Hazel pov
I knocked. Nothing. The office was quiet on the other side of the door. I stood in the hall and waited. A few students passed behind me. I kept my back straight and my eyes on the door.
I knocked again. Harder this time.
"Come in."
I opened the door and walked in.
Principal Hayes was behind his desk. His phone was at his ear. He had one finger raised at me without looking up. He was in the middle of a call. I stopped in front of his desk and stood there.
"Yes," he was saying into the phone. His voice was different from the way he talked in assemblies. Softer. More careful. "I will handle it, Mrs Holloway. You have my word. I won't disappoint you. I will make sure something like this never happens again."
He still had not looked at me. He turned slightly in his chair so his
