“I’m embarrassed for how I just behaved,” she said in a low tone. “I just care so much about you, and I don’t want to see you hurt or in trouble.”
“Neither of those things will happen,” I assured her.
She stepped closer to me.
“Thank you for letting me crash here…” she said, still eyeing me carefully through her lashes. “Being only a temporary teacher, they haven’t given me a house on campus.”
Of course, I already knew that. She was only here for a couple of days, and I wasn’t going to let her sleep on the streets. Connie was basically my sister; I had known her for most of my life. My mother raised both of us and it wouldn’t be right of me to dismiss Connie after she had helped me take charge of my class during my absence.
But I didn’t speak those words out loud; I just nodded t
