Julia could recall the details as if they’d happened yesterday. She was standing before her eager classroom, ready to impart new lessons, when the school principal unexpectedly knocked on the door. He requested a private word with her, and she acquiesced.
Anxiety rippling through her, she followed him into the hallway, closing the classroom door behind her. Once they were alone, he revealed the news. Julia couldn’t remember his exact words, but she vividly recalled how they had shattered her like a bullet.