Chapter 15 Summary

The Sunday before the new school term begins, Barbara comes home to find three messages on her answering machine. The first two messages are Sheba whispering Barbara's name. The third message is a hysterical Sheba. She says that she has been called into Pabblem's office. He has information about inappropriate conduct between her and a student. She says Bangs must have turned her in. Barbara tells her to calm down. She advises Sheba to go see Pabblem and act outraged at such an accusation. Sheba should say that Bangs has a crush on her and that he is spreading rumors because she rejected him.

An hour and a half after the phone call between Barbara and Sheba, Sheba is upstairs giving Ben a bath. The doorbell rings, and Richard answers. Sheba hears raised voices and goes down to see what is going on...