The door swung open as Mary, my teacher aide came
bursting through the door with a bundle of books and
papers, and a student by her side. She was saying as she
entered, “Sam, I can’t help you until I put these things
down. Hi Lynne.”

Mary, a friend and energetic assistant, shifted subtly
as she saw the principal standing beside me. Her smile
lost some of its breadth as she said, “Hello Mr. Storey,
what brings you out our way?”

“Some trouble this morning. Sorry, but I will have to
take Lynne up to the office.”

Mary couldn’t resist an opportunity for a laugh, and