Chapter 236

Lila’s POV

“Shouldn’t you be writing your speech for the election? It’s only tomorrow,” Rachel asked, staring down at me with narrowed eyes.

I sat, cross-legged, on the couch in the student lounge with my sketchpad on my lap and I peered up at her with a frown.

“I’m designing the border for the mural the art class is creating,” I told her.

“Your speech is important Lila, and you haven’t thought anything about it,” she said, folding her arms across her chest. “I thought you wanted to be the president of the student committee.”

“I do!” I exclaimed. “Of course, I want it. I created the committee.”

“Then why aren’t you acting like you want it?” She asked, sitting down beside me. “Sarah has been bragging to everybody that her speech will wipe you out.”

“If the students want Sarah as their president, then there’s not much I can do,” I said shrugging as I looked back down at my sketchpad.

I was proud of the work I was doing for this border.

“You could try to win,” Rachel muttered. “She would destroy the committee if she won.”

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I sighed and looked at her.

“I know you are worried, Rachel. But I’m telling you, you don’t have to be. I can’t really explain it, but I have this weird feeling that everything is going to work out the way it should. Don’t worry too much.”

“So, what are you going to say at the debate tomorrow without a speech?”

“I’ll figure it out,” I told her with a reassuring smile. “In the meantime, I need to finish this border.”

She sighed but she didn’t say anything else. She took out her textbook and started to study for her upcoming exam.

“Lila!!”

I looked up to see that girl in my history class running toward me. I tutored her with a couple of others in the library yesterday. She looked extremely eager, and, in her hands, she held a piece of paper that I couldn’t see properly because she was waving around in the air.

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“Hey,” I said, giving her a fond smile.

“I got an A on my exam!” She shrieked, excitement radiating her face and lighting up her features.

I nearly jumped to my feet; instead, I put my sketchpad down and clapped my hands happily.

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“Oh, my goddess,” I breathed, staring up at her with large and happy eyes. “I’m so happy for you! Congrats!”

“I couldn’t have done it without you,” she said with a grin. “Thank you so much for spending time tutoring me yesterday.”

Before I could say anything more, the door of the student lounge burst open, and in came the other two that I had tutored as well.

“We passed!!!” They said at the same time, running over to where we sat.

B on my assignment,” one of

B- on my math test,” the other said with a grin that

to my feet. I knew they

so incredibly

going to recommend you as a tutor to all my friends,” one of

I chuckled.

“I’m really glad you all passed. If you need help again in the future, don’t hesitate to ask.” “Thanks again,” the girl said, also hugging me. “You saved my

who was sitting alone at a table asked. “You

something?” I asked, cocking my

her, but I couldn’t make out what the book said. Her

best tutor,” one of the boys said to her. “She

my tone. “How about you guys continue your studies? I’m going to speak with this

nodded in agreement as they left the

all sorts of bubbly after that interaction. My heart was incredibly full and all the problems and stresses that were once

for a

sorry to bother you…” the girl said, looking down at her book.

if I can,” I said, walking over to her table. “What’s your name?” “Kayla…” she said, still

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“They are at my old school. I haven’t heard much from them since I moved a

I asked; that explained

her head

transferred,” she

did you transfer

moment as if she was trying to decide what to tell me or not, which made me even more curious

Magic in Emerson,” she said

was one of the best schools for both witches and fairies. We didn’t have a lot of witches at this school, but

niceness despite what popular stories might say. Most of them couldn’t stand shifters and other creatures of the night. They were selfish and if you got too close to one, they could, and most do, harm with their magic. They are known to keep to themselves, and

school where shifters are, so we don’t have any at this school.

fairy myself; I’m not exactly sure what

to be very tiny just as the stories say, however, the stories tend

I didn’t say anything, she

no one of my kind here… so making new

face growing even

It wasn’t a question, but she nodded

true for a lot of fairies. But my family and I are different. We moved away and started

a new school. This is my second year at this academy and

Her eyes widened.

old are you? You look so young, I would have thought it was your first year or something,” she said, staring around my face with an

I answered. “The academy starts at the age

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she said. “The school of Magic starts at the age of 15. I went there for 3 years

sat down

Emerson? I heard that’s

only ever briefly heard about Emerson in class, but I never visited, and

life wasn’t a place for us. We stuck it out

I said quickly. “You don’t have to

hard before taking

be in our natural habitat,” she

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