CHAPTER TWENTY FOUR
Most of the faculty and staff had left for the day by the time Kate and DeMarco arrived at Ashton Elementary at 5:04 that afternoon. The only staff remaining in the office was the vice principal and the school nurse. The art teacher was also running around in and out of the office, preparing for an art show the next day. She was making copies in the office copy room while Kate and DeMarco waited for the vice principal to come up front.
“That’s some impressive work,” DeMarco said, pointing to a photocopy of a black and white sketch.
“Oh, thank you,” the art teacher said. “There’s going to be a lot of fantastic work at our show tomorrow. Are you parents of students here?”
“No,” DeMarco said. “Just visiting.”
“That’s a shame. It’s going to be a great show. The pieces
