I smiled back and said, "Yes, but believe it or not, there have been even crazier ones of late."

"I suppose," Ashley said; "what did Karen mean about Miss Morgan?"

"I've been working on seducing my English teacher Miss Morgan all week and making good progress, although we haven't rung the bell," I explained.

"She is gay?"

"I don't know if she's gay precisely, but she definitely likes women," I said, and then explained the whole week.

"Oh, wow," Ashley said, as the alarm went off. (No, nothing was wrong, just the alarm on the clock.) She then said reluctantly, "Well, we'd better get up. If we're late, Hopkins will...