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His pale dead eyes stared back at her; his mouth puckered at the air

Shelly slowly backed away “No, that’s impossible Fish can’t talk”

But the fish kept shrieking “You’re just like o belly-up!”

Shelly slammed the toilet lid

Fear h her veins

But the fish kept shrieking “You’re going to go belly-up!”

Her eyes locked on the toilet, she backed out of the stall

And bu behind her

Shelly whirled around and came face to face with

Kendall?

“Hey, you’ve been gone awhile,” Kendall said, clutching the other hall pass

Shelly gulped for air “Uh, really?” she sta

Could Kendall hear the fish, too? Shelly’s eyes darted back to the bathroom stall She felt tense with fear She strained to listen for the high-pitched voice that had emanated from under the lid

“Yeah, Mr Aquino senther perfectly glossed lips in the grimy mirror “Guess he orried after you didn’t totally nerd out on that fish anatomy question”

“What question?” Shelly s