Adams adjusted his papers.
“We’ve addressed several interpersonal concerns.”
“Interpersonal concerns?”
Isaac stared at his shoes.
Megan saw the frayed lace.
“What happened to your new shoes?”
He said nothing.
“Isaac.”
“Connor cut them.”
Connor’s mother laughed.
“This is getting absurd.”
Then someone knocked.
The school custodian entered.
“Sorry.”
Principal Adams frowned.
“We’re in a meeting.”
“I know.”
The custodian looked at Isaac.
“I think you need this.”
He placed a small black object on the desk.
A flash drive.
“What is it?”
“Camera footage.”
Connor stopped moving.
Principal Adams frowned.
“From today?”
“Not just today.”
The custodian explained that a hallway camera had been malfunctioning.
While repairing the storage system, he discovered the recordings had not been deleted as everyone assumed.
Months of footage remained.
