Synopsis

Alex was consumed with anxiety, awaiting a vital college recommendation from his English teacher and pressed Steven and Elyse to charm Mr. Tedesco at the school’s parents' night. However, Tedesco proved so relentlessly insulting that Elyse, in an impulsive act she couldn’t explain, struck him; Alex then pleaded with Steven to repair the damage. Elyse, typically placid and averse to conflict, was astonished and mortified by her sudden outburst, even though, as she argued, Tedesco had provoked