Chapter 11: Zaara, With a Double A
Suddenly, the blue-eyed girl stepped forward, standing between the piper and the rest of us.
"Everyone, stop!" she shouted.
The room fell silent. Dead silent.
"Not another word from you," she snapped, pointing at Nomi.
"Or you," she said sharply to Theo.
"Or you," she added, locking eyes with a few others who’d been yelling.
"Why the hell are you all shouting at her? Did she pull the trigger and shoot those people? Did she force you to sign up for this nightmare? No. So why are you all unloading your fear and anger on her like she’s the problem? What kind of people are you?" she said, as her voice kept shaking.
"Zara...Listen," Nomi said, glancing down at the girl’s name tag.
"It’s Zaara," the girl corrected, lifting her chin. "With a double A."
Nomi rolled her eyes. "Whatever. Why are you pretending to be some hero all of a sudden? We need answers. And we want Piper to talk."
Zaara didn’t even flinch.