The Quarry Boy
Only me and the thrum.
I strolled down the hall, past posters of the previous month's football game, a torn-up promo for the talent show, and a "Be Kind" banner curled at the edges.
My locker was directly ahead of me, the paint scraped close to the handle where I'd slammed it too hard once.
At first glance, nothing was out of place.
But I hadn't gotten close yet.
It wasn't until I was actually standing right in front of it that I saw.
The metal was scored deep, the scratches wide enough to catch the light. Letters carved in hard, sloppy lines, like whoever did it didn't care if they woke up the whole school.
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