Expectation rose as he begun taking out slips of paper and separating them in pairs. He started calling out names, amidst expressions of satisfaction or doom…
“… And Melissa will be joined by… Sadie!”. He kept calling out names, as Sadie and Melissa looked at each other. Until that moment, no conversation had gone further than a social “hi” here or there, so this would be a first interaction. Melissa shrugged her shoulders and waved Sadie over and offered her a recently vacated desk next to hers. Sadie pursed her lips and nodded, standing up and, feeling a jolt of fright as she felt her diaper sagging, she felt it secure and boldly crossed the classroom to where Melissa was, forcing herself not to waddle.
