Tonight she and Robin walked into the large brick building with murals of every ethnicity and gender on the walls and signed in. “Hey Robin, how you doing?” Charlie, one of the females who'd decided to get in touch with her masculine side, called from the other side of the room. Robin smiled and headed toward the small cluster of teens hovering near the gym. “See you later, Mom.” She nodded and headed in the opposite direction, the discussion should have begun by now. Tardiness was something she abhorred, but some days it stuck to her like glue. She pushed open the door and was met with smiles and waves from most of the attendees. “Good to see you again Kelly, and congratulations on your promotion,” Matt, the coordinator, stopped addressing the group to call out to her. “That’s right, Principal Riley now,” one of the women said, smiling. Kelly smiled, unable to remember the older woman’s name. She placed the gallon jug of sweet tea on the refreshment table before responding.
