Leigh stood at the door of her class and took a couple of deep breaths. This was what she wanted. It didn't matter that her knees were shaking. Besides, she couldn't let Dr. Hallace down. After his tirade to Mr. Ryckle, she had to do well. She pushed the door open and saw Mr. Henry sitting at her desk.
"Welcome back." He stood up and motioned her to her seat. "The children are very excited."
"I want to thank you for all your notes," Leigh said, "I hardly feel like I've been away."
"It's nice to work with an enthusiastic group. You have these children primed and wanting to learn."
"I know they need teachers," Leigh hung her coat up and changed her boots for shoes. "Why aren't you teaching full time?"
"I have my own project I'm working on - a different response to the lost generation of
