Although Adina typically jotted only short and cryptic notes during Literature class today she carefully recorded every word Mrs. Chasmin said.
It was supposed to take her mind off things but it wasn’t working. The topic was the different kinds of conflicts characters may face. Adina closed her eyes and thought grimly that she had had enough conflict to last a lifetime.
You had to do it she repeated to herself. Otherwise they’d have heard Sheva’s version. And then…
Then what? asked a tiny persistent voice.
