Alexis's POV
It was four o'clock in the afternoon, quitting time for teachers everywhere, and I was ready to leave work. It had been a brutal week. Exams to grade, papers to proofread, and preparing to proctor the latest standardized exams had kept me late every day.
Until today. Today, the afternoon was mine. I was looking forward to a long walk with Neumann and some mindless television.
"Alexis Sterling, please report to the front office," the woman's nasally voice on the loudspeaker commanded, and I groaned aloud. "Alexis Sterling, please report to the front office."
As I strode down the dimly lit corridor toward the principal's office, I felt like I was walking to the guillotine. I wondered what the problem might be. I had entered all of my grades for the week, and my lesson pl
