Bryce Parker, Ozias Black, Tyrell Swift, Kit Martinez and Xavier Starr with the girls all stared at them.
Bryce, Ozias and Kit all looked amused. Tyrell and Xavier looked worried.
"Well, where have you been for the past hour?" Mr Walker asked
Fina was leaning on Shelly Jefferson and Zora with her right leg in the air.
"I told you not to make a wrong spell. Surely you are not too dumb to cast a wrong one, are you?" Mrs Young asked with intense fury. Her English sounded extremely off.
"We are smart to not make a mistake" Shelly Jefferson said
Mrs Young fury skyrocketed.
"Then. Where were you?!" She shouted at them all.
Nancy Miller and her gang smirked at them.
Mrs Knight gasped.
"You didn't go home, did you?" She asked
"No" Zora said softly.
Mr Walker watched them all with an expressionless look.
"Where were you, then?" He asked calmly.
"We… I…" Shelly stuttered
"Yes. Where were you? We were about to inform the Guardians about this" Mr Walker said
The girls had the grace to wince.
Mr Walker's gaze traveled to Fina's leg.
"Are you hurt?" He asked
"She tripped" Shelly said
"She fell" Zo said
They both said this in unison and turned to glare at each other.
Fina wanted to hit them both on the head but her ribs hurts a lot.
She felt like she has been stepped on a million times.
Fina sucked in a deep shaky breath.
"She tripped on what? She fell on what?" Mr Walker asked
They all knew he was tricking them and were smart enough not to fall for it.
"A box tripped her" Shelly Jefferson said
Mr Walker smiled.
He actually smiled.
With teeth and all.
Fina couldn't even hide her surprise. Little did she know that, that was a smile for 'I'll get you'.
"It shouldn't be that bad if a box tripped you. Put the leg down"
"No. Her ankle is bruised" Zo said softly.
"Or broken?" Mr Walker asked
Fina was definitely having a hard time figuring out who was more bitter? Ruxia or Mr Walker?
Her head felt light and dizzy.
"It's not broken. Just bruised" Shelly said
"Step aside. Both of you" Mr Walker said
They didn't bulge.
"Step. Aside. I won't repeat"
"Girls, step aside. It's an order" Mrs Knight said
Shelly and Fina glanced at each other.
Shelly stepped a little bit away from Fina.
"No. I won't" She said sternly.
Half of the class gasped in shock.
Mr Walker walked to them and grabbed their hands, dragging Shelly and Zo aside forcefully.
Fina counted to ten as she willed the pain away and struggled to balance on one leg.
Mr Walker suddenly bend, squatting in front of her. He reached for her leg and she hopped away from him.
"Don't" Fina said breathlessly.
"It's not just the leg, is it?" He asked as he rose to his full height.
"I-" Fina started
"WHERE DID YOU GO!" He shouted at them.
The whole class winced.
Mr Walker never shouts. Mr Walker never lose his cool demeanor. Mr Walker loud range is known by all.
But right now…. He looked different.
The whole class half expected Fina to burst into tears because it was her who faced his anger. His first anger.
But Fina didn't as much flinched. Her expression were extremely masked.
"Remove the coat. Lose the braid" Mr Walker said
"You should do as you are told, dear" Mrs Knight said
Fina just stared at him, wondering why he hated her so much. Both stared at each other for a while. Fina's face portraying hatred. Mr Walker's portraying anger.
Finally. An emotion. Even if it's just anger.
The whole class could feel the tension between the two.
"Remove the coat, Clark. And lose the braid" Mr Walker commanded.