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Apology

Author: Cat Reed
last update Last Updated: 2025-09-13 23:38:05

Keisha's POV

Amy and I walked down the long hallway toward Mrs. Baldwin’s office with my pulse drumming loudly in my ears.

It was impossible not to imagine the worst due to the expression on Mrs. Thompson’s face when she passed me the message.

What if this was about the fight? What if Rowan had managed to twist things again and somehow pin all the blame on me? What if Jake got into trouble because of me?

I stopped outside the heavy wooden door and stared at it for a while.

"You need to go in." Amy said, pulling me out of my thoughts.

After resolving that standing here would not get me anywhere, I took a deep breath and knocked. I heard a low 'come in', so I opened the door with a sweaty hand and stepped inside.

“Keisha,” Mrs. Baldwin said warmly, gesturing to the chair across from her desk. “Please, sit down.”

Her office smelled faintly of lavender and old books, the shelves lined with certificates and pictures of her and her family. This wasn't the time for sightseeing, so I sat
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