“Wow, I am so down-to-earth,” Solomon praised herself in her mind, ignoring the fact that she had no clue what the custodian’s name even was. “I bet no one else at this school has ever been so respectful and unpretentious.”

“I must have brightened her day,” said Solomon, who regularly leaves her trash strewn across the bathroom floor and doesn’t bother to pick it up. “Look at me, bridging the gap between students and staff.”

At press time, Solomon was on a real high after asking the custodian how she was.