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Brayden said.
    Would this kid just shut up already? “Look, I’m not arguing
with you here. Alright ? Would you mind walking away?”
    Brayden chuckled as he shook his big
dumb head. Finally he pushed himself off the wall and started walking toward
the gymnasium doors.
    I let everyone filter out before exiting. I didn’t feel like
having anyone walk behind me.
    When I reached the track, I waited until the coast was clear
before entering the ninja’s secret hideout. Wyatt was already there in full
uniform, as were most of the other ninjas. It was strange because they were all
lined in a circle. At the center of the circle was a ninja uniform, tightly
folded and resting on a small wooden table.

    “Welcome, brother,” Wyatt’s voice said from beneath his
mask. “You’re one of us now.”
    I won’t lie to you – all the guilt I had felt earlier disappeared .
The sun was pouring in from overhead, slipping through the leaves of trees. The
ground twinkled from specks of water left behind from the morning dew and moist
air, like diamonds sprinkled around the hideout. The rays of light fell upon
the ninja uniform as if God himself had blessed the cotton it was made from. I
scratched at my eyebrow, careful to hide a tear that had formed in the side of
my eye.
    Wyatt put his arm around me. “There’s a spot behind those
trees for you to change your clothes. Be quick, brother. We have an important
task for you when you’re ready.”
    It was everything I could do to keep from squealing like my
sister on Christmas. I did my best to answer calmly, but it only came out in a
rapid slur. “ SureI’llberightback ! ”

    The ninja costume fit like a glove, I tell you. It was like
a finely tailored suit that a rich gentlemen would special order from Europe.
When I emerged from the tree, many of my ninja brothers and sisters gasped and
clapped softly. I made the outfit look good . Or scary. It might’ve been because my overly skinny body made it look like I was the grim reaper. Whatever though – strike fear into my
enemies, right?
    Another ninja to the left of me whipped out a couple bags of
Oreos, and we continued our celebration with cookies. I don’t even care how
silly that sounds – ninjas and cookies are two of the most awesome things on the planet. Of course they’d go great together!
    Wyatt sat by my side with a mouthful of cookie. He chewed it
sloppily like a dog. “I’m thankful that you’ve chosen to become a member of my
clan.”
    “Are there other clans?” I asked.
    “No,” Wyatt said. “Are you ready for the task we’ve
specifically chosen for you?”
    I set my Oreos down on the little table. My first job as a
ninja, and in a real ninja uniform – of course I was ready! “Yes,
tell me what I must do.”
    Wyatt paused. “Are you sure? You wear the uniform now so you
can’t reject any kind of duty you’re given.”
    For a second, I imagined he said “ doodie ,”
and I laughed. “No, I won’t reject anything. Whatever you want from me, consider it done.”
    Wyatt nodded, and made a “ tch tch ” sound with his cheek. Immediately, one of the other
members of the clan tossed a backpack to the ground in front of me. It was
bright red with speckled straps.
    I studied it for a moment. I had seen a backpack like this
before, but where? And then it hit me – I saw the same bag sitting by
Zoe’s desk earlier in the week. This was Zoe’s backpack.
    “Why do you have that?” I asked.
    Wyatt shook his head. “Members of my clan don’t ask
questions when they’re given a task, and yours is simple. All you have to do is
take this bag to the front office.”
    “Sneak it in there? You want me to walk through the school
wearing this ninja uniform?”
    “No,” Wyatt said. “That’s why it’ll be easy. After gym,
you’ll change into your normal street clothes and simply take this bag to the
front desk. You’ll deliver it to the principal, and tell them that you found it
under a bush outside.”
    I