As soon as Sara left Mrs. Smith’s office, Mrs. Smith quickly picked up the phone, her hands a little shaky. She took a deep breath to calm herself. The phone rang twice before someone on the other end answered.
“Mr. Thompson,” Mrs. Smith said, trying hard to keep her voice steady, “it’s Mrs. Smith. We need to meet in your office right away. There’s something very important that you need to hear. I’ll bring the rest of the team too.”
There was a short pause on the other end before Mr. Thompson spoke, “Bring them. I want to hear everything.”
Mrs. Smith hung up the phone and hurried off to gather the other team members. In just a few minutes, they were all in Mr. Thompson’s office, looking both nervous and curious.
Mr. Thompson looked straight at Mrs. Smith as she walked in. “What do you
