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ELLA
The review meeting was in a conference room in the administration building. I’d never been to the second floor. The table was oval and sat at least twelve. However, there were only three from the university sitting across from me. The math department dean, who I’d never met before, Dr. Ambrose, the sociology dean and an administrator from some office that oversaw ethics and other complaints. I’d never felt so alone in my life.
I wished East was beside me, to hold my hand and tell me everything was going to be okay. I hadn’t seen RJ again after the confrontation outside of the sociology building. He was around. I knew it. What happened during this meeting wasn’t his making, but he’d been the catalyst to bring it about. He’d want to know the outcome because me being kicked out of
