Character Trial Evidence File
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Character Trial Evidence File
The Last Bus
At 4:12, the rain began to hammer the windows of the Harbor Street Library. Mateo checked the clock, then the message on her phone: her little brother Eli was waiting at the community center, three blocks away. Their mother’s bus was delayed, and Mateo had promised to meet him by 4:30. Across the room, Mr. Chen was stacking chairs for the library’s evening reopening. A cardboard box of donated books sat beside the door. The library had been closed for repairs all week, and tomorrow’s reopening mattered to the neighborhood. Mr. Chen had asked Mateo to stay ten minutes and help carry the books inside. Mateo picked up the box. It was heavier than she expected. She carried it halfway down the hall, but the bottom sagged, and one corner split. A few books slid onto the floor. Mr. Chen hurried over and said, “Leave it here. I can handle this. Go meet Eli.” Mateo looked at the wet books. She knew the box could not be left where people might step on them. She also knew Eli sometimes got nervous when he had to wait alone. She could run to the community center now and likely arrive before 4:30. Instead, she put the books on a dry table and found a second box. She spent eight minutes sorting and transferring them while Mr. Chen called the library manager for help. At 4:27, Mateo dashed outside. The bus stop was empty, but Eli was not there. She ran to the community center and found him sitting under the awning with a volunteer. Eli was safe, but his eyes were red. “I thought you forgot,” he said. Mateo apologized and explained what had happened. Eli listened, then helped her carry the last few books back to the library. The next morning, the books were arranged on the shelves for reopening. Mr. Chen thanked Mateo, but she still wondered whether helping had been the right choice when she had made a promise.
Build the case
Use paragraph numbers from the passage (1–6).
- The library was reopening the next morning.
- Mateo had promised to meet Eli by 4:30, and he sometimes got nervous waiting alone.
- Mr. Chen was stacking chairs.
- The box was made of cardboard.
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