My Principal's Secret Is Me

My Principal's Secret Is Me

The Office

I had never been called to the principal’s office before. Not once in my entire school life. So, when a note landed on my desk during math class with five words—“Principal Blackwood wants to see you”—my stomach twisted.

Whispers followed me as I stood up. I avoided eye contact, clutching my books like a shield. Maybe it was a mistake. I didn’t do anything wrong… did I?

The hallway felt too quiet. Every step echoed as I walked toward the office at the end of the corridor—the one no one liked to enter. Rumors always surrounded Principal Blackwood. That he was too young to be in charge. That he had a dark past. That he could read your thoughts just by looking at you.

I didn’t believe rumors. But I still felt nervous as I raised my hand to knock.

“Come in.”

His voice was calm. Deep. It sent chills down my spine.

I pushed the door open.

There he was. Sitting behind a large wooden desk, perfectly straight, dressed in a black button-down shirt that matched the storm in his eyes. His dark hair was slightly messy, like he had run his fingers through it too many times.

“Sit,” he said, motioning to the chair in front of him.

I sat slowly. “Did I… do something wrong?”

He didn’t answer right away. His eyes studied me—quietly, sharply—as if searching for something. The silence stretched too long, making my hands sweat.

“You’re Leah Winters,” he finally said.

“Yes, sir.”

“I’ve been watching you.”

My heart skipped a beat. That sounded... wrong. “Watching me?”

His lips curved into a faint, unreadable smile. “You're different. You don’t talk much. You keep to yourself.”

I blinked. “Is that a problem?”

“No,” he said simply. “But people who hide always have something worth hiding.”

I stared at him, unsure if he was joking—or accusing me.

“I just want to graduate,” I said quietly. “I don’t cause trouble.”

“I know.”

Silence again.

Then, he leaned back, fingers tapping the desk. “You remind me of someone.”

I swallowed. “Who?”

He didn’t answer.

Instead, he opened a drawer, pulled out a sealed envelope, and slid it across the desk to me. “Take this. Open it when you get home.”

“What is it?”

“Something you should’ve received a long time ago.”

I hesitated but took the envelope. It was blank. No name, no markings. Just sealed tight.

“This is strange,” I muttered before I could stop myself.

He looked amused. “You’ll find that life often is.”

I stood slowly, unsure if the meeting was over. He didn’t say anything else. Just watched me with that same unreadable gaze.

As I stepped out of the office, the cold air of the hallway hit me again. My thoughts swirled. Why had he really called me? What was in the envelope?

And why did it feel like he knew something about me that even I didn’t?

I looked back once.

The door was still open.

And he was still watching.

---

Download

Like this story? Download the app to keep your reading history.
Download

Bonus

New users downloading the APP can read 10 episodes for free

Receive
NovelToon
Step Into A Different WORLD!
Download MangaToon APP on App Store and Google Play