Jan. Week 3: Tuesday--Leah Rejects Officer Roberts Demand (Silence: -25, Luck: +10)

She typed "Busy" with trembling thumbs, then slid the phone into her desk drawer, burying it beneath a stack of ungraded quizzes. Her voice wavered slightly as she returned to explaining the lesson again, but she straightened her shoulders and met the curious gazes of her seniors. The thought of Officer Roberts pacing his cramped office, jaw clenched in growing fury, flickered through her mind. Let him wait. Let him stew. She continued doing her job—educating students.