BooksBarbecue
Back Meet Me In the Middle
Chapters (45)
  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Dedication
  4. 1
  5. 2
  6. 3
  7. 4
  8. 4
  9. 5
  10. 6
  11. 7
  12. 8
  13. 9
  14. 10
  15. 11
  16. 12
  17. 13
  18. 14
  19. 15
  20. 16
  21. 17
  22. 18
  23. 19
  24. 20
  25. 21
  26. 22
  27. 23
  28. 24
  29. 25
  30. 26
  31. 27
  32. 28
  33. 29
  34. 30
  35. 31
  36. 32
  37. 33
  38. 34
  39. 35
  40. 36
  41. 37
  42. 38
  43. Acknowledgements
  44. About the Book
  45. About the Author

A few more hushed calls later, she smiled, ‘Please go straight down the corridor and take a left, ma’am.’

The Principal looked at Anu and nodded but craned her neck to look at the door. ‘Miss Anu, please have a seat. Will Pete be joining us soon?’

‘Oh, I am afraid not. I was the one who wanted to meet with you.’

The Principal looked visibly irritated. ‘How may I help you?’ She had turned ice cold. ‘If this is this about your son, please talk to the coordinators.’

Anu wanted to ask her if she was born cold and sinister or just groomed herself to be one. But she instead showed her the resume. ‘I would like to work here as a teacher.’

The Principal, without even glancing at it, pushed it back towards Anu. ‘We are not looking for one. I am very busy right now. Please leave the resume with the receptionist.’

Anu knew she had to shut up and leave. But words tumbled out of her mouth, ‘If Pete had asked for a job, would you reject him?’

The Principal turned red in anger. ‘Miss Anu! What are you hinting at? Your son studies here and that is where it all ends.’

Anu hadn’t felt more foolish in her life.

Images

Pete laughed and laughed some more when Anu told him what she had done. ‘Why were you so desperate to work there?’

‘I wanted to be with Vicky. That is how we have been for two years.’ Anu sat down with the racquet by her side. Vicky was playing tag with Pete’s grandsons.

‘Nothing wrong with that intent.’ Pete sat down next to her. ‘You did what you thought was right. It is not entirely untrue that the Principal likes me a little better than others.’

Anu smiled for the first time that day. ‘You should become a motivational speaker, Pete. I feel better already. The Principal adores you. Why? Why not me?’

‘I don’t know. Maybe because I volunteer there?’

Anu felt even more foolish. She had convinced herself that the principal liked Pete because he was white. ‘Could be.’ She smiled and got up. ‘This place is turning me into a lunatic.’

Pete patted her back. ‘Hang in there. These are the stories you will tell your grandchildren.’

‘Or great-grandchildren. If the shame has subsided by then.’ Anu waved Pete goodbye.

22

22

Images