"Bye. Have a great afternoon, everyone," Alma called once the bell rang. As the students filed out of the classroom, she breathed a sigh of relief. She had survived her first morning as a substitute teacher without incident.
Once the students were gone she was left alone with the man who had spent the last period sitting in the back of the room observing. When the principal had told her that another teacher would be observing her classes she was afraid she would be nervous, but every time she happened to glance at Mr. Clark he gave her a bright encouraging smile that put her at ease.
