Had To Be Cut
Ava wanted to argue, to scream that it wasn’t fair, that the incident wasn’t her fault, but the lump in her throat made it impossible to speak. She backed away from the teacher. She had a bad feeling about what was going to happen next. The thought of losing her hair, a part of her identity, was too much to bear.
The teacher’s patience was completely gone, and she wouldn’t wait around for the principal or anyone else to weigh in. She would take action herself.