rd, her hands clasped together, her voice plea

e, his own face a mask of quiet desperation. "T

g her on from a distance, now rushed

s the most outspoken. "Sarah's brilli

Mark added, "she deser

her gaze darting towards another official, a ste

?" the man asked, his voice carryin

iety warring in her tone. "It's Sarah Miller, t

pervisor, fixed Sarah with

bother to look

informed previously that you are ineligible to sit for the Stat

ed, her voice cracking. "I wouldn't do anything

ue here," Mr. Henderson stated dismissively.

hit Sarah like

his voice rising, his usual quiet demeanor gone

," Mary sobbed, clutching John's arm. "Our home, our reti

ned unmoved, his ex

stood nothing of the sort. "But the decision is final, Ms. Miller will not be taking th

. Hayes. "See to it that

oor slamming shut in Sarah' s face, ex

ly devastated, her frien

ent, their sacrifices, pressed