Chapter 10

CHAPTER 10

The last period of the day is a free period for Bethany and me, dedicated to correcting class work, revising the syllabus, and preparing assignments for the rest of the week.

As we head out to leave at the end of the day, we pass Principal Davison in the hall. He briefly makes eye contact, and then quickly averts his gaze and nervously shuffles off to his office. I roll my eyes and shake my head. Oh well, I’ve had to work with worse.

When we get back to my apartment, we order pizza, and then begin to discuss our observations of the day. Aside from Bethany being slightly more tolerant of the Plastics than of the Goths, for the most part our observations line up. There’s actually little that Bethany missed for me to point out, which is relieving. It means I won’t actually have to spend the next six months holding her hand the entire way, which I had been worried about.

“So, what’s our next step?” Bethany asks, swallowing a mouthful of bacon and cheddar pizza.

“Next, we ob