"I want to transfer to another school."
My parents exchanged stunned looks and gaped at me when I said that. I had been thinking about that idea almost all night. Now I think my decision was final. I didn't want to get back to that school ever again. I didn't belong there, anyway.
"Oh, Quinn…" Mom reached for my hand across the wooden table to squeeze my hand. "That's not easy to do."
I was expecting that exact answer but still, it sounded so frustrating to hear from her. I turned away from them and stared at Nanny Linda from afar. She was transferring the young daylilies and roses to new pots while I and my parents settled here on the patio, having our breakfast. It was Mom's idea to move the breakfast out here under the morning sunshine. They must have sensed my unpleasant mood for th
