JULIA "Retiring?" I asked Gianna, who was interrupted when our substitute professor came in. He just wrote the questions we would be answering on the board and went on his way, saying he would be back to collect them by the end of the period. The others also turned toward Gianna's way, curious about her revelation. "That's what I heard," she said. "I had to pass a late assignment to my photography teacher, and it was the talk of the entire faculty room." "Why is that, though?" Harper asked with a frown. "It seems like Mrs. White does not have any plans on retiring this year... or for the many years to come." "That's what I thought, too," Gianna said. I glanced at Heather and saw that her face had gone pale. So, it seemed that she was also unaware of what was happening. "Who co

