ARIA POV
"Sorry, ma, forgive me," I mumbled, turning towards Mrs. Sarah with downcast eyes; I could feel the heat rise to my face because of shame while my heart was racing with anxiety. I had done the wrong thing, and I was trying to redeem myself.
But my thoughts ran somewhere else, and they were now directed toward Fidelia and all the things that had transpired. Why was Fidelia sent to destroy my career? The fast-paced thoughts brimmed with doubts and fears in my mind. I just felt that I had messed it up so badly and that my actions were going to have serious repercussions.
As I stood there hoping to apologize to Mrs. Sarah, a very familiar memory resurfaced in which I had been talking to Fidelia. I had seen the sorrow and hurt then in her eyes; I had heard the anger and frustration
