Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: Day of Honor: Honor Bound by Diana G. Gallagher

Author:Diana G. Gallagher
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Science Fiction, Fiction, Star Trek Young Adult, Star Trek
ISBN: 0671014528
Publisher: Aladdin
Published: 1997-10-01T06:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 7

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, Worf’s 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 and four 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.

“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. Maybe she had run out of the building because the very idea made her sick to her stomach. If so, he didn’t want that terrible truth confirmed. It was enough to know that she knew he had not deliberately been rude.

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