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Molecular biology and chemistry had been canceled, but my other classes continued, so I still had to go to campus on Thursday morning. What I really wanted was to get back inside Professor Zimm’s office for a second look. The administration building would be unlocked since it was open to students during the day, but it would also be busy enough that someone might see me going where I didn’t belong.
Suddenly, I had an idea. I texted Ethan, and he replied immediately. Five minutes after my last seminar ended, Dean Mendez met me at the door of Professor Zimm’s office holding a stack of empty cardboard boxes. “Aly! How lovely of you to volunteer to collect Tabby’s belongings for her husband.”
I nodded. “Mr. Zimm was so upset. I thought it might help him to have someone separate her perso
