“Nice one, Hill,” she said.
“This is ratings ,” Janine corrected. “The PTA said if we raise $500 tonight, we can fix the water fountain that sprays sideways .”
Ava Coleman circled the scene with a cardboard box labeled and a venmo QR code taped to her chest. “Ten more viewers and I’m buying the faculty a new Keurig,” she announced. “Currently we’re at ‘slightly used Mr. Coffee.’”
In the far corner of the teacher’s parking lot, under the sole working floodlight, stood Melissa Schemmenti. She had swapped her cardigan for a black track jacket and was methodically wrapping her knuckles in electrical tape.