"You know you don't have to do this alone, right?"
I looked up from where I'd been staring at my hands for the past twenty minutes, trying to figure out how I was supposed to compete in a tournament without accidentally revealing that I was actually really overpowered compared to everyone else. Des was standing in my doorway with Pearl right behind him, both of them looking at me with expressions that were way too concerned for my liking.
"I thought I locked that door."
"You did," Pearl said, walking in and sitting down on my bed like she owned the place. "Des picked it. He's surprisingly good at breaking and entering for someone who's supposed to be a model student."
"It's a useful skill," Des said defensively, closing the door behind him and leaning against it. "And we're not leaving until you talk to us about whatever spiral you're currently in, so you might as well just get it over with."
I wanted to tell them I was fine, that I wasn't spiraling. Instead I did this.
