Tori's POV:
I pushed the door open to find Mrs. Blake standing behind her desk, her face flushed with anger, while Catherine White stood with her arms crossed, lips pressed into a thin line.
Both women froze when they saw me.
Mrs. Blake recovered first, her expression quickly shifting from surprise to concern. "Tori! I didn't expect to see you today."
Catherine gave me a contemptuous once-over, her nostrils flaring slightly as if she'd caught an unpleasant scent. Without another word, she brushed past me, her shoulder deliberately bumping mine as she exited.
After she left, Mrs. Blake's shoulders sagged. "How much of that did you hear?" she asked softly.
"Enough," I admitted.
"Please don't take her words to heart, " she said, gesturing for me to sit down. "Some people here... they h
