Lily kept staring at me, her gaze unfocused, until I sat down beside her and she seemed to regain her composure, offering a weak smile that still looked troubled. "Hailey, actually, I have something I'd like to share with you."

"No matter what's happened, you know, I'm here for you."

I held her hand.

Lily took a deep breath and then slowly said, "Recently, there's a student in my class, Davide Greco. He's Idalian, and his language skills are at a basic communication ...