31: Reward for kindness... Ironic

As soon as Miss April was gone, Isabelle's smile faded away as what Mrs Douglas had told her parents crept into her thoughts: immoral actions and indifference towards her studies. 

Of course, her parents wouldn't believe such. They knew her well to know she wasn't like that.

The air grew chilly, bringing the one large window in the room to her notice as a shudder ran through her. 

"I see you're enjoying this," Joel said.

"Sorry?"

Shifting her gaze from the window, a little to the left, she stared at him. He was still standing where he had been when she entered, a book now accompanying the clipboard in his hands. 

He shot her a look from under his eyelashes. The way his left cheek stuck out as his jaw tightened, fused with the serious look on his face, made her know he was upset. 

She waited for him to say something or repeat himself. But he kept