Pichot's house. He needed to see Vivian, one of Grants fellow teachers at the school. They have known each other for three years and she was going through a separation/divorce with her previous husband. He went to one of the small clubs in town for dinner and called Vivian from the club asking her to meet him there. She found a babysitter and left. They talked and drank. They discussed dropping everything and leaving town together. She couldn't do it because she lives a good life there but if things straightened with her divorce they would do it. Another couple put on a slow blues song and Vivian and Grant began to dance. Then he told her what was going on with Jefferson. He told her about how Miss Emma wanted him to go and talk to him about being a man and teach him about it before he went to the chair. After that they made plans for the weekend.
That morning, Grant had returned to school and is not in a very good mood. He didn't have a very good morning. His aunt still was tryi
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