Zoey was still at her desk in the office when she heard that Nolan had injured his forehead.

She rushed to the classroom, where she found only a few drops of blood on the floor and a child crying out of guilt so hard he was nearly hyperventilating. "Ms. March, it wasn't on purpose... I didn't mean to," he sobbed.

Seeing the child hiccupping between sobs, Zoey quickly comforted him.

"It's okay, it's okay. Don't cry. Let's go check on Nolan."

The child was still clutching a stuffed cat, his eyes rimmed red. "I wanted Ms. March's cat. I didn't see him standing behind me."

Zoey felt a tug at her heartstrings, ruffled his hair gently, and said, "The cat's yours now, let's go apologize to Nolan."

"Okay."

Holding his hand, Zoey led him to the school clinic. Through the corridor window, she could see the principal was already there.

The principal's face was twitching with anxiety, and when he saw her, he came out with a tone of accusation.

"Ms. March, what happened here? It's only the child's first day in class, and such an incident occurs. How am I supposed to explain this to Mr. Haskins?"

The two spoke outside the clinic, not wanting Fitch to overhear.

principal was clearly on edge, afraid of

the person in charge, she had to step in. "Principal, I'll take the kid

who Nolan's guardian is. If Mr. Haskins decides

soured, and she covered

bumps and bruises are part of childhood. Why taint their innocence with the complexities of adult life?" The principal's face was aflame with anger, thinking she didn't realize how

go ahead and try

ears covered, knew the principal was angry. Tears streamed down his face, still clutching the stuffed cat,

"Go and see for yourself. Sometimes it's not about being harsh, but the pressure I'm under is

on the clinic

bandaging Nolan, blood spots

the tension in the room,

soft voice, "Will he

others, so it looks a bit

exhaled in relief and stepped forward

you got a scare,

hand trembled, and he looked up at

at

surveillance footage. The child who bumped into you

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