"I'm terribly worried about you, my dear." Gabriel stroked your back while your mother put some things in your closet.

"It's not that bad, Claire." Gabriel did what he always did, defending you.

He knew your mother was strict about grades.

"My daughter has never had such a bad grade. Are you too stressed?

If so, we'll all go on vacation together.

"Me too?" Gabriel joked, moving aside to make some room for your mother.

"Is there anything that's bothering you?" your mother asked for the third time that day.

"Shall I say it again? I'm fine. I don't know why I screwed up this exam so much, the next one will be better alright?"

"Claire, the only thing that's stressing Y/n is that you keep pressuring her with her grades. It's not the end of the world honey." your father said while he sat on Harmony's bed.

Harmony was gone again.

She tried to talk to you several times, but it always ended up with Harmony running away.

"Are you comfortable in this room with her? With Harmony?" Gabriel was the one who asked.

You nodded and crossed your arms.

"Stop worrying please. I'm good." you leaned back against your bed, your mother backing away.

"Well, if you're all right, why don't you come visit us this weekend, darling?" your mother asked.

Your only thought of one thing.

You shuddered and tried not to think about that strange evening. And Lilith. You hadn't seen her and Luke since, fortunately.

"Alright.", you closed your eyes and listened to Gabriel and your parents' conversation for a while.

***

"We need to talk."

"Oh really? I don't have to talk to you about anything.", you continued walking through the hallway of the school.

"Please stop, Y/n. I have to ask you something." You ignored Harmony's words and rushed towards a door, which you opened.

You were in a strange classroom leaning against a desk after running away from Harmony.

"I just want to ask you if you were at the party!" Harmony squeezed through the door crack.

"No, I wasn't. What's that to do with you anyway?"

"You weren't? Well, Lilith told me something else..."

With wide eyes you walked towards the door and slammed it.

"What the hell are you talking about? What did she tell you?"

"She saw you there, that's all." Harmony replied confused.

"That's all she told you?", you wanted to make sure that details that should remain a secret really remained secret. Harmony shook her head.

"First of all, I'm mad at you.

You've been avoiding me for weeks. Secondly, I'm confused.

You gave me a strange letter with a weird invitation to a party that you didn't even show up for. Thirdly, you're avoiding me again. What's wrong with you girl?" you recalled the day Harmony started avoiding you.

"And how did you know Lilith? Why are you even talking to her? What's going on?" You almost pushed Harmony against the wall to finally get an answer out of her.

"I'm sorry I avoided you. I had to tell you something but I couldn't.

I thought I could show you something at this party but I couldn't come." She closed her eyes.

"You're right. I have something serious to tell you," she murmured.

You crossed your arms again.

"I'm waiting,"

"Now that might sound silly and crazy. But surely you still know Jack, don't you?" You nodded as you thought of the boy who was once Harmony's boyfriend.

"Well, you also know that Sophie kissed him," Harmony continued.

"Get straight to the point!" You furrowed your eyebrows.

"I was very sad about Jack. It kind of happened that I got closer to Mr. Eastwood. He helped me getting over Jack. Not in the I like you as a friend way, but in the I love you and I want to marry you way." Harmony said softer.

You shook your head, not wanting to acknowledge what you just heard. So you just said...

"What?"

"Didn't you hear me?" Harmony slowly turned away from you.

"He's one of the organizers of this party. And I'm helping him. Because I love him. I wanted you to come and see that we don't want to do anything bad. It just brings teachers and students together. The relationship between students and teachers has gotten much better in just months. I think this project should be taken more seriously. More people should know about-"

"Harmony are you even listening to yourself? What are you talking about? You're dating a fucking pedophile I don't even know? How long has this been going on?"

"You didn't even know me when it started. By the way, I also met Lilith at these parties, so..."

"Jesus Christ Harmony stop talking. You- you're crazy...", you approached the door and opened it.

"Wait, Y/n. You ended up going to this party, too"

"Yeah, that's because I thought you were joking. Don't come near me anymore. Do what you've been doing all along, get out of my way."

"This is very inappropriate Y/n, but there's another party at the weekend, on Saturday to be precise.

If you want to come...

Mr. Eastwood and I will be there.", she told you.

You stared at her in disbelief before you left.