Relative Danger
“someone asked, and the pale news-bearer shook her head.
“She was shot near her home,” she said.
I crept out the door, questions flooding my mind and breeding fear. Why had someone murdered Jayne Ackers? There was absolutely no connection between me and that substitute lady—was there? And was I supposed to be content because she hadn’t subbed here often? Certainly, I wouldn’t become popular with the kids in one day.
The hallway had come to life. Large kids shouted and shoved. But this time adult... guards who must be teachers stood in their midst. They stood rigid, their gazes skimming the loudest teens. None of the sentries appeared worried that an emergency situation might be occurring. Hope filled me. Maybe they were plainclothes detectives. Maybe today they’d discover what really happened to the custodian, while also keeping me safe.
I nudged through throngs, searching for Kat, and noting how the students dressed. Lots of the skirts barely skimmed girls’ underpants, making me recall Legs from Gil’s restaurant.MoreLess
“She was shot near her home,” she said.
I crept out the door, questions flooding my mind and breeding fear. Why had someone murdered Jayne Ackers? There was absolutely no connection between me and that substitute lady—was there? And was I supposed to be content because she hadn’t subbed here often? Certainly, I wouldn’t become popular with the kids in one day.
The hallway had come to life. Large kids shouted and shoved. But this time adult... guards who must be teachers stood in their midst. They stood rigid, their gazes skimming the loudest teens. None of the sentries appeared worried that an emergency situation might be occurring. Hope filled me. Maybe they were plainclothes detectives. Maybe today they’d discover what really happened to the custodian, while also keeping me safe.
I nudged through throngs, searching for Kat, and noting how the students dressed. Lots of the skirts barely skimmed girls’ underpants, making me recall Legs from Gil’s restaurant.MoreLess
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