PROFESSOR BLACK POV
“Next time, watch where you’re pushing someone to. Not everyone can handle the fall.”
The words left my mouth before I even realized it. The laughter that followed from the students hit me like a slap.
And then I saw her face..hurt, confused, her lips trembling as if she was trying to hold herself together.
Damn it. That wasn’t how it was supposed to sound.
I wanted to reach for her, to tell her I didn’t mean it that way. But I couldn’t..not there, not in front of everyone.
So I stood there, hands in my pockets, pretending not to care as I watched her run out.
When she disappeared, I finally let out a quiet curse under my breath.
I was heading toward the staff exit when a hand caught my arm. I turned fast, instinctively dodging the punch that came at me.
It was
