The past few weeks of loneliness melted from Shira’s mind. She and Ephraim, working together. He was going to get an A
“Rejection. It leaves us feeling incompetent and worthless.”
Adam Grant, Taken for Granted, Season 2: Episode 7
“Hey, can you help me?”
Ephraim’s voice was soft, which got Shira nervous for a second. Something was wrong.
“Sure.” She took her air pods out and sat up straight on the couch.
“Great, so listen.” Ephraim gestured to the coffee table, where he’d placed a book. “I have my first paper that I’m writing. It’s due in two days, and it’s killing me.” He took a deep breath. “It’s for a class where they’re teaching us how to write law papers, it needs to have a certain structure. Anyway, I was never good at writing; I went to high school in New York, where English barely exists. Can you help?”
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