She was about to say something back, but I never got the chance to hear her.
Because that’s when we both heard it.
Engines. More than one.
I turned.
Several large cars pulled into the schoolyard and stopped right beside us.
The doors didn’t open right away.
For a second, everything just paused.
Then the first door clicked.
That’s when we both heard it.
I leaned forward slightly, trying to see through the tinted window.
And the moment I recognized who was sitting inside, my heart skipped.
“OH, MY GOD! What is happening???”
The back door opened first.
Andrea stepped out.
She looked calm, her hands folded as if she were an innocent angel and not the dragon I’d been battling.
Then another door opened.
A man in a dark suit stepped out, adjusting his jacket as he looked around.
I recognized who was sitting inside.
The man didn’t look at me. He walked straight toward Jane.
“I asked you not to interfere in our daughter’s education after the fiasco you caused at her last school.”
Jane’s face changed instantly.
“Steve, this isn’t what it looks like—”
“It looks exactly like what I warned you about.”
I stood there, unsure whether to leave or stay.
Part of me wanted to walk away.
But something told me not to.
“Steve, this isn’t what it looks like—”
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