The Academy is not here to hurt its students—it’s here to help them. Unfortunately, sometimes help comes too late, and that is my greatest regret. Celestina, in an interview given to Channel 1 Jet sighed loudly as Celestina ushered her down the hall to the Girls’ Dormitory. “I still don’t see what was so urgent that you had to pull me out of Public Speaking, ma’am.” Jet still had a long way to go before she was comfortable in front of the vids. Everyone seemed to think that because of what she’d done at Sam’s funeral, she was a natural. Except that day, she’d been possessed by her grief. Now all that gripped her when she had to speak publicly was stage fright. She rolled her eyes. Some hero she’d be if she turned green every time a camera shone in her face. Next to her, Celestina huffed out, “There are some things that are more important than work, Joan.” “Ma’am,” Jet chided, “you’re supposed to use my designation.” “And you’re not supposed to correct a proctor.
