It would bind her first. Scene: The Headmaster’s Office, after hours.
Tabitha’s pulse thrummed in her throat. She knew why she’d been summoned. The note had been clipped, precise: “Insubordination. Final warning.” Bound2Burst - Tabitha - Headmasters Office
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On the desk lay a single item: a heavy wooden ruler, its edges worn smooth by decades of discipline. Beside it, a small hourglass waited, its sands already trickling. She knew why she’d been summoned
Tabitha’s fingers curled at her sides. The clock on the wall ticked. The hourglass drained. And somewhere deep in her chest, a strange, defiant calm began to grow—because she knew, just as surely as the next grain of sand would fall, that this office would not break her.
“You may stand there,” a voice said from the chair, calm as stone, “and consider the weight of choices.”
Called in for a final disciplinary hearing. No warnings left. The Headmaster sits in silence, letting the tension build. The room smells of old leather, wax polish, and expectation. Tabitha has two choices: submit to the binding contract laid before her, or face permanent expulsion.