by Shari Dinkins

THIS IS GOING to be great. I’m going to choke this down in six weeks and get on with my life. All I got to do is get through this next month and a half and I’m home free.

I feel as if I can read their minds. It’s based on the idea that it’s better to pull a bandage off quickly rather than slowly; that it’s easier to jump in the pool than get in toe-by-toe. They sit, thirty-two of them, wincing. The early morning sun feeds in through old blinds. Seven-fifty a.m. Just another hour and a half and I’m out of here. I stand looking out at them, contemplating.

Welcome! The article you'd like to read is available to AdjunctNation.com site pass holders, or to those without a yearly site-pass for purchase with AdjunctNation SitePass credits. Your AdjunctNation SitePass credit purchases compensate the writers directly!

If you like, visit our secure online store to purchase AdjunctNation SitePass credits or subscribe. PLEASE NOTE: If you're already registered, you don't need to register again to read the article! You need to login, go to our secure online store, and purchase AdjunctNation SitePass credits.