think I am.β
Keyword: think.
My fingers brushed lightly against the edge of the glass, βIf they choose to see coldness, that's their interpretation. I don't have much interest in correcting people who have already made up their minds.β
Then I heard her final remark. Closed off and mysterious.
I smirk. I didn't know if it was a humorous comment,βTry?β
I glanced towards her as she turned for the exit.
βYou're already doing a terrible job of being mysterious.β
My eyes followed her for a moment.
Then, almost as an afterthought, βAnd Angel?β
Gosh how this name did not fit her, βNext time you want to know something about meβ
A slight tilt of my head as I placed my arms behind my back, βYou could always ask.β a cold stare in the eyes finished my statement
I turned back towards the trophies,
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