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When I get to the library, all the coe over a freshive me his space Quickly I check out public transportation, and find out I’ll need to take three buses in order to make it to Rhiannon’s town I’m ready to do it, but when I check e froo

A,

Do you have a car? If not, I can come to you There’s a Starbucks in Laurel I’ bad ever happens in a Starbucks Let me know if you want to meet there

Rhiannon

I type:

Rhiannon,

I would appreciate it if you could come here Thank you

A

Two minutes later, a new email from her:

A,

I’ll be there at 5 Can’t wait to see what you look like today

(Still not believing this)

Rhiannon

My nerves are jangling with possibility She’s had tiainst me It’s rateful, lest it be taken away

The rest of the school day is unexceptional … except for a moment in seventh period Mrs French, the bio teacher, is hectoring a kid who hasn’t done his honot into me," the slacker says "I must have been possessed by the devil!"

The rest of the class laughs, and even Mrs French shakes her head

"Yeah, I was possessed by the devil, too," another guy says "After I drank seven beers!"

"Okay, class," Mrs French intones "Enough of that"

It’s the way they say it--I know Nathan’s story

"Hey," I say to Tom as we head to football practice, "did you hear about that kid in Monroeville who says he was possessed by the devil?"

"Dude," he replies, "ere just talking about that yesterday It was all over the news"

"Yeah, Iot caught in a crazy lie, and now the religious crazies want to make him a poster child I alood

Our coach has to go to his wife’s Lamaze class, which he bitches about to us in detail, but it forces hi to make a Starbucks run, and he looks at irlified I was counting on his disgust, and aet a s I can afford--and sit and wait for her It’s crowded, and I have to look brutish in order to keep the other chair at my table unoccupied