Updated Apr 8, 2026 • ~2 min read
Chapter 26: Harper’s Letter
Sienna
Two weeks suspended. Sienna spends it in her apartment, crying and waiting.
Then Harper shows up at her door with Jace.
“Harper wanted to see you,” Jace says.
Sienna kneels down. “Hi, sweetheart.”
“Are you okay?” Harper asks.
“I’m… managing.”
“Everyone at school says you’re not coming back.”
“I don’t know if I am.”
“But you HAVE to! You’re the best teacher!”
“Harper, I broke the rules—”
“Because you love my dad!”
Sienna’s eyes fill with tears. “Yes.”
“And he loves YOU!”
“Yes.”
“Then it’s not WRONG! Love isn’t wrong!”
Sienna pulls Harper into a hug. “You’re right. It’s not wrong. But sometimes rules don’t care.”
That night, Harper does something unexpected.
She writes a letter.
*Dear Principal Okafor,*
*My name is Harper Blackwell and Miss Martinez is my teacher. I heard she might get fired because she’s dating my dad. Please don’t fire her.*
*Miss Martinez is the best teacher I ever had. She helped me when my mom died. She made school fun again. She made me want to learn. She’s not a bad person. She just fell in love with my dad.*
*My dad loves her too. And I love her too. I want her to be my teacher AND my dad’s girlfriend. Maybe someday my stepmom.*
*Please don’t take her away. She didn’t do anything wrong. Love isn’t wrong.*
*Thank you,*
*Harper Blackwell*
*Age 10*
She delivers it to Principal Okafor herself.
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