Chapter 58

As soon as Harvey walked into view, the students straightened up and greeted him respectfully. The girl who had been the most vocal tried to explain, "Mr. Coleman, we—" However, before she could get a word in, Harvey cut her off. "I heard you loud and clear! So, you wanted her out of First Academy?" He walked up to the girl. "Since when did you get to call the shots here?" The girl, who had been so brash a moment ago, shrank under the headmaster's intimidating gaze, too scared to speak. Harvey's gaze swept across the rest of the students, cold and unforgiving. "I can't believe you're all ganging up on a fellow student on the very first day of school! Do you think this is the standard of conduct at First Academy? If anyone is unworthy of being here, it's not Yolanda—it's each and every one of you standing here!" Harvey then pointed to a random boy and asked, "Tell me, what's the first line of our motto?" "It's… unity and friendship," the boy answered nervously. "Have you uph