The Ghosts of Lovely Women
“She said you would understand, Rosalyn told me. Jessica trusted that I never would have thought her guilty of exactly what I’d thought her guilty of.
Josh appeared next to me. “What’s up?”
“Uh— nothing. This Jessica thing is distracting me. I should be grading right now. And I have to make a test…”
“Well, the bell’s about to ring, so just come and chat with me.” He led me into his classroom, which looked impeccably clean, as usual. It was a bright space, hung with literary posters and advertise...ments for upcoming plays. “You look like you know something,” he said, his face conspiratorial.
Normally I would indulge in some harmless gossip with Josh, but this was different. The whole Jessica thing was different. And somehow, what had happened seemed like it was private not only to her, but to Derek and me. “Not really. I had to talk to her parents yesterday. That was uncomfortable.”
His eyes widened. “Why?”
“Why was it uncomfortable?”
“Why did you have to talk to her parents?”MoreLess
Josh appeared next to me. “What’s up?”
“Uh— nothing. This Jessica thing is distracting me. I should be grading right now. And I have to make a test…”
“Well, the bell’s about to ring, so just come and chat with me.” He led me into his classroom, which looked impeccably clean, as usual. It was a bright space, hung with literary posters and advertise...ments for upcoming plays. “You look like you know something,” he said, his face conspiratorial.
Normally I would indulge in some harmless gossip with Josh, but this was different. The whole Jessica thing was different. And somehow, what had happened seemed like it was private not only to her, but to Derek and me. “Not really. I had to talk to her parents yesterday. That was uncomfortable.”
His eyes widened. “Why?”
“Why was it uncomfortable?”
“Why did you have to talk to her parents?”MoreLess
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