#Chapter 164: New Horizons

Moana When we were finished with the tour, we stopped in the downstairs foyer. Headmistress Hawkins smiled at us, her brown eyes radiating with kindness. “Well?” she asked. “What do you think?” I looked over at Edrick expectantly. He was fairly quiet throughout the entire tour, only occasionally asking questions. I was a bit worried that he wouldn’t like it and that he would make up some excuse to say no, but much to my surprise, he looked down at Ella with a gentle smile. “It’s up to you, Ella,” he said. “Do you like this school?” Ella nodded excitedly. “I really like it here!” she said, squeezing Edrick’s hand tightly. “I really want to go to school here!” Edrick smiled and looked up at the headmistress. “Well, I guess that’s that,” he said with a bit of a chuckle. Headmistress Hawkins grinned. “Perfect,” she replied. “Let’s get you enrolled.” … That day, we got Ella enrolled in school. The school year would begin in just a few sh