33| THE BIONIC 500

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When Harper was dropped off at school by her sister, she met up with Adam, Bree and Chase

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When Harper was dropped off at school by her sister, she met up with Adam, Bree and Chase. They walked to school sluggishly, barely lifting their feet.

Harper furrowed her eyes at their tired appearance. "Are you guys, okay?"

Bree sighed. "No. Our new neighbor kept us up last night by driving his car through our front lawn."

"Have you tried telling him to stay off your property?" Harper suggested.

"Yeah, but that doesn't stop him from racing up and down our street." Chase replied.

"And not to mention, we woke up to see Mr. Davenport in his cheetah pajamas." Adam added.

"Cheetah pajamas?" Harper questioned. He nodded, and was about to answer, but she cut him off. "Never mind. I don't want to put that image in my head."

The four teens passed the lines of students waiting for locker reassignments.

Chase spotted Leo at the front of the line. "Leo, how'd you get to be first in line for locker reassignments?"

"Oh. Since I couldn't get any sleep, I've been here since dawn." Leo explained.

Harper pursed her lips. "You didn't get your eight hours of beauty sleep?"

Leo had discovered in freshman year that he needed at least eight hours of 'beauty sleep' and ten hours if he wanted the 'Leo Glow'.

"Try three. FYI, you do not want to see the lunch ladies without makeup." Leo said.

"Wait. They wear makeup?" Bree questioned in shock.

"But since I'm first in line, I'll finally get the corner locker." He added.

"Wait a second. I thought this was the line for lice check." Adam said before clicking his tongue in disappointment and walked away.

Leo eyed the locker next to Perry's office. "There she is: Locker 106. Away from the traffic, near the cheerleaders, and I can see Principal Perry before anyone else- and a two second head start can save a life."

"Mhmm." Bree and Chase said in unison.

The two of them took off to the cafeteria for breakfast while Harper stayed behind with Leo.

"Listen up, weasels!" Perry shouted when she exited her office. "It's locker reassignment day. Why, you ask? A little trick I learned from my days as a prison guard." She then hit the sign-up table with every word. "Never let the perps get comfy!!! Also, drag your hands through potatoes to check for weapons. Enjoy your lunch." She licked her fingers. "All right, Dooley, what locker do you want?"

"The corner one." Leo replied.

"Already taken!" She exclaimed.

Leo's eyes widened. "What? By who?"

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