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I wondered if he realized "boy" was no longer applicable to ht be a pedophile at heart "I was just returning the orange he dropped," I said "I’m sure there are plenty of witnesses ill back me up"

Mr Barnes chuckled "I don’t know ’bout you, son, but I’d put more stock in red-blooded all–American athletes like Nathan than the table of devil worshipers you’ve fallen into league with"

With considerable effort, I kept ize to Nathan for returning his orange? He dropped it quite some distance because it landed in my friend’s ue, boy," Mr Barnes said

At any

Mr Perkins leaned back in his chair and rested his arms atop the hard knot of condensed fat he called a stomach "I don’t see ive you a week of after-school suspension I suspect that suspending you will only give you free license to wreak your havoc upon society in general, which would reflect poorly on our fine institution Therefore, I’ to hand you over to Marjorie Foreman"

Ms Foreman? I blanched I knew this because my face felt like it had been splashed with ice water "I didn’t do anything Nathan threw an orange at us His own friend hit him in the face" The desperation in my voice sounded pathetic

He smiled "I’m sure that’s the story you’d have us believe Unfortunately, it sihtened "Maybe if I join the football tea I do will hold water with you"

"Well, now, boy, I think you just earned your little devil-worshipping girlfriend a week of after-school suspension with you Does that sound about right, Ted?"

Mr Barnes nodded, his eyes overfloithI wanted so badly to beat the ever-loving crap out of these useless slags that it hurt Rage boiled deep inside the pit of my sto, I really would go to jail or be an outlaw and any seo with it So I kept loated and had their fun Super-strength or not, there wasn’t a thing I could do and it sucked

Chapter 12

Crye sat in the waiting area, her face grietting me after-school jail," she said

"How did you know they suspended you? They just tolddetention for usingyou to commit an act of violence"

"That’s a load of crap," I said What I’d said to the principal hadn’t ive her detention no matter what I alrabbed Crye’s hand and dragged her through the hallway and out the front doors of the school

She shook her hand loose "If you could just keep your o a lot oons came over to the table and threatened Nyte and Ash after you left He said they’d hold thes with pliers"

"You’ve got to be kidding me And these are the s to protect?" I estion

"That’s right, Justin Get mad Go crazy So far it’s helped out a lot"

I turned on her "What do you want me to do?" I yelled "Let thees at our table and make fun of us? Is that what you enjoy? Does it ht so you feel better?" I turned to walk away then rounded on her again "I hate feeling like crap I hate seeing the to you, Elyssa, because despite all the effort you go through to cover yourself up with this Goth mask, I think you’re soe eyes and tracked ruesome but it wrenched at my heart She shook her head slowly, then turned and walked away

The rest of the day was a numb blur People made cruel comments about me and my friends At least a couple of nerds with balls of steel approached and congratulatedabout Nathan Mark and Harry passedlooks of hatred It didn’t matter what I did or what superpowers I possessed, I was a pariah

To uid vapors from every female I saw distracted me constantly Thankfully, the lust factor wasn’t out of control like it had been with Victoria So long as I could keep ed wisps, I wasn’t in iirls I wondered if losingdesire radiating fros worse I found ain to re for