ChessCircus

Cherrybrook Elementary, LA, 2010 – 4:25pm I sighed and glanced up at the clock. I was the only one left in the teachers lounge at Cherrybrook Elementary School. It was Parents Evening, and I had a class full of second graders waiting for me to meet their moms and dads. I had my list ready on the low table in the centre of the room, and I would be out there getting organized by now, if it weren't for my damn best friend. My foot tapped impatiently on the floor as I waited for her to show up. Suddenly, as if she knew I was thinking about her, she rushed through the door. I could tell she had run as quickly as possible without spilling t