Chapter 70: Headmistress, Please Don't Expel Me

I stare at the pile of ash as the wind blows it away. The bunt mark left from the grimoire as dark as the hole in my heart. Jacques.

Both Ben and Kiarr pull out of my body and I sag to the ground, unable to stand without their help, with my heart hurting so much I can't breathe.

Jacques. All of this is my fault, and I can't stop the tears. Ben and Kiarr sit beside me, offering me silent comfort.

"Are you okay?" Melanie with dirt covering her stands a few feet away.

Amelia whimpers, then looks up at me with huge tears in her eyes.

"Y-You did it," her voice shakes. "You healed me? Why?"

"Yeah, why?" Gwen places her hands on her hips. "Your pyscho friend nearly killed you and everyone."

I meet Amelia's teary eyes. "Because I never knew she'd been hurt in the first place. It was my fault and I fixed it."

"What about her magic?" Nora limped up to join us and put her arm around Melanie's waist. "Can't she just attack us again with another book?"