Invisible

The students continue telling their story to the interviewer. On April 18, Nico ran into school waving his arms the next morning, excited to tell the others that he had found Lisa’s mother a job. When he realized that they would be working inside that morning, he panicked, knowing that Lisa’s mother had to make it to the restaurant by that morning. Nico admitted he didn’t know English well enough to slip away and relay the message, and George was too scared to do so, for fear of losing his chance at gaining a recommendation from the principal. Finally, Sara volunteered to go, to everyone’s surprise, and the group made a plan to distract Mrs. Grouser by having her called to the office. The plan failed, when she returned, having forgotten her cell phone, she spotted Sara trying to leave. Sara made up a fib about needing to go to the bathroom, and Mrs. Grouser offered to take her. George realized that he was the only one who could deliver the news to Lisa’s mom, so he slipped away while the others jumped into action. George ran to tell Lisa’s mom about the job, and Dayara poured soap onto the floor, which Mrs.