“You’re going to love it,” I tell her.
I pause before walking away.
“Miss Grace, as my guidance counselor, could you grant me permission to take the next couple of days off from my courses?” I asked, raising my eyes to meet hers.
She frowned for a moment, thinking about my request.
“I could, yes,” she answered with some hesitation. “But why would you want me to do that?” She asked, c*****g her head to the side.
“There has been an emergency at home that I need to tend to. My family said it was fine if I couldn’t get the time off. But I wanted to ask anyways. I’ll be back before the due date of the project.”
She thought about it for a moment longer before nodding.
“Have one of your peers collect your homework for you in your absence so do you don’t fall behind. Swing by my offi
