Thena drove the car as fast as the laws allowed her to, while I checked my messages—which were a bunch from Fin and Maria asking me where I was. We arrived at Carden Academy in half the time it would usually take us, and right before I stepped out of the vehicle, I imploringly looked at Thena and pleaded, “Please don’t tell my parents I was late. I promise I’ll find a way so I can retake what I’ve missed.”
Thena doubtfully looked at me.
“I promise!” I repeated, and she sighed.
“Fine, but if one of your grades drastically change because of this and your parents figure out it’s because you missed an exam, you’ll do all the explaining,” she warned. “Are we clear on that?”
I vigorously nodded then thanked her a bunch of times, to which she responded with a sigh and a, “Get going, Dana,” so
