I loved this story (and had no trouble following what happened). My only quibble during the story was that it took Fereshteh a long time to figure out that she needed to put her bow down, but that was redeemed when she resolved the problem of the principal, so I give it a pass. Otherwise, this was a great story. I loved the characters, who were all complex, right down to the two screaming girls who, Fereshteh assures us, could think as soon as they stopped screaming. The teacher was great, and actually was one of those really good people who had just had a bad day, or he would have tried to catch and release the wasp rather than hit it. And I particularly loved the ending, where Fereshteh realizes that her crushed experiment is not the end of the world (literally).
Very well done!
