Paul continued to wait for Ms. Barnes, his college English instructor. She had instructed him to be at her office at 4:30 to discuss his progress, or rather, lack of, in her class. He knew she was angry with him; at least he had been on time for the appointment. He now sat on a couch in her outer office, the only other person in the room being Ms. Barnes’ secretary, Cindy. Paul had seen Cindy around the campus before; he assumed she must be a student also. Cindy had said very little to him since his
