I slowly let go of the dining chair, watching his face intently as he stepped deeper into the room.

“Cedar Creek is an old building with uneven linoleum floors and really wide hallways between class periods,” Noah continued, speaking much faster now.

“The concrete accessibility ramp leading up to the science wing is way too steep for her weak arms.”

He stared down at his socks, his voice cracking with genuine pain.

“Last Thursday, the right caster snapped completely sideways on the threshold, and she got stuck outside room twenty-four.

Mr.