Ms. Krise
Dean quickly walked through the halls of his old elementary school. Once again he was running late. He’d promised his ex-wife he’d talk to his son’s teacher about his performance in class. Adam’s most recent report card had been underwhelming at best. But, a client called as he was heading out the door and he couldn’t escape the clutches of the office. Dean’s ex-wife heard that excuse one too many times, and it contributed to their eventual divorce. He hesitated to call himself a workaholic, but he refused to confront the actual definition out of fear of proving Sarah right about one more thing. She’d be mad again that he was late to the parent-teacher conference, but she’d never find out. They had been less than civil since the divorce and agreed to share the same room only when absolutely necessary. ...