~ SIMONJack had punched a kid because he called Abby dead.I found out in the principal's office, with Sam staring at the floor, Lily clinging to Chloe's hand, and Jack sitting in a chair way too small for the rage he was trying to hold back."He said someone in a coma is basically dead and that my mom was dead," Jack said. "I told him to stop.""And then you hit him," the principal finished."Then he said it again."I wanted to tell him I got it. Wanted to ask if the punch had at least landed good. Instead, I sat down across from him."You were right to tell him to stop. You messed up when you threw the punch.""Funny, 'cause the other day you had a busted lip, Uncle Simon. Didn't you get in a fight too?"The principal looked at me with fresh interest."Is he getting suspended?" I asked, clearing my throat."Yes, those are the school's rules," the principal explained. "The psychologist already spoke with him, but she's still evaluating the situation. Once she's done, she'l
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