The blue acrylic paint hit the crisp white fabric of the choir robe with a heavy, wet slap.
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Chapter 24 / 30
Chapter 24 - MR. HARRISON’S APOLOGY
Mr. Harrison asked Elias to stay after rehearsal.
“I owe you something.”
“What?”
“An apology.”
He admitted he had let student captains control too much.
Administrators often call delegation leadership.
But without safeguards, it becomes unofficial power.
“I liked that Chloe handled everything.”
“Because it made your job easier?”
“Yes.”
Honest.
“I should have noticed fear around her.”
Elias nodded.
“Why didn't you?”
Harrison thought.
“Because she was competent.”
That answer mattered.
Competence can hide coercion.
He changed system.
Not just apologized.
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