[ She hugs her knees a little tighter, angles her head so she's not looking right at him. If she'd had her way he wouldn't see this, at least not right now; not when she can't trust that everything he said the last time they talked about this was even honest. ]

...yeah. First time anyone actually said it aloud. Wasn't like I couldn't feel it, before, but...

[ But no one had ever been so bald as to say it, say it to her goddamn face in front of a whole classroom of other kids.

"He doesn't give me half this much trouble..." the teacher mumbles, shaking her head and waving younger South towards the door. "Come on, next door. Now."

South does as she's told, but there's rage radiating off her in waves. She stomps into the next classroom, pulls her chair out noisily, and slams her tablet down on the desk. There's glistening in her eyes.

It's like they're just transported with her, deposited into the same places in the next classroom over. ]