A crowd had gathered in the middle of the classroom when I walked in. I didn't even hesitate, I went directly for my seat. It was obvious what today's juicy topic was and I didn't want to be part of it. But I had barely sat down on my chair when Hannah began calling for me. She was smack dab in the middle of the group. She could never resist a good gossip.
"Terry! Terry, come here!"
I shook my head. I wasn't in the mood for conversation, especially if it was going to be about yesterday's events. My head was also hurting from lack of sleep because I had to stay up very late to answer a call from my grandfather who was in Japan.
"Did you hear?" Hannah sat down beside me, and jounced in her chair excitedly. "Terry, did you hear the news?"
"Can you keep it down, Hannah?" I asked quietly. "
