Grady laughed at Bobbie’s words, “it’s true. There was a special PTA meeting about how to handle Ollie’s temper after she kicked a security officer in the shins for demanding her hall pass.”
“Jesus Christ,” Olivier growled at the revelation.
“She almost got kicked out. The only reason she didn’t is because Max makes the school look good.” Everly was grinning now, color coming back to her cheeks. “He’s the first kid in like twenty years who hasn’t had a grade under ninety-nine.”
Olivier pulled his head in surprise, “really?”
“He’s brilliant,” Grady grinned at him. “Yeah. The only ninety-nine he’s had was a math assignment last year. Everything else he gets hundreds. They wanted to push him up two grades, but Bobbie said no.”
“Why not?”
“Because as brilliant as he is academically, emot
