The Burling School Introduction by Elizabeth Lennox

Author:Elizabeth Lennox [Lennox, Elizabeth]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Contemporary Romance
Published: 2020-02-02T00:00:00+00:00

Cassy’s Arrival

Cassy stared at the stone buildings, moving closer to her dad as she watched the other girls in their pristine uniforms rush past.

“It’s going to be better, honey,” her father said, trying to sound reassuring, but Cassy heard the tension in his voice. “The girls here…there aren’t any boys.”

Cassy felt more than saw her mother’s hand tighten on her father’s arm. They were both concerned for her. She loved them both and was sincerely appreciative of what they were doing. But this school…it was very expensive. Her parents weren’t rich and sending her here was going to be difficult.

“Mom, Dad…” she turned to face them, “I don’t need to come here. It’s too expensive.” She sighed. “I’ll be fine at my old school. I can just ignore the boys who…” she couldn’t say the words, the pain and humiliation of the rumors that had been going around were just too horrid.

“Honey, don’t you worry about the expense,” her father reassured her. “Because of your excellent grades, you’ve earned a very good scholarship.”

Her mother smiled gently. “In reality, this school is practically paying us to send you here.”

Cassy perked up at that news. “Really?” she whispered, her eyes widening.

Her father nodded, a smile breaking out over his features. “Really, honey.” He pulled Cassy in for a hug. “The reason we’re worried is because you’re so young. And I was hoping for more time with you at home.”

Cassy’s mother sniffed as she wrapped her arms around her daughter’s shoulders. “But this is going to be good for you. The things that those boys said about you, I know that they weren’t true. And I also know that they hurt you deeply. So if this school can shield you from those horrible things, then that’s a good thing, dear.”

Cassy’s arms tightened around her mother, feeling her father move in to wrap both of them in his strong embrace as well. “I love you guys,” she whispered, fighting the tears again. “I promise that this will work out! I promise that I won’t do anything that will create even a whiff of those rumors!”

Her mother pulled back and looked at Cassy with urgency. “Don’t you dare think that any of those rumors were your fault!” she said forcefully. “You did nothing wrong! You have a figure that those girls envy and the boys are simply juvenile imbeciles that don’t know how to treat a lady!”

Her father nodded his head. “As you get older, honey, the boys will as well and they’ll start to see your brains and your wonderful personality. You just...” he stopped awkwardly, but all three of them knew what he was thinking. Her breasts. Yes, Cassy had developed faster than the other girls in her class, although now she wore a tight sports bra to hide that fact.

Her lashes lowered slightly so that her parents couldn’t see the pain of her friends’ betrayal. “I know, but their words hurt.”

Her mother put a hand to Cassy’s cheek and Cassy leaned into the reassuring touch.

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