Bait for a Burglar
“He looked at the other eighth-grade students in his class, then back to the paper he was clutching. It was hard enough to have to read what he’d written to the rest of the class, but what Dad had said this morning bothered him. He couldn’t concentrate.
“There’s a high-tech burglar loose in Redoaks. We need to upgrade our insurance policy,” Mr. Quinn had said in an undertone to his wife, but Brian had overheard.
“What high-tech burglar? Where is he? What are you talking about, Dad?” Bria...n had asked.
Mr. Quinn had looked at his watch. “Better hurry, Brian, or you’ll be late for school. I’ll tell you about it this evening.”
Ms. McGowan, who taught journalism, broke into Brian’s thoughts. “Well, Brian?” she asked. “Are you ready?”
Brian gulped and nodded. “Death is never good to talk about,” he read somberly. “But yesterday, in Mr. Hightower’s eleven o’clock biology class, death was on every student’s mind.MoreLess
“There’s a high-tech burglar loose in Redoaks. We need to upgrade our insurance policy,” Mr. Quinn had said in an undertone to his wife, but Brian had overheard.
“What high-tech burglar? Where is he? What are you talking about, Dad?” Bria...n had asked.
Mr. Quinn had looked at his watch. “Better hurry, Brian, or you’ll be late for school. I’ll tell you about it this evening.”
Ms. McGowan, who taught journalism, broke into Brian’s thoughts. “Well, Brian?” she asked. “Are you ready?”
Brian gulped and nodded. “Death is never good to talk about,” he read somberly. “But yesterday, in Mr. Hightower’s eleven o’clock biology class, death was on every student’s mind.MoreLess
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