Shock went through me. “What?” I said.
Bent over, he nodded, hair flopping all over. His eyes darted back and forth, not able to focus on any of us. “I just came up from there. Police are all over it.”
“You can"t be serious!” Ham said. “A teacher is dead?”
Ellwood grabbed his arm. “SHHH!”
Ham yanked his meaty hand off his arm. “Stop it!”
“Be quiet, okay?” Ellwood looked around. “No one else knows about it. The police didn"t want me to talk to anyone about it.”
“So naturally, you"ve told all of us,” Ham said.
“Ellwood, you"re sure it"s Mr. Taylor?”
“Oh, yeah.”
“How?”
“I saw him hanging from a rope. It was around his neck. They said it was suicide,” he said quietly.
“What!?” I almost screamed with disbelief.
“Wait. I"ve got this on my iPhone.” He pulled out his phone and began ta
