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So on the three days I wasn ’ t helping my classmates to stay safe , I was on the field with Kyle taking out frustration s with my parents’ decision to move on the little white ball.
    I found it odd that Erica didn’t show up for training that Tuesday or the following Thursday. The class would end in October . What good would a couple of sessions do for her? Whenever I passed by her and the rest of her circle , aka cheerleaders , in the hallway she just waved or smiled and politely moved on.
    Trigonometry turned out to be my worst enemy. On top of everyth ing else I already had going on, I just couldn ’ t get a handle on angles and arcs. If I wanted to be a computer engineer then I couldn ’ t blow off math like Shani who planne d on becoming an English teacher after high school.
    The library seemed deathly quiet , making me feel like all kinds of things watched me while I sat there waiting on m y math tut or. Glancing in the library ’ s main office to the left side of the door , I jumped back in my seat. A man dressed in a dark trench coat stood just inside the doorway , and he stared straight at me.
    Creepy! Now , mind you weird dudes dressed in all black normally didn ’ t bother me much , but something about this guy wasn ’ t right. The entrance doors swung open and Erica walked in with another girl on the cheerleading squad. She caught me staring and headed straight toward my table after saying bye to her friend. I stole a moment to glance back at the office. Surprise. The dude dressed in all black was gone , just like that.
    “ What ’ s going on , Caleb? ” she asked , set ting her book bag down.
    “ I ’ m—um , waiting o n Mrs. Browning,” I said , still glancing toward the office and not able to concentrate on Erica.
    “ You mean Barracuda Browning ? ” she asked.
    “ Exactly. You know something I don ’ t? ”
    “ She sent me here to help her students out today. Something about an emergency at home with her kid. ”
    Aw man. Crap. “ You missed practice ,” I said. I wanted to look like she wasn’t making me nervous.
    A strange look crossed her face. “ Yeah , well , I broke up with Thorn e . I needed some time. ”
    The gut punching news just kept right on coming at me these days. “ I ’ m sorry. ”
    “ Don ’ t be ,” she said , a smile creeping across her face. “ He ’ s really a jealous jerk. ”
    Oh hell. “ Um , your new dating status doesn’t have anything to do with me , I hope . ”
    She sighed and tucked her lips. “ Let ’ s j ust say that Thorn e could use some work in the sensitivity area. ” Smiling , she lowered her eyes; but not before I saw the tears. I thought of M om ’ s conversation last week and the pinky promise we made. Most of all I thought of that spoon aimed toward my eye.
    I opened my book and pulled out a pencil. I ’ d do anything to lighten the moment. Deep , dark , depressing , and dreary: those were the four d ’ s I avoided at all costs.
    “ And yes , Caleb , h is friends tattled on us the other day. You know how guys are. They made it seem like we were about ready to make out. ” She playfully rolled her eyes and stuck out her tongue .
    I scoffed. “ Aw , man. They ’ re gonna skin me alive! So a t what point should I expect my castration t o happen? ”
    “ No bodily harm will come to you. I promise. ”
    “ Yeah right. Hey listen , I’m good on all this. My mom ’ s been helping me out every night too . ” I started to gather my books , but she placed a hand on mine.
    “ Please don ’ t leave ,” she almost pleaded. Something in her eyes , an almost desperate look , made me stay. “ I really wanted to say thank you for saving me. But I got so caught up, and everybody was staring. I just kind of panicked . ”
    I sat down and prepared to spend time with Thorne Wiggins’s ex-girlfriend. Okay, yeah. Kyle obviously wasn’t the only one who enjoyed getting punished.
    It took over an hour for me to get the hang of the