I don’t go into devotion, I can’t. I have to find Scott and talk to him. He is being irrational. I stop dead in my tracks in the doorframe of our classroom. Michael complains, “What are you doing? Why aren’t you coming in?”

I look into his eyes, “I have to find Scott and explain to him how irrational he’s being, our relationship depends on it.” I leave Michael to run from classroom to classroom while the static with the national anthem plays on the overhead speakers until I find him.

I wait for the bell to ring and I grab his arm as he’s leaving the classroom. “Scott!” I...