Serah inwardly steeled herself as she prepared to walk into the principal's office. She wondered which tactic he'd use to pressure her to quit school this time. It all began a week ago… right after Cara warned her to stay away from Asher so she had no doubt about who did this. The next day, she noticed something akin to hostility about the teachers' behavior towards her. The principal then suddenly called her to his office, saying that having her attend the school was tarnishing its reputation. Out of consideration for Jennifer, they weren't throwing her out but he wanted her to quit on her own instead. Naturally, Serah refused. The principal then said he will have to insist until she makes up her mind. Things went downhill from there. She started getting horrible grades, the teachers star
