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The End is a New Beginning
Malihini
A newcomer to Hawai‘i.
“Just my driver’s license?”
“Yeah. The photocopier’s over there.”
Justin Halpert lifted the lid to place his card against the glass, and a newspaper clipping slipped out. He bent over to pick it up.
“Oh, sorry,” said Mrs. Thompson, jumping up from her desk to help. “Nobody uses that photocopier much. They like the bigger one in the staff room. It’s faster when you’ve got a lot to copy.”
She glanced at the paper in Justin’s hand and clicked her tongue.
“This belongs in a new student folder. It’s probably been sitting there since April. Marie must have left it when she started creating the new student profiles for the faculty. You’ll get yours next week.”
“Marie?”
Mrs. Thompson grimaced. “One of the scholarship students
