ELIEverything slowly unraveled in Carter’s office except, not in a dramatic way. Just in fragments, the chaos had died down and we were all accepting the fact that Carter didn’t have a teaching job anymore, at least for now.Dante checked his watch, muttered something about damage control, and disappeared out of Carter’s office and into his own office with the kind of energy that suggested he still had a lot to do for the day.Maya squeezed my arm lightly. “I’m getting something sugary before I spiral,” she announced, then slipped out the door.Carter, Liam and I remained in the office, with both of them sitting across from each other and me sprawled out on the sofa in the corner. Carter’s phone buzzed almost soon after.He glanced at the screen, jaw tightening slightly.“I have a client call,” he said. “Fifteen minutes.”He looked at me for half a second longer than necessary.“I’ll be back.”I nodded. And then it was just me and Liam.The office suddenly felt quieter but I had noth
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