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The last time Mia had been in this room was when she’d thrown the lunch tray at Ryan. It was strange to think how much had happened between then and now.

“Have we failed you in some way, Miss Fernwood?”

The sound of the sour faced principals voice made Mia jump. It took her a few moments to realise what she’d asked.

“Erm…no? I don’t really know what you mean,” Mia answered.

“Well, looking at your previous school reports, not once have you been called to the principals office. You’ve never had a detention. By the looks of it, you’ve barely been told off. So, I’m asking, have we failed you? Because You’ve only been here a few months, and you’ve already assaulted someone with a lunch tray and broken into a school office to misuse the PA system.”

“I didn’t exactly break in…”

The principal sighed. “Just answer the question, Mi