C hana greeted me so warmly you’d never have known we’d just met. “It might take a while” she said. I sat down and frowned. Is she gonna talk to me? I hope she doesn’t talk to me I don’t have what to say and this Daniel stress is not helping my social show.
“Should I go home and come back?” I asked.
“No” she assured. “I say a while but really I have no idea; it could be sooner. Also you want to be here as soon as Rabbi Ciner’s available — makes you look better like a super-involved responsible parent.” She smiled. I threw my hands up in surrender.
“My Yaakov went through a rough patch a couple years ago some kids bullying him about his weight. We switched classes and gave him karate lessons ” she offered her voice softer.
