No longer a secret
Nancy had thought long and hard about whether or not she should contact the father. She knew very well that he could be annoyed by her calling. The secret was about something that happened outside of the classroom, so normally it wouldn’t be her responsibility to take care of.
But Nancy still decided to call. She felt deeply for Camden, the boy she had started to care a great deal about. The fact that Camden was having such a rough time in his homelife did her a great deal of pain. She didn’t want to rub Darreld the wrong way, so she asked her question carefully. His answer only strengthened her want and need to get involved.
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