Knock*
Knock*
Knock*
The sound of the door knocked Steward out of his thoughts. He quickly put away the documents he was reviewing.
"Come in."
Three teachers entered.
"Mr. Steward, something urgent has happened," they said. They sounded a little exasperated as they spoke.
He frowned. He knew these teachers were teaching Elliot and Jenna today, so he feared something terrible had happened.
"What is it? Did something happen to Elliot or Jenna?"
"Nothing bad, sir. But..." One of them tried to speak and give him the information, but when he tried to do so, he didn't know how to say it.
Another had to step forward to say it. "Sir, the thing is... it's just that..." He didn't know how to say it either.
It was simple. But not that simple. What if they were daydreaming a moment ago? Or were they caught up in some illusion?
