Cecilia was suspended for a week.
…And also Arkai, Eastiel, and Oathran.
Four students. The President, the dangerous delinquent, the Mystery, and the Top Nerd, all suspended at once. No official reason given. No explanation beyond "conduct unbecoming."
The student body buzzed with theories, each one wilder than the last, each one dying quietly when no one could find any evidence to support them.
Eastiel and Oathran, though, were allowed to return to school grounds after three days to catch up on their exams.
They slipped back into the academic rhythm as if they had never left, though their schedules were a mess of makeup sessions and private tutorials.
Arkai returned even faster, just the next day after the suspension dropped. Frankly, the Student Council and the school needed him more than they needed most of the professors…
