Answer and Explanation:
It read, "Whatever you do, do not go home tonight."
She turned the card over, but found no signature. She could not recognize the handwriting as well, so she did not know how to interpret it. Was it all just a joke by one of her students? Was it a threat of some kind? She soon had to leave questions and thoughts aside as students began to flow into the halls and classrooms. No one could have thought Ms. Gianno had received such a strange message, for she acted normally the whole day.
It was only at the end of the afternoon, while she was standing by her car, the door open, her leg hovering, that she thought of mentioning it to someone else. Looking around, she noticed at least three more teachers were behaving strangely – just like herself. She called them, showed them the card, and was surprised to see they had all received similar messages. Not knowing what to make of it, they decided the best way to act was to tell the police about it. What if someone had entered their houses and done something that could harm them? Better safe than sorry. It turns out their homes had not been broken into. The police found nothing that could be seen as dangerous, and all teachers were told it was safe to go back to their houses. Ms. Gianno, however, chose to spend the night at a hotel – just to be sure.
