Summary

In “November,” Claudia claimed that if Mrs. Charles were a color, she would be yellow. In “The Before,” Claudia worried about her parents seeing her mid-quarter grades because she was failing most of her classes. She visited Ms. Valente. They went to the main office again to follow-up about Monday and learned that the Child and Family Services Agency tried to contact the Charles’ family with no answer. Claudia worried about why Monday would need a social worker.

In “The After,” Claudia’s dance teacher assigned her solo performance to a slow song, which Claudia struggled with because she was used to dancing fast with Monday. In “The Before,” Claudia and her mother went to Monday’s house. Ma called Daddy to let him know they were there. Mrs. Charles told Ma that Monday was at her father’s house and mentioned that...