Chapter 848

Nana helped Jane and Mina into their rain boots and raincoats, holding each of their hands as usual on their way to school. Despite the rain, nearly all the children had arrived. Even the three youngest first-graders were present. As soon as Jane, their young teacher, stepped into the classroom, she noticed Brax and Sonnet wearing ill-fitting rain boots. Worse still, Sonnet’s boots were leaking. Jane had seen her pause at the classroom door, take them off, pour out the water inside, and put them back on before entering. Yet through it all, Sonnet remained calm even cheerful. Spotting Jane, she waved enthusiastically, her face bright with a smile. A pang of sadness struck Jane’s heart. She wasn’t sure whether it was for Sonnet or for her past self the girl she had been before crossing into this world. Back then, she hadn’t been able to start school until she was seven. During her first-grade summer, heavy rains had poured down. Katalina had used her own savings to buy all the children n