Chapter 39

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Violet Ankamah's POV.

"Miss Myers" I greet.

She smiles at me fondly.

"Mrs King" she responds warmly, flashing her wedding ring.

"They finally made you the headteacher" I say, astounded.

She nods.

"Yes, but what about you? Where are you now?" She asks hopefully.

My eyes flick to Michael and then back to my former teacher.

"I'm the head surgeon for Brookdale Hospital" I respond automatically.

Her jaw drops and then she smiles, chest puffing with pride.

"I knew you could do it" she says, her eyes tearing up a little.

"I had an excellent teacher" I brag.

She smiles wider.

"Hm, I know what you're doing Miss Ankamah. I won't let you give me the credit. You've done well" she says.

"By God's grace" I respond.

She chuckles.

"You haven't changed at all" she laughs.

"On the contrary" Michael cuts in.

I look at him.

He shrugs.

"She's a lot bolder than we imagined. She- -"

He clears his throat, reddening.

"She beat the shit out of me recently. I fully deserved it though" he says.

"Language, Mr Davies" Mrs King quips.

"Yes ma'am" he says with a grin.

Then reality clicks.

"You both seem rather reconnected." I say to them.

Micheal shrugs.

"I'm married to her daughter" he says.

My jaw drops.

That explains Johaan.

Micheal is married to a Black woman.

Who would have thought?

I wonder how she reacted when they fell in love?

Did she protest after seeing what I went through?

I raise an eyebrow at him and he looks away.

"That brings me to the reason why you're both here" Mrs King says.

I look at her.

"This all goes back to when you both were in school here." She says.

My stomach drops as she looks at me.

"I failed you. And I failed miserably. I saw what had happened to you and I did nothing to stop it, making excuses for myself." She says.

I shake my head.

"I no longer want to discuss this, I say, instinctively rubbing my shoulder, where I got the stitches.

With my clothes, the scar is rather visible.

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