KAYLA'S POV:
Theo entered the principal's office and took me with him.
Ma'am, this is my stepmother… Leyla Hayashi.
Konnichiwa! bowing like Japanese people do, because I saw it in a Japanese show.
She stared at me from head to toe, unable to process what she was seeing. Did she recognize me? Even though I was unrecognizable that's why I tricked the maids in the morning to see if they would recognize me, and they didn't. Or maybe she has hawk eyes that see their prey from far away.
Miss Leyla Hayashi?
Hai… hai… me… me… Theo's hahaoya.
Please, sit.
I sat down on the chair in front of her with Theo.
You know why you're here today…
Hai… hai… because of Leo. pointing at Theo.
You mean Theo.
Hai… hai… Leo, Theo… my boy…
giggling with my brace-covered teeth.
Okay, so you know that he has been getting into fights lately… which, as you don't know, is ruining our image, our reputation. We have a good image among the city schools.
When was it good? I muttered.
What did you say? The principal raised her eyebrow.
Nothing… I said… Theo very bad… you ruined reputation… look…
Theo spoke up.
I sincerely apologize for my mistake.
The principal nodded and turned to me.
We will keep him here on one condition: you must keep an eye on your son's activities, what he's doing and everything.
Hai… sure…
And one more thing I would like to mention… Theo is in bad company these days.
Bad company?! But his father's company is very good, so how can he be in bad company?!
Not that company, Miss Leyla! I'm talking about his friend group. They're ruining him. His friends are spoiling this poor thing. He's a rare gem, and they're failures...losers and they're making him like them, bad and evil.
After hearing this, only one Japanese word came into my mind.
Tatakae.
And after imagining her murder with that Light Yagami laugh…
Did you hear me, Miss Leyla?
Hai… hai… hai… I did… composing myself, pretending. Just a few minutes of talk, and tomorrow I'll teach her who the real evil is.
I'm glad. Thank you for your time, Miss Leyla. We'll contact you further if something happens.
I smiled gently and walked outside with Theo.