My feet felt like lead as I dragged myself down the hallway to the Principal’s office. I hadn’t been called there, and as far as I was aware Nora hadn’t told anybody what I had done. I just felt like it was the right thing to do.
Mr. Sharp opened the door and looked surprised to see me stood there looking at him.
“Miss. Cooper?”
I guessed he remembered I was Brooke’s sister but wasn’t too confident about my first name.
He stepped aside and ushered me into his office and then shut the door behind him.
“How can I help you today?”
My heart was thundering and I felt clammy. He was being so nice - far more cheerful than he had been in the past. The top button of his shirt was undone and the dark blue suit jacket he always wore was hung neatly on a coat rack in the corner of the room.
“I…
