Jane entered the room. She gestured toward the open office door with enthusiasm, and Jane wondered if she took some sadistic pleasure in hearing teenagers receive their comeuppance through the flimsy wall. Across from the principal sat Jane’s English and social studies teachers. All three of them were grinning too. They had summoned her, they said, with excellent news. Jane was one of twenty-five honors students in the state of Maine selected to be part of a summer program at Bates College. Very prestigious, they said. An incredible opportunity. It would set her apart on her applications next
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