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She took a step forward

Eyes on her Frowns

At the clothed table, she poured herself a cup of coffee and took a sandwich Her hand was shaking as she lifted it to her lips

An older wohtly curled hair that peeked out beneath a beribboned felt hat, peeled away from the cluster of women and walked resolutely toward Elsa As she neared, she raised one eyebrow “I’m Martha Watson, president of the PTA You’re lost, I presume”

“I’ My children are in school here and I’m interested in the curriculum”

“People like you don’t influence our curriculu disease and trouble to our schools”

“I have a right to be here,” Elsa said

“Oh, really? Do you have an address in the community?”

“Well…”

“Do you pay taxes to support this school?”

The wo her hands “Co, mothers We need to plan the end-of-the-year raffle We want to raise rants a school of their own”

The wo like chicks behind the mama duck

Elsa did what she’d always done when faced with derision and contempt She walked away, defeated, left the library, went out into the now-deserted schoolyard

She was alpole when she stopped

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