Don't Scream (9780307823526) (2013)
“As he slid into the chair next to me, his eyes glittered with anger, and his breath came in hard, quick spurts.
“What happened?” I asked.
“The papers should have been in order, but they weren’t.” Mark spat out the words. “No math listed. Stupid dorks! And that warden downstairs in the office—she acts like her whole life depends on having the right forms filled out.”
“I’m sorry,” I said. I found myself nervously drawing back from the raging fire that possessed him.
Mark turned from me, rested hi...s chin on his chest, closed his eyes, and took three long, deep breaths. When he looked back, I could sense that he had recognized my fear.
Why blame me? I thought, positive that I wasn’t the only person who wanted to get out of the way when Mark turned angry.
“I have better things to do than sit in an office for two hours,” Mark said, and to my surprise his voice was now steady, with a hint of humor in it. “The clerk downstairs wouldn’t take my word that I’d had Algebra Two.MoreLess
“What happened?” I asked.
“The papers should have been in order, but they weren’t.” Mark spat out the words. “No math listed. Stupid dorks! And that warden downstairs in the office—she acts like her whole life depends on having the right forms filled out.”
“I’m sorry,” I said. I found myself nervously drawing back from the raging fire that possessed him.
Mark turned from me, rested hi...s chin on his chest, closed his eyes, and took three long, deep breaths. When he looked back, I could sense that he had recognized my fear.
Why blame me? I thought, positive that I wasn’t the only person who wanted to get out of the way when Mark turned angry.
“I have better things to do than sit in an office for two hours,” Mark said, and to my surprise his voice was now steady, with a hint of humor in it. “The clerk downstairs wouldn’t take my word that I’d had Algebra Two.MoreLess
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