Monday morning, I stepped out of my car and into the chilly winter air. Mom had hounded me this morning and made me swear that I would be safe today. She almost didn’t want to send me because of what had happened with Principal Vaughn.
But I’d convinced her, mostly because I didn’t want to miss another day.
Akio pulled up in his designated spot and stepped out of his car, his right eye swollen shut. He glanced over at me, giving me a half-smile, and didn’t waste any time in hurrying to his classroom. I wanted to follow after him, but he had class in a different building than me.
If I found out that Kai had done something to him, I swore I would flip.
Redwood Academy had been getting on my nerves lately, almost too much.
Nostrils flared, I stormed down the hallways toward Allie’s locke
