3. Quarantine (Part 3 of 34)

“Due to government regulations, we will be closing the school for the foreseeable future,” an email from another school reads. Stan closes his laptop and breathes in a deep sigh of frustration. He glances over at his Read N’ Roll bus, which sits just outside his window. A thick blanket of Georgia’s famous snot green pollen gathers on the windows. 

The Read ‘n Roll bookmobile stays put.

“Man, this is hard,” he reflects. 

Even before he left his teaching job, it was Stan’s dream to spread his love of literacy to kids. In fact, he had been riding a huge wave of momentum since his appearance on the Ellen show back in October of 2019. During the program, she’d gifted him $25,000 for Leap for Literacy. 

“Now what,” he murmurs to himself. 

After a few minutes of some well-deserved self-pity, Stan gathers himself and sets to work solving his problem. After some reflection, he comes up with an idea that just might work. However, he can’t do it alone. He pulls out his phone and thumbs through the contacts for a bit before finding the number he’s looking for. 

“I hope they go for this,” Stan says to himself as he punches the call button…