Dear natalee:

I imagine it will be scary for you to ask him, not knowing what his answers will be, and even if he answers.

When you ask him, he might feel too stressed/ uncomfortable to think clearly and answer you.  It will probably be better that you don’t ask him any serious questions in the hallway because it is not a private setting and he might be focused on where he is going next.

You can tell him in the hallway that you want to ask him a few questions that are very important to you,  and ask him for some private time (in a corner in the cafeteria, let’s say, or outside school) so that you can ask him these questions.

anita