Sister McCall, Jennifer's Mia Maids teacher, had just posed the following question as a thought exercise: who is a role model for you? Who do you admire?
After the predictable buck-passing silence, Megan blushed and giggled her answer: "My mom…"
"Yeah, my mom, I guess," Carly acquiesced.
"Mom."
"Mom, too."
"Well, Orlando Bloom is pretty hot," Kelsey drawled.
The circle of mice tittered nervously. A key buttress of Sister Sorenson's grin buckled.