"We need to get it into that building tonight." As soon as it gets dark," Bud agreed.Dinner was steak and potatoes with a green salad. I ate leisurely...and talked with Mrs. Trinh about her new email account and how she was getting along with it. Don Murville's name came up as well, and it was interesting to see her drop her eyes while she spoke of him.Something else to file away, and definitely too soon to tease her about.Sunset was around 8:30 that night. Full darkness took a while longer than. " he responds, trying to ignore the hint of burnt hair, "it's great." As lunch goes on she becomes less apprehensive, more confident - relieved, likely, that he enjoyed her sandwich enough to finish it. She titters at his jokes, bats her long eyelashes at him as she finishes her half-sandwich but leaves most of her chips untouched. "You didn't finish your plate," he quips as he lay his head back again to enjoy they sun, beginning to shut his eyes, "and there's no ice cream. You're watching your. I gave my class as usual, and I gathered up my things (including the students' quizzes) and planned to leave the school to go to another, where I had class at 11:00. (The second school happens to teach computer skills and languages, so I like to arrive early to surf the Internet and catch up on my e-mail a bit before beginning class. That's hardly relevant here, so I'll say no more.) As I left class, I chatted a bit with a colleague named Nancy, and Anahi came over. "Hi, Teacher," she said.. Since we would be meeting with the school board, I put on a conservative blouse. Mom drove me to city hall and we presented our paperwork to some bureaucratic flunky. She typed something in to her computer and then looked up at us."Alright, your hearing will be the 23rd." But the suspension ends the 17th." 'The purpose of the hearing is not to remove the suspension but to strike it from your record." But that's..." Those are the rules, have a nice day."I rolled my eyes and led my parents out of.