After lunch, the kids poured outside for their usual recess, excited to have an hour of freedom in the open mountain air. It gave Theresa time to catch her breath, clean up the messes left behind, and grade their worksheets.
She tidied up the classroom, humming to herself as she adjusted a colorful drawing on the bulletin board. The peace and quiet felt like a welcome reprieve after the chaos of the morning. Everything seemed perfectly normal, just another day at school.