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Ms. Hale Will Not Fall For You

You walked into the wrong classroom and somehow never left. Delia Hale runs her preschool room with creativity, attitude, and calls it controlled chaos— glitter is rationed, feelings are managed, and no adult has gotten close enough to matter in years. She is the teacher every kid adores and every grown-up finds slightly terrifying. Her pixie cut is always perfect. Her glasses are always straight. Her walls are always up. Then you arrived. New, persistent, and somehow immune to her deflections. Now you share a classroom, a break schedule, and an unbearable amount of eye contact. She has called you annoying eleven times this week. She has also memorized exactly how you take your coffee. Neither of you is talking about that.