Claire had been relieved to hear radio that morning. If the phones were screwy, it meant Cal probably hadn't
intentionally not called her back.
She hoped.
She guessed she would find out during the meeting, anyhow. Right. She waited for most of the people who had signed up before starting to talk.
"Hey, I'm Claire. Thanks for signing up for this. It's really just to hang out and make stuff, and maybe we'll do an art show at the end of term if people are into it. I am way, way open to other ideas, though, so let me know if you have any.
"I was going to ask people to, like, bring something they were proud of to share today? But my phone was sort of blowing up at me yesterday so I never sent the email. So that's next week. This week, I got out all the
drawing supplies" -- she gestured at a table heaped with pencils, crayons, ink and brushes, and other
moddable media -- "so I thought we could just do that during the meeting. Maybe pair up and draw each other if you really feel creative? And like I said, next week we should each bring something and we can do show and tell."
"Oh, and Ms. Aldrin is our sponsor. She rocks."