Forbidden Shado novel Chapter 18

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Shadows In Durango

Chapter 18-1

Sofia’s POV

As the day wore on, the storm outside seemed to grow wilder, the wind howling and rain lashing against the windows with increasing ferocity.

Inside the classroom, the tension I felt earlier only seemed to escalate, making it difficult to concentrate on the lesson as it drew to a slow end.

Daryl’s occasional glances in my direction and Vincent’s lingering stares only added to my discomfort, leaving me feeling hot and under pressure by the pair of them combined.

“What you got next?” Emma asks, as I pout my lip and sigh.

“Physical Ed… I hate it so much! The girls in my class suck and so does the teacher!” I explain, remembering back to yesterday’s attack and how painful it had been to try and wash and detangle my hair when I had gotten home.

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I also thought back to how Vincent had warned the taller girl to leave me alone, which seemed out of character for him since I couldn’t quite put my finger on why he even cared.

“I hated it too… but there’s a way to get out of it you know?” Emma explains, instantly gathering my interest.

“How so?” I ask for more, deciding that at this point I would do anything to avoid going back to that class.

The bell suddenly rang out, as students jumped out of their chairs to leave – since the lesson itself had probably been one of the most boring that I had ever sat through in my life.

Daryl gathered his stuff and approached Vincent who waited for him by the door, suddenly choosing to avoid looking at me on passing which hurt my feelings a little.

What was up with him today?!

“So uh, what do I have to do to get out of the class?” I clear my throat and return my attention to Emma who slowly packed her books away.

It was now break time, and I had fifteen minutes to figure it out before the next class starts…

“Go to the office and sign up for extra credit, they will ask if you want to do it during Physical Ed or after school and you say Physical Ed. Most students do it after school hours because they don’t want to drop out of a subject so the slots are pretty quiet during the day!” Emma explains, as we exit the class together.

That sounds pretty easy!

“Come on, we can go to the office and sort it out now!” Emma motions, as I nod and smile thankfully at the thought of not having to go back there.

“This is a true save! I couldn’t face that class again, one girl even attacked me yesterday and I got detention for it.” I give Emma more insight in to my situation as her eyes widen.

“No way, seriously? The girls here are ruthless! That’s why I try and keep to myself…” Emma sighs, as we round the last corner to approach the office.

Entering inside, I follow her towards an information board with the list of different extra credit choices to select from.

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Chapter 18-1

“It’s pretty easy, vou just pick something under this column which are the ones running when you have Physical Ed and tell the office lady to change it for you on the timetable.” Emma says as she points to the correct list and I scan over them.

Ok so my options are litter picking duty, organising the library, doing sport laundry or sorting the school stock room.

Great…

“I don’t know what to choose, but any is a step up from taking part in Physical Ed!” I laugh loudly, causing Emma to giggle only moments before the office lady harshly shushes us both.

Slapping a hand over our mouths in horror, I turn back to the list in thought.

“The library may sound peaceful but it can be pretty busy at times with classes using the room and the librarian can be a nightmare to assist I’ve heard.” Emma explains, as I nod and mentally cut that choice from the list.

“Litter picking doesn’t sound ideal today with the storm… I can imagine it must suck on days like this.” I sigh, as Emma agrees and I score that from the list too.

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Christy Middleton

it’s block schedule, each class is about 2 hours instead of around an hour long.

Kristina Jacobs

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her school schedule makes 0 sense. 3 classes a day, her first and 2nd days had different classes, but now shes been in the first set of classes twice in a row? what is …

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Chapter 18-2

“So that leaves doing the laundry or sorting the stock room, which would take either or to be totally honest.” I shrug, as Emma

groans.

“Name?” She demands, as I open and close my mouth for a second as though I had forgot.

“Sofia Isabella.” I recite, as she smashes her manicured nails against the keys to type me in.