Chapter 65 Desperate Times

• As soon as the bell rang, announcing the much-awaited lunch break, Marybeth's kids grabbed their lunchboxes and scrammed out of the classroom.
• When she looked up from her laptop, she was glad to see Adeline still sitting at her desk. She'd planned to check in with her after school, but there was no better time than the present. So she grabbed her lunch bag and sat at the empty desk next to the little girl's. It was a tight squeeze and uncomfortable as fuck. Not exactly newsflash since she wasn't the target market.
• "Hey, Adeline," she said as she took a piece of cheese and ham sandwich from her lunchbox and passed the other to her pupil. "How's it going?"