Then she said, “That was… surprisingly detailed. Sit down. Next time, write it yourself instead of copying from memory.”
Luka kept going. He described the bulldog fight. The final scene where White Fang bites a killer named Beauty Smith and nearly dies. He spoke for five minutes. He didn’t know where the words came from. Maybe from the cover summary he’d skimmed online. Maybe from a movie he’d seen two years ago. Maybe from luck. Prepricana Lektira Ovo Je Najstrasniji Dan U Mom Zivotu
This was it. Not the day he broke his arm falling from a tree. Not the day he got lost in the mall. No—this Tuesday morning was worse. Because Professor Marinić didn’t just check homework. She smelled lies. She would point her crooked finger and say, “Izvadi bilježnicu. Prepričaj.” Then she said, “That was… surprisingly detailed
Luka put his head on the desk.