" I stand outside the doorway of my Western civ class, caught in a dilemma. Either go in and have thirty pairs of eyes stare at me or leave, which means missing my test. The decision is already made. I only need to open the door and walk in. I suck oxygen into my lungs, past my tightened airway, as I try to calm down and turn the doorknob. "

― Denise Grover Swank , After Math (Off the Subject, #1)