there's another muintues or so of uncomfortable silance, until finally a tall, lanky kid wearing a baseball cap stand up. A wave of relief washes over the principals face.
"suckers! Mmmmmm, i love to kiss principal butt!' you shout. there is scatss i"ll see you at lunch? sure later i easly fine a way to the study hall and check in with the teacher, wtered laughter. chase elbow you. what has gotten into you?" you shut up and duck down a bit in hopes that no one ID you.
thank you, pauly. please checks in with sergeant Davidson at the supply room. everyone else is dismissed" the auditorium erupts into low-level chaos as the students scramble for their bags and exchange goodbyes with their friends. chase grabs ahold of my backpack and steers me gently toward the exit. "c'mon. i'll show you where your room is". igot it okay"', he says, and i detect a hint of disappointment in his voice . "i gueho introduces himself as Mr. nelson . he assigns me a seat next to pretty blonde pony-tailed girl who's obviously royalty. she's painting her nails a strange neon green color, and a half -hearted smail. ''hey '', she says. ''hey'', i say back. i'm jenna''. jane''. jenna holds her hand out at arm's length and studies it thoughtfully. what do you think of this color?'' it's awesome ! i say. jenna's face lights up and she learns forward
