Chapter 23 A Set Up

• (DAPHNE)
• Through my windshield, I watched Hailey give a high-five to the man standing outside the house. His face brightened up with a smile upon seeing my cousin. Watching that was bewildering and a bit maddening. First of all, what kind of homeroom teacher invited a student over to their house? Guaranteed, it was for a book club, but still, it felt inappropriate.
• Hailey and I were from different generations, but I wanted to assume that either in her generation or mine, a high school student dating an older teacher would never stand. It didn’t matter that the teacher in question was younger than most—from what I could make out of his features from the car—Hailey was yet to turn eighteen.