The halls of Eastbridge High were quieter than usual, though not silent. Students passed from class to class, carrying their books and backpacks with the usual chatter of teenage life echoing through the corridors. Yet beneath the surface of this daily rhythm, there was a subtle tension, a weight pressing on the minds of teachers and students alike. Today was not an ordinary day; today marked the beginning of a change that would ripple through the school in ways some weren’t yet ready to accept.
The news had come the previous afternoon, whispered through the grapevine of students and staff before reaching the ears of everyone who mattered. Professor Kim, Eastbridge High’s renowned academic guide, mentor, and the very soul behind many of the school’s top-performing students, was leaving. S
