Chapter 15: Final Test and a New Beginning

I had just stepped out of a meeting when Mr. Miller called, insisting I come to the school immediately. He wouldn’t explain over the phone, only said the police were involved. The mention of police meant it was serious, so I took leave and rushed over immediately.

By the time I arrived at school, Samantha was already there. Before I even reached the office, I could hear her loud voice: “He’s just a child, what does he know?! If anything happened, it’s that shameless little tramp seducing our Leon! Who cares what kind of person she is, coming here and accusing Leon of bullying her? Who’d believe that?!”

From the sound of it, I could roughly guess what had happened. I pushed the door open immediately. The office was in chaos. Samantha, shielding Leon, was confronting two police officers. Mr. Miller was caught in the middle, trying to calm everyone down and get the facts straight. In the corner, a female officer was comforting a girl. I looked closer; it was one of the girls who’d come to the house on Friday, presumably the one called Lucy.