“Marco, can you close the door on your way out?” Daisy asked.
The students had cleared out of the classroom, except for the seven that had been called to stay behind. Marco, who had been gathering his notes into his bag, looked up at Daisy in surprise. He seemed taken aback that he was being asked to leave, but Daisy gave him a look that indicated, I’ll tell you later. He nodded in understanding and made his way to the classroom door, closing it behind him.
“What is going on?” asked Han-Mi shyly, her dark eyes peering out underneath her bangs. Her dark hair was pulled back into a ponytail, and it bobbed as she tilted her head in a sideways gaze at Daisy.
Daisy took a moment to watch the students looking back at her, their eyes wide with questioning, and an instant pang of guilt hit h
