“What you’re going through reminds me of what happened to me when I was in sixth grade”

“M

aybe there’s a ninth-grade teacher that’s the type… oh, I know, Miss Lev. Yes! She’s so the type!”

“Maybe,” I consider.

Miss Lev has been teaching ninth-grade Navi in our school for at least 15 years. Everyone loves her. She gives equal attention to everyone and makes all the girls feel special. She’s warm and soft-spoken, yet wise and full of experience. I remember how she brought us hot cocoa one day when it was especially cold and got all the girls in the class to participate — even the girls who were academically challenged.

“Okay, fine,” I say. “So when should I go to speak to her?”

“How about lunchtime?” Chavala suggests. “It’s in 15 minutes.”

“What?!” I jump up. “How did an hour and a half pass?”

Then I realize that Chavala missed two periods for me!