“That’s great. I guess if I have any meetings like that coming up, someone will tell me?”
“Yeah,” she nodded. “You’ll get a message on your calendar, and you can confirm your availability.”
“Cool.” He had a strange look on his face, and Ru wasn’t quite sure what was going on. He opened his mouth and then closed it.
“Everything okay?”
“Yeah, uh, can I talk to you in your room for a moment?” he asked.
“Sure,” Ru replied, wondering what this might be about. She walked into her classroom, proud that her students had cleaned up so nicely, and turned to face him. “What’s up?”
“Well, I was, uh, just wondering… if you’re not busy….”
“It’s Friday!” Candice shouted, sticking her head into Ru’s doorway. “Yay!”
“Yay!” Ru echoed, though not half as enthusiastically. She raised her fist in the a
