Oh! Good morning, Mrs. Anderson. Are you here to talk about Annabel's problem with her classmates?" the old Mrs. Andrew said with a kind but tired smile. She had already expected Gloria to come discuss the bullying issue that Annabel was facing at school. "Please come in, Mrs. Anderson. I've been thinking about calling you anyway to talk about this problem we need to face together."
Gloria followed Mrs. Andrew into the principal's cozy office, filled with bookshelves, kids' drawings on the walls, and a big wooden desk piled with papers. The smell of fresh coffee hung in the air. Mrs. Andrew sat down in her big principal chair and looked at Gloria warmly. "Please sit down, Mrs. Anderson. Make yourself comfortable."
Gloria sat facing the old principal on a soft chair, her hands folded nerv
