Chapter 61 *

Vesper’s POV

I stood up. My chair scraped against the floor, loud in the silent room. I walked to the front and stood next to Mr. Keating's desk.

I looked out at the class. Thirty-something faces staring at me, waiting.

Before Mr. Keating could say anything else, Darius raised his hand. He didn't wait to be called on.

"Mr. Keating, no offense to Lyra, but she couldn't even name the layers of the