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“One second!”

“No grade?” she whispered. “What does no grade mean?”

Chemistry: No grade posted.

She refreshed. Nothing. Refreshed again. You have been logged out due to inactivity.

The next morning, she woke to her mom’s phone buzzing. “Maya, your grade posted.” infinite campus dekalb

She exhaled for what felt like the first time in 12 hours.

Defeated, she closed her laptop. Outside, a train horn echoed through the Dekalb night. Somewhere, Mr. Harrison was sleeping peacefully, unaware that Maya’s entire academic future hung on a spreadsheet cell he hadn’t filled. “One second

Maya’s stomach turned. Pending could mean a 93. Pending could mean a 54. Pending could mean Mr. Harrison forgot to enter grades again while binge-watching Law & Order .