Daisy Archer was too mortified to stay any longer and dragged Wesley Kane away in disgrace. As they were leaving, someone spat at them. This immediately triggered a mass spitting from the crowd. Countless globs of saliva landed on Wesley Kane and Daisy Archer, leaving them in a pathetic state.
A warmth spread through Vera Xavier's heart as she watched this unfold. 'The people watching the drama today are just high school students. At this age, most of them are fundamentally upright and pure.'
After they left, Master Nathan turned to Principal Gage with a stern expression. "Gage," he said, "for something like this to happen right at your school's gate, you need to do some serious self-reflection."
Principal Gage looked embarrassed, but he didn't dare talk back to Master Nathan's reprimand. He quickly said, "Yes, yes, of course. You're right to lecture me, Nathan. Today's incident was my oversight. You must be tired. Why don't you come to my office for a cup of tea?"
