Sinful Man. Part 4

The whole class watched, praying for God to have mercy on the truants' souls. Helena watched Xavier, waiting to see his reaction, and to her shock, she thought for a moment that he was actually smirking. "Spare the rod, spoil the child," he simply hummed, stepping away and making his way to one of the few empty seats in the classroom.

"And Helena, I still expect you to translate that verse."

'Damn it.'

The following classes continued on without anything out of order. As usual, multiple students got a hard smack from Sister Olivia's meter stick for small infractions. Helena got it twice when her stomach growled. Both times, she held a defiant scowl on her face, refusing to show any pain.

Several times, the teacher directed the hardest questions to Xavier, but with his usual confident smirk, he answered everything with perfect accuracy and detail. Luckily they got a reprieve when the class had to a different building for Biology Class.

"Are you sure you