‘I"m so sorry you had to see that,’ Cory said to Bianca as they climbed back into his car. ‘It wasn"t our finest moment.’
Nadia was revving her car, clearly annoyed at the joint humiliation they"d just experienced in the school corridor at the hands of Principal Clinton. There would be no gold stars for the Miles family that week.
‘Make sure you"re here to pick Zach up after school tomorrow,’ Nadia called across from her car, making no effort to conceal her anger. ‘You promised, remember? Try to get here on time if you can.’
Cory tried to start up the engine, but it was having none of it. Nadia pulled out behind him and he gave Zach a friendly wave before her car disappeared down the road. Cory couldn"t face the further embarrassment of a car that wouldn"t play ball, so he waited until
