English class is next and she doesn’t want to go. The last thing she wants to do is to face Mr. Zakarak today. The embarrassment and shame that she felt on Monday still sits on her shoulders and she can’t shake it. However, she knows she has to go and face him. She has to pass this class and she can’t have any more downfalls. Her grades can’t take it. She stands outside of the classroom and waits for the room to empty as usual. The only difference in today is that Janessa isn’t there. Taylor feels better knowing that she only has one person to deal with, yet she feels a sense of comfort in Janessa that won’t be there today. The bundle of nerves grows and grows. As soon as the class is empty and the class can file in, Taylor bolts for the back corner. She sits farther back than usual and wants to conceal herself. She wants to hide herself and go incognito for this class. She knows that this is going to be the longest hour and a half she’s ever endured and it will be even more painful alone and with a sense of vulnerability hanging over her.
