"Ah, I'm sorry, I called the wrong number. I meant to call another parent—"
Before finishing the sentence, there was a busy signal.
Nora Scott was baffled, put her phone aside, and didn't bother with it anymore.
After setting down the script, Nora shuffled to the living room in her slippers, leisurely went to the water dispenser, and poured herself a glass of water.
It wasn't until she finished the whole glass of water that Nora realized—
Something was amiss.
Her eyes scanned the entire living room.
Where's Rose?
*
At an office in First Affiliated High School.
Teacher Cleveland threw the desk phone back down as if he had been burned, and his whole reaction was exaggerated.
"What happened?"
The female teacher at the next desk looked up, puzzled by his flustered actions.
"I called the wrong number." Teacher Cleveland patted his chest, cradling his startled heart, explaining, "I called Marcus Shaw's parent twice in a row, scared the life out of me."
