Chapter 58 The Night Before

• "Sleep felt impossible with the weight of tomorrow on my shoulders."
• The dormitory had gone quiet hours ago, but my mind refused to follow. I lay on my narrow bed, staring at the ceiling beams barely visible in the darkness. Every time I closed my eyes, I saw Gideon's smile. Heard the crowd's eager whispers. Felt the weight of all those eyes waiting to watch me fall.
• Tomorrow, everything I'd scraped and clawed for would be tested in front of the entire Academy.