Elara's POV
The summons came during second period, a folded note delivered by one of the admin assistants with Miss Marcella's seal on it, and the entire class watched me pick it up with the kind of attention that made me want to slide under my desk.
I excused myself and walked to the principal's office trying to think of what I had done wrong, which was a longer list than I was comfortable with, and by the time I sat down across from Miss Marcella I had already talked myself into at least three different scenarios, none of them good.
She folded her hands on the desk and looked at me with that particular calm she always had, the kind that made you feel like you were the only person she had time for right now.
"I have some news for you, Elara, and I think you're going to find it welcome
