Violet
Kylan squeezed my thigh in response, as if to say, good job.
Esther’s face twitched for a moment, but then she quickly masked it with a smile. “So you don’t need me to expel those girls for you?” she asked.
“No,” I shook my head, although that solution would make my life a whole lot easier.
“Well,” Esther now tapped her desk with her ten fingers, “the suspension will last at least a week, so you will have some time to think about it.”
I simply nodded, keeping my lips pressed together.
“Very well,” she said, her smile growing tighter. I could tell by the look on her face that she looked anything but pleased, surprised even, that I didn’t take up her offer.
As tempting as it sounded, it was much better this way. I wasn’t going to lie, Esther almost had me—but I had already thou
