"What's wrong with Primo?" Charlotte was immediately anxious.
Phoenix said, "The teacher criticized Primo in front of the class. He didn't take it well."
Her heart sank.
As Primo had been doing well in first grade, she had paid less attention to him.
Recently, she had been preoccupied with trips to Andrew's and thoughts about when
Zane and Twyla would wake.
She didn't expect Primo to be criticized by the teacher in front of the class!
Charlotte immediately went to look for Primo.
At that moment, Primo was sitting by the window, looking a bit lonely.
She heard faint sniffles. He seemed to be crying.
Charlotte was saddened.
She immediately stepped forward and saw that Primo was crying while eating chicken drumsticks.
Baffled, she asked, "What's wrong, Primo? Why are you crying?"
He ate the last piece of chicken tearfully and threw himself into Charlotte's arms. "Mommy, my teacher always criticizes me. He must hate me."
