Wow. Thanks for the great feedback, @theinkwell. I do understand what you are talking about when you say of the need to prepare the reader for the "curve ball". The teacher Rafael was introduced in Mara's world in my last short story and I missed re-introducing him in this one, maybe somewhere in the middle, while Mara was in the callback for the interview. Hmmm... I really appreciate this. 🙏😊
!PIZZA