This was not good. Not good at all. Sophia's wide eyes flicked between Jesper and the girl. If she had just left things would have been better, but she suddenly switched from being scared to being all tough again. Was it just a fake face? Both of them were not backing down.
Sophia didn't do anything in the end, her voice caught in her throat and her feet glued to the floor. She didn't want to intervene out of fear of Jesper's wrath, and didn't want to speak up in case she made things worse. That is, until the girl 'invited' her to help. HER? Of all people she wanted her to jump in?
Her face paled like a deer caught in headlights. "Whu.. uh..." she sputtered, her eyes darting to Jesper.
There was an audible gulp as she quickly averted her eyes to the ground and shook her head. "I-i..." she muttered, the words feeling dry in her mouth. "No.. so-sorry." her voice cracked slightly so she went quiet. Where were the teachers when they needed them? She knew she should say something. Every part of her told her that it wasn't right, but every time she thought about doing something she could only remember Jesper's angry face. How pitiful. He was right about her being an embarrassment to the family.
Oh no. She shouldn't be picking a fight with Jesper... he's already pissed off. This is going to make it worse. Ah, what do I do?
Sophia didn't do anything in the end, her voice caught in her throat and her feet glued to the floor. She didn't want to intervene out of fear of Jesper's wrath, and didn't want to speak up in case she made things worse. That is, until the girl 'invited' her to help. HER? Of all people she wanted her to jump in?
Her face paled like a deer caught in headlights. "Whu.. uh..." she sputtered, her eyes darting to Jesper.
There was an audible gulp as she quickly averted her eyes to the ground and shook her head. "I-i..." she muttered, the words feeling dry in her mouth. "No.. so-sorry." her voice cracked slightly so she went quiet. Where were the teachers when they needed them? She knew she should say something. Every part of her told her that it wasn't right, but every time she thought about doing something she could only remember Jesper's angry face. How pitiful. He was right about her being an embarrassment to the family.