Justine
Justine only checked Lucy’s post office box every few days, so she wasn’t sure how long the letter from the assistant principal had been there. ‘I would like to schedule a meeting with you about your daughter Melanie,’ it said. Justine was alone in the kitchen when she read it, and she thought about throwing it in the trash. It had been three weeks since the assistant principal called, but Justine hadn’t done anything about it. She’d decided to ignore the whole thing. They were leaving anyway, so what was the point?
But the tone of the letter was stern. It used the words consequences and unacceptable, and Justine worried about what the woman might do to punish Melanie without consulting her. Better to meet with her and apologize for whatever Melanie had done. So, on the Monday be
