period Kate’s red nose and frightened eyes made her seem even more vulnerable than usual.
Liz was furious.
“Call off your goons!” she demanded, slamming her books down by mine.
“Whoa!” I leaned back in my chair. “I’m not part of this.”
“But your friends are. And if your friends are, then you are.”
I had never seen Liz this angry. I decided not to ask her out quite then.
“I heard two girls in the bathroom talking about how Kate got Seth in trouble. Kate did not get Seth in trouble!” Liz put both hands on my desk and leaned into me. “Seth got Seth in trouble. He made the decision to terrorize the sub. He made the decision to stand on his chair. How can this be Kate’s fault?”
I was afraid to speak because Liz looked like she might take my head off if I did.
“People don’t like snitches,” Chrissy sniped from across the room.
Liz stood up tall. “People don’t like liars either!”
“Seth didn’t do anything any of us haven’t done before,” Chrissy argued. She made sure some of the class was watching her and Mrs. Mason wasn’t. Then she crossed both hands in front of her chest and held out her middle fingers. An evil smile spread across her face . “I suppose you’re gonna tell on me now.” Her smile challenge d Liz, but Liz didn’t take the bait .
“What is wrong with you?” Liz breathed. “Why are you so hateful? Why do you want to pick on Kate?”
“The only thing I hate is a snitch,” Chrissy retorted, nodding towards Kate who sat frozen like a mouse about to be eaten .
“Sit down,” Mrs. Mason told the class. “Let’s get started.” She paused for a moment and surveyed the class. “Is everything all right here ?”
No one said anything.
Including me. I was not going to get involved in Seth’s revenge.
Which made it impossible to get any work done on our science project. Liz refused to speak to me, glaring at me through those little green slits I wanted to avoid until I finally agreed to talk to Seth.
“It’s not going to do any good,” I warned her. “It’s not like I have any power over Seth or anything. Seth does what Seth wants to do.”
“But you’ll try.”
“I’ll try.”
“Thanks,” Liz said, checking on Kate who still sat in agony, not speaking, barely breathing, trying to remain invisible until the bell rang and she could go home for the day.
“I try not to hate anyone,” Liz confessed, “But Chrissy Allen is a total bitch.”
I looked over at Chrissy who had the amazing talent of being able to bully Kate from across the room by laughing before looking at her or whispering and eyeing her at the same time. Chrissy was good at it, and she loved every minute of it. It was pathetic.
“You two need to focus on science,” Mrs. Mason warned us from behind. “Have you gotten anything done?”
Liz whipped out her notes from Sunday night. “We’ve already watched one special, and we are just getting ready to combine our notes.”
Mrs. Mason smiled. “Good. For a minute there I thought you two were way behind.”
Liz smiled and Mrs. Mason smiled back. How could she not? Liz had the best smile.
“I will talk to Seth,” I told Liz. “I’ll do it tonight at practice.”
How is it girls can get you to do the dumbest stuff? I’ve always wondered why Dad carried Mom’s purse while she shopped for some stupid pair of shoes. Now I think I was beginning to understand. I couldn’t say no to Liz even though I knew talking to Seth was useless. I promised I would do it for her, and I would —even though it was hopeless.
What I didn’t know was what Seth was planning to do.
***
Charlie and Ben were doing up-downs when I got into the gym , which meant they had gotten in trouble.
“What’s that all about?” I asked Johnny. Charlie and Ben had been at them for a while because they were both sweating like crazy.
“They were kind of fighting in the locker room. I think about Chrissy .”
My eyes rolled all on their own .
Liz was furious.
“Call off your goons!” she demanded, slamming her books down by mine.
“Whoa!” I leaned back in my chair. “I’m not part of this.”
“But your friends are. And if your friends are, then you are.”
I had never seen Liz this angry. I decided not to ask her out quite then.
“I heard two girls in the bathroom talking about how Kate got Seth in trouble. Kate did not get Seth in trouble!” Liz put both hands on my desk and leaned into me. “Seth got Seth in trouble. He made the decision to terrorize the sub. He made the decision to stand on his chair. How can this be Kate’s fault?”
I was afraid to speak because Liz looked like she might take my head off if I did.
“People don’t like snitches,” Chrissy sniped from across the room.
Liz stood up tall. “People don’t like liars either!”
“Seth didn’t do anything any of us haven’t done before,” Chrissy argued. She made sure some of the class was watching her and Mrs. Mason wasn’t. Then she crossed both hands in front of her chest and held out her middle fingers. An evil smile spread across her face . “I suppose you’re gonna tell on me now.” Her smile challenge d Liz, but Liz didn’t take the bait .
“What is wrong with you?” Liz breathed. “Why are you so hateful? Why do you want to pick on Kate?”
“The only thing I hate is a snitch,” Chrissy retorted, nodding towards Kate who sat frozen like a mouse about to be eaten .
“Sit down,” Mrs. Mason told the class. “Let’s get started.” She paused for a moment and surveyed the class. “Is everything all right here ?”
No one said anything.
Including me. I was not going to get involved in Seth’s revenge.
Which made it impossible to get any work done on our science project. Liz refused to speak to me, glaring at me through those little green slits I wanted to avoid until I finally agreed to talk to Seth.
“It’s not going to do any good,” I warned her. “It’s not like I have any power over Seth or anything. Seth does what Seth wants to do.”
“But you’ll try.”
“I’ll try.”
“Thanks,” Liz said, checking on Kate who still sat in agony, not speaking, barely breathing, trying to remain invisible until the bell rang and she could go home for the day.
“I try not to hate anyone,” Liz confessed, “But Chrissy Allen is a total bitch.”
I looked over at Chrissy who had the amazing talent of being able to bully Kate from across the room by laughing before looking at her or whispering and eyeing her at the same time. Chrissy was good at it, and she loved every minute of it. It was pathetic.
“You two need to focus on science,” Mrs. Mason warned us from behind. “Have you gotten anything done?”
Liz whipped out her notes from Sunday night. “We’ve already watched one special, and we are just getting ready to combine our notes.”
Mrs. Mason smiled. “Good. For a minute there I thought you two were way behind.”
Liz smiled and Mrs. Mason smiled back. How could she not? Liz had the best smile.
“I will talk to Seth,” I told Liz. “I’ll do it tonight at practice.”
How is it girls can get you to do the dumbest stuff? I’ve always wondered why Dad carried Mom’s purse while she shopped for some stupid pair of shoes. Now I think I was beginning to understand. I couldn’t say no to Liz even though I knew talking to Seth was useless. I promised I would do it for her, and I would —even though it was hopeless.
What I didn’t know was what Seth was planning to do.
***
Charlie and Ben were doing up-downs when I got into the gym , which meant they had gotten in trouble.
“What’s that all about?” I asked Johnny. Charlie and Ben had been at them for a while because they were both sweating like crazy.
“They were kind of fighting in the locker room. I think about Chrissy .”
My eyes rolled all on their own .
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