Luna's POV
Ms. Shelton was quiet for a while. The silence was maddening and I gripped the arms of my chair, desperate for her to just get it all over with and fire me already. I could tell she was trying to process what to say and it made me even more nervous. I would have rather she just blurt it out, but that was clearly too careless for her taste.
“I think we may have a problem." Ms. Shelton finally said.
I nodded, hoping that my agreeable nature would soften the blow. Maybe she wouldn't fire me. Maybe she would just suspend me for the rest of the semester and have me return quietly in the spring. We could tell people I had a family emergency, or say I came down with a severe illness.
“I know." I said, guilty.
“You know?" She asked, suspiciously.
“I mean, I'm assuming so based
