“Let me tell you how my day started, Mr. Hasan,” Matt said.
He was fidgeting in his chair, something he doesn’t usually do. He was particularly animated, waving his hands around with a huge smile on his face. And he wasn’t waiting for me to ask him how it started.
“My dad and I went to Taco Deli,” he said. “We go there in the mornings.”
“Mmm…Taco Deli,” I mused.
“Let me tell you what I had…”
“An Otto,” I said, imagining the refried black beans, the bacon, the avocado, the cheese…
“That’s right!” he said. “But, let me tell you the best part.”
I was thinking chips. Coffee. Maybe another Otto.
“Three Ottos,” he exclaimed rather loudly. The students around him were listening intently. “My dad said I could have three. And I added an egg to each one! And that was just the beginning of…”
The bell rang. It was time to pass out the Unit 3 test.