Chapter 13: Evening Guests
The thirteenth chapter of the book New Teacher — a true story about my arrival in the big city as a teacher.
I got home at seven. Laura was already there, bustling in the kitchen with her dark brown hair loose. “Stella, how was your day?” she asked, stirring cocoa. “Come, have some cocoa!” I nodded. “Good… it was a good day,” I mumbled, my voice trembling as my face flushed again. I sat at the table with the cup in hand and told her about my unexpected first adventure at the photo studio. She listened with sparkling eyes and enc...