Day of Honor, Honor Bound by Diana G. Gallagher

Author:Diana G. Gallagher
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Star Trek Fiction, Juvenile Fiction, Deep Space Nine (Television Program), Fantasy & Magic, Star Trek, Science Fiction, Human-Alien Encounters, Space Flight
ISBN: 9780671014520
Publisher: Aladdin
Published: 1997-10-01T04:00:00+00:00

develop into something more when they got older. "But

she's a girl! I mean, she's pretty and smart

andhuman."

"She seemed pleased."

"She did?" Alexander frowned uncertainly.

He wasn't sure which was more confounding: Suzanne's

attitude toward a complimentary Klingon snarl or

his father's efforts to rectify the unintended

misunderstanding.

Worf urged him toward the door. "Human

females are unpredictable, almost without

exception. And many of them are not as fragile as they

look."

Human females aren't the only ones who are

unpredictable, Alexander thought. His father was doing a

pretty good job of throwing him completely

off-guard, too.

Late the next afternoon, Alexander watched the

seconds flash by on the detention hall clock, but

he wasn't watching the time. He was lost in puzzled

thought. After returning home the day before, Worfs

attitude of unruffled acceptance had not wavered.

He had neither dictated a punishment nor said

another word about the library incident. Even his

grandmother had seemed perplexed.

Alexander was pretty sure the startling change in

his father's attitude was not because he didn't care.

If that were the case, Worf wouldn't have tried

to correct the problem with Suzanne. It was also

safe to assume that the Starfleet officer with the

Klingon soul would not accept a dishonorable act in

patient, unaffected silence.

Which, Alexander finally had to conclude, could only

mean that somehow Worf knew he had not pushed over the

bookcase, that his honor-bound promise not to break

anything in a fit of temper was intact.

Alexander smiled as the significance of that sank

in. Worf's belief, based solely on faith

without supporting evidence, was a demonstration of the

absolute trust he had always hoped to earn, but never

honestly thought he could.

The only question that remained was why his father hadn't

challenged Ms. Marconi's and Mr. Houseman's

assumption that he was guilty, especially since

Worf obviously thought he was innocent.

"That's all for today. You're free to go."

Alexander shook himself out of his reverie as Mr.

Cunningham dismissed him, the only student in the

classroom. He didn't care. Discovering how much

his father trusted him was worth spending a whole semester

in detention. However, it was only five days.

One down antifour to go.

He didn't even mind having to stay late at

school tomorrow on the Batlh Jaj, Alexander

realized as he grabbed his PADD and ran for the

door.

was Walk!" Mr. Cunningham smiled as

Alexander skidded to a halt. "Please, Mr.

Rozhenko."

"Yes, sir." Grinning, Alexander made a show

of walking as fast as he could without breaking

into a jog until he burst through the doors to the

outside. Leaping into the air, he laughed aloud.

For the first time in a long time, he had actually had a

good day.

Jeremy, Bernard and Kim had left him alone.

Since they hadn't been hauled into the principal's

office, they must have figured out that he hadn't accused

them. Maybe that had made them reevaluate their

unfair attitudes and tactics. More likely,

they were just afraid he'd change his mind and tell if

they continued to torment him. Either way, their absence had

made it

much easier for him to control the persistent rage.

The twinges of annoyance he had felt during the day

had quickly been suppressed.

On the other hand, he had avoided Suzanne.

In spite of his father's impression, he wasn't at

all sure her reaction to his unwitting display of

Klingon affection had been positive.

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