A few weeks had passed since Rick had begun teaching at Wildwood Elementary. Rick has always had a soft side for kids; teaching a subject in his field of knowledge was also a nice bonus.
As night began to fall, Rick was busy grading his class tests.
“Hey, Rick?” A small voice called out.
“Mm?” Rick answered, not picking his head up.
“What are you doing?” Maru came over, attempting to get a glimpse.
“Nothing,” Rick replied, too, into the grading.
Maru puffed her cheeks.
“Liar!”
Rick turned his head, quickly coming out of the trance.
“Huh?”
Maru glared, still puffing her cheeks.
“Oi oi, take it easy.” He chuckled, patting her head.
Maru finally gave up on puffing her cheeks and took a deep breath.
“What do you need?” Rick asked, twirling her hair.
Maru pointed.
“What does that say?
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