Melody stirred her latte, watching the foam swirl before she looked up with a small smile."So, the new printer in the admin wing is already acting up. Took me fifteen minutes just to get one sheet out. And of course, Mr. Shin was right behind me, needing twenty copies of his monthly report."
Marianne gave a noncommittal hum and reached for her coffee watching Melody talk about everything instead of what was important.
"Oh, and Mrs. Kap's, the senior teacher I was telling you about, is back from maternity leave. You should've seen her face when she found her desk moved three inches to the left," Melody added, grabbing a piece of her croissant. "She made the janitor shift it back mid-day. It was the talk of the entire lunch break.
Silence. Just the soft clink of porcelain as Marianne gave no reply. But, Melody pushed on.
"And guess what? One of my little students tried to convince me he had a rare allergy to putting toys back in the bin. Creative, I'll give him that—"
