for them all to shut up!
please, please, please. can’t they ask their questions later? the questions have gone on for at least fifteen minutes. oh, please, i just want to hear the name! does anything else matter at this moment? no!
finally! finally people become quiet; the questions stop, and now we are waiting. everyone knows what comes next. the instructor shuffles papers again and clears his throat.
now my brain goes on a new track. will they read the list in alphabetical order? by last name? or maybe first name? maybe by dog name? perhaps by room number? birthday? application date? oh no, what if i don’t like the name? could 