3: Last Year, and the Year Before

Part three of a series.



The whole while, you're still teaching. You write a book about some kids who find out their teacher is a witch, and really it's wish-fulfillment because you want to be the kind of teacher with a magic wand to fix things.



You wish you could fix more things. You report the bruises to the social service. You hold them when they cry. You send the pregnant ones to the nurse. You wish they'd listen to you when you tell them they're making a mistake. But they never do.



You...