Danny's Mom: A Novel by Elaine Wolf

Author:Elaine Wolf
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: General, Gay, Fiction
ISBN: 9781611458541
Publisher: Arcade Publishing
Published: 2012-11-02T07:00:00+00:00

“Bob and Peter are a pair of eight-hundred-pound gorillas,” Callie said at lunchtime when I told her what had happened in Bob's office. “They get to do whatever they want. And they're at war with you now. I know it's unfair. But come on, they have all the power. Who do you think's gonna win?”

“But I don't get it. Why now? Bob even said I've done a good job in Meadow Brook.”

“Listen. That doesn't matter. It's like what Tom always tells the girls: If you do something wrong, fix it right away. Because the only thing people remember about you is the very last thing you did.”

“Hold on a sec. Are you saying that I did something wrong? I have something to fix?” I sat at my desk.

“Uh-uh. Don't get comfortable. We'll talk on the way to the faculty room. I'm starving.” Callie pulled a carrot stick from her lunch bag. “And I promised Denise we'd be there today. So let's go.”

“Hang on, Cal. You think I did something wrong, don't you?”

She pulled up a chair and unwrapped a peanut butter sandwich. “Well, just think about this: Didn't they tell you to forget about Ann Richardson? And didn't they tell you not to see Liz Grant? Didn't Peter tell you to send Liz to Debra?”

“But none of that makes sense, and you know it. I can't just ignore how the kids treat Ann. And I can't ignore Liz. And I certainly can't send her to Debra. What good would that do?”

Callie put down her sandwich. “You want to know what good that would do? It would save your job, that's what. Because what doesn't make sense is how you're acting like you don't care whether or not the big guys make your life miserable. And believe me, they will. You're acting like you have choices around here. You think they tell you something and you get to decide whether or not to listen. But you don't have a vote, Beth. They make the freakin’ rules, and we follow them. And if we don't like it, well that's just too bad.”

Callie stood and threw her sandwich in the garbage can by my desk. “This sucks! It's the last time I'll put Mollie in charge of making lunch.”

“No, Cal. What sucks isn't your lunch. What sucks is what's happening in Meadow Brook.”

“You wanna know the truth?” Callie sat back down and waited till my eyes found hers. “I'm scared because you're doing some pretty stupid things lately. And because you're getting yourself in a big mess. And because…” She looked down and lowered her voice. “Because I don't want to lose you. I can't imagine being here without you, and everyone knows Peter's out to get you. They'll bring you up on charges if you keep ignoring what they say, or they'll transfer you to the middle school, or they'll make you so miserable you'll leave.” Callie looked up then, tears glazing her eyes. “And it scares me you don't see what's happening.

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