The Color of Hope
“She’d gotten a call to substitute for the new study hall teacher and saw an entirely new dynamic in first period. Sam was no longer alone on a far side of the room. There were girls at her table who didn’t simply happen to be at her table. They were engaged in conversation with Sam, and Sam with them. Stephanie was so excited she didn’t bother to shush them up.
Before lunch she had gone to the front office to ask a question of Mrs. Walters. In the cafeteria now, she looked for Sam at the usual ...spot, “usual” one month ago, anyway. Sam was indeed there, though Stephanie almost missed her for the four other girls at the round table.
She walked over, wondering if she should find another table and catch Sam later. The others might not think it was cool for a teacher to sit with them. But Sam waved her over.
“I saved you a seat,” she said.
Stephanie slid into the chair next to Sam, where conversation was flying about several subjects at once—music; movies; history class, where someone got put out for cussing the teacher; and Facebook and Twitter statuses, including their own, which they were updating at the table.MoreLess
Before lunch she had gone to the front office to ask a question of Mrs. Walters. In the cafeteria now, she looked for Sam at the usual ...spot, “usual” one month ago, anyway. Sam was indeed there, though Stephanie almost missed her for the four other girls at the round table.
She walked over, wondering if she should find another table and catch Sam later. The others might not think it was cool for a teacher to sit with them. But Sam waved her over.
“I saved you a seat,” she said.
Stephanie slid into the chair next to Sam, where conversation was flying about several subjects at once—music; movies; history class, where someone got put out for cussing the teacher; and Facebook and Twitter statuses, including their own, which they were updating at the table.MoreLess
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