A Hole in Juan
“In the eternal war of faculty versus students, their ranks had been attacked, and unfairly, so this was about their personal rights, and this was about them. We were talking about perceived self-interest, but it didn’t matter.
“Let’s sign a petition.”
“Let’s boycott school!”
I knew somebody would come up with that one. Normally, I would discourage such an idea, but today, I didn’t think it was the worst way of expressing their disgust. It was, in fact, close to my own plans.
They were delighted... by each others’ suggestions, and I saw a succession of high-fives, and more quietly, nods and thumbs-ups.
I watched their animation, listened to the happy whine of mental gears in motion, and tried to superimpose this excited, exciting reaction onto the stolen exam, the threats against Reyes, his keyed car, the harassment, and the idea that they—or at least somebody in this group—had something to do with his accident.
The pictures didn’t fit.
I kept hoping Seth would join in, become engaged, but he looked abstracted, as though viewing his classmates from a high and distant peak.MoreLess
“Let’s sign a petition.”
“Let’s boycott school!”
I knew somebody would come up with that one. Normally, I would discourage such an idea, but today, I didn’t think it was the worst way of expressing their disgust. It was, in fact, close to my own plans.
They were delighted... by each others’ suggestions, and I saw a succession of high-fives, and more quietly, nods and thumbs-ups.
I watched their animation, listened to the happy whine of mental gears in motion, and tried to superimpose this excited, exciting reaction onto the stolen exam, the threats against Reyes, his keyed car, the harassment, and the idea that they—or at least somebody in this group—had something to do with his accident.
The pictures didn’t fit.
I kept hoping Seth would join in, become engaged, but he looked abstracted, as though viewing his classmates from a high and distant peak.MoreLess
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