***
“Help me out here,” I said one afternoon. “What do you actually enjoy?”
Andrea looked at me, bored.
“None of this.”
“That’s okay. We’ll find something.”
But she just stood up and walked out before I finished!
***
Then came the night everything crossed a line.
I was at home, grading papers at the kitchen table, when I heard something hit the window.
“Help me out here.”
I stepped outside.
There were eggs all over my front door, the windows, and even the porch steps!
For a second, I just stood there, staring at the mess.
I didn’t see who did it.
But earlier that week, one of my students had mentioned something without thinking.
“Andrea said her mom got your address and number from one of the other parents.”
I hadn’t thought much of it at the time.
Now I did.
I had a strong feeling that Jane was involved.
I didn’t see who did it.
That was it.
I couldn’t ignore it anymore.
***
The next morning, I went straight to the principal’s office.
I didn’t sit down.
“I need to talk to you. This has gone too far.”
Principal Johnson didn’t look surprised.
That should’ve been my first warning.
He reached into his desk drawer and pulled out a document.
Then slid it across to me.
I couldn’t ignore it anymore.
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