Chapter46
Corvinadrewinalongbreath.Thiswasnominorincident.
Shefurrowedherbrowsandaskedagain,“WhataboutAlexisArmstrong?”
“She’satthehospitswell.Herrighthandisfractured.”Thestudentwasevenalittlesearedastheyspoke.
TeenagersroughhousingatschoolwasnothingnewtoCorvina.Still,nostudenthadevergonesofarastodisableanother,
TheyfoundLilyratherastonishing.Shortlyafterherarrival,sheincapacitatedtwostudents.OneofthemwaseventhescionofBridgeport’sDaltonfamily.Thestudentdidn’tevendaretoimaginewhatwouldhappentoLily.
“Alright.”Convinahadreachedapointofeptance. “Youmayleave.”
Afterthestudentlett,CordaquicklycalledJoseph.
“Mr. Woodley,areyouintheoffice?Corvina<b>sounded</b>quite<b>anxious</b>.
“Yes.”Ontheotherendofthecall,Joseph’smirewasgravelly.
“I’mheadingoverrightnow.”Corviapracticallyrantheentirewaythere.Shedarednot<b>dawdle</b>
ThismatterwasbeyondherjurisdictionasHeadofStudentAffairs.Ithadtoberesolvedbytheprincipalhimself
Corvina knockedatthedoor.OnceJosephresponded,sherushedinandquicklyinformedJosephofeverything.
“That’sit?”JosephlookedatCorvinacalmly,hismurkyeyes cid.
Corvina<b>was</b>takenaback.Whytheprincipalwasnotatanxiouswasbeyond<b>her</b>.
TheDaltonfamily’sscionwasinjuredatEmberCreekCorvinafearedtheywouldn’tbeabletoquelltheDaltonfamily’srage.
“Mr.Woodley,thisisquiteserious.Yououghttoquicklydecidehowtodealwithit”Convinawasfrazzled.
“What’stheretodecide?”JosephcastCorvinaasidelongnce,pickeduphisfountainpen,andcontinuedtowritewithhisheaddown.Hewasserene.“Letthemdealwithitontheirown.It’snotthefirsttimeJackhasbulliedafellowstudentinschool.It’s<b>a</b>goodthingsomeonepulledhimdownapeg”
“But..he’sfromtheDaltonfamily,”Corvinasaid,worried
Josephlimedhisgazeslightly.“So?Hegetstodowhateverhewants inschoolbecausehe’saDalton?Corvina,you’vebeenwithEmberCreekforovertenyears.<b>I’m</b>sureyou’venoticedthestateofitinrecentyears<b>.</b>
“Ifthiscontinues,EmberCreekwillceasetobeaceofeducationbutratherasteppingstonefor<b>those</b>scions.Doyouwanttoseetheceyou’veworkedatforoveradecadeturnintothat?”
Josephhadpennedasingleline.Hehadnotwrittenitwell;it<b>was</b>slightlyskewed.All text ? N?velD(r)a''ma.Org.
Hedecidedtojustsetthependown,<b>pick</b>upamugoftea,andtakeasip
Corvinaopenedhermouthandthensighed.“Iunderstandaswell.InEmberCreek,mostofthestudents<b>,</b>aswestheteachers,arefromaffluentfamilies.EmberCreekis<b>entirely</b>differentnow.Givenitscurrentstate,isitreallypossible<b>for</b>ustochangeit?WhatiftheDaltons showuptomaketrouble?”
Shecontinued,“YoupersonallyrecruitedLilyBrooks,right?IftheDaltonsgo afterher,whatareyougoingtodo?”Josephncedather,indifferent.“TheDaltonswon’tdaretogiveLilytroubleunlesstheywanttovanishfromBridgeport”Corvinafroze.A suddenrealizationcametoher.“WhoisLily,exactly?”
Josephshedanoddsmile.<b>“</b>She’ssomeheDaltonfamilycan’tmesswith.”
Atthat,Josephwavedhishandandsaid,“Alright,youcanreturntoyourwork.Allyouhavetodoiswatchfrom<b>the</b>sidelines.”