BriarEdge Academy: Second Semester by Kit Kyndall & Kit Tunstall

Author:Kit Kyndall & Kit Tunstall [Kyndall, Kit]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Amourisa Press
Published: 2019-08-26T05:00:00+00:00

April

Chapter Nine

Candace

Spring break was actually tolerable, since Malone seemed to be making an effort. There hadn’t been any screaming matches, and while her stepsister was still cool with Hannah, she wasn’t nearly as unpleasant to Candace. Neither one of them mentioned their relationships with their teachers, and Malone seemed to be trying to make an effort to at least be cordial with Candace. She wasn’t certain that Malone would ever feel like her sister, but she no longer felt like a complete enemy.

Three days after her return to BriarEdge, she got a text from Ashton that Hannah was in labor. She spent a distracted day and part of the evening corresponding with her stepfather as he had time, not going to bed until he sent a message eleven hours after it began, complete with a picture of her exhausted but happy-looking mom and new baby sister, Suraya.

After that, she had to focus on studying, since the last semester was the most difficult, because they were nearing graduation. As usual, she was doing reasonably well in her classes, though Manion had dropped her down to a C+. She knew from comparing notes with Isis and Octavia that they both had C+ scores as well, despite Octavia formerly being an A+ student. There wasn’t much they could do about that, since they would still pass, so they decided to let it slide. At least he was ignoring them in class, which was the best outcome they could hope for.

She thought she was doing well in her classes, so it was a nasty shock when she got back her quiz at the end of the week in Suzanne’s class and saw a big “F” on it. It was half the size of the page, in bright red ink, and she was certain everyone in the classroom could see it. She hastily shoved it in her folder and frowned, uncertain how she could’ve failed the test when she understood the material.

Hoping it was just a mistake, she waited after class. Suzanne took her sweet time before acknowledging Candace, making her stand by the desk for at least five minutes before looking up from her coffee cup and down her nose. “What do you want?”

“I’d like an explanation for this.” Candace pulled out the test and put it on her desk, stabbing the big “F.” “I don’t think I failed this. I know all the concepts.”

“Perhaps it was test anxiety,” said Suzanne with a hint of smug satisfaction. “Sometimes people fail for no reason.”

Her eyes narrowed. “I haven’t failed anything. I’d like a retest.”

Suzanne tipped her head for a moment and then nodded. “Very well. You can meet me in my office after classes end for the day. I’m sure you know where it is—near Kip’s office, where you spend so much time.”

With a stiff nod, ignoring the jibe, Candace picked up the test and left the classroom. She went straight to the bathroom, taking a stall and sitting down so she could look at the test results.

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