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Vann’s face is a marble statue of chiseled resolve when he stares down Hoyt He’s inti Leave him alone”

Hoyt, finding this hilarious, estion “Or, Mister Prince of Darkness, how about you leave us alone, and let ether?”

What happens next is very fast Vann grabs a cup of yogurt in his palrenade, arches his arht at Hoyt’s perfect head of hair

Hoyt ducks just in tie it

And the yogurt crashes into my face instead

I fly back frorip, as a cacophony of shouting, gasps, and commotion explodes all around us And behind around with an ugly grunt A war cry fro shatters, a tray sital screech of a fire alars out My ears fill with madness as feet slap the tile all aroundmaniacally

In other words, the first day ofso well

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This is how six students end up in six chairs lined up outside Principal Whitman’s office, drenched in a court, and awaiting our turn in the hot seat Hoyt, Julio, Benji, Kelsey, Vann, and myself

None of us speak to each other But when I sneak a glance in Hoyt’s direction, I find an amused smirk on his face I’d almost say he looks proud of what just happened in the cafeteria

As is expected, Hoyt, Julio, and Benji each get their turn in the principal’s office first When they leave, each one carries alook than the last, and I find er Kelsey is brought in next, which leavesour turn

Becky is still at the front desk, but there’s a notably wary look in her eyes as she keeps glancing our way I’ether why her lovely office aide is sitting in a chair outside the principal’s office covered in yogurt and uy everyone’s whispering about I wish I had a better answer for her other than “jock buddy-feeding s, it really is a you-had-to-have-been-there situation