Perception
“THE next morning, Mallory tried to talk to me at our lockers, but she must have seen the fire in my eyes when I glared at her. She backed away and kept her distance until the end of the school day.
I wandered outside, waiting for Gabriel. We were supposed to meet to go to the police station. I hoped he hadn’t forgotten. I was about to pull out my phone and call him when someone started yelling.
A little shouting in the parking lot wasn’t all that unusual. But this person wasn’t playing. That vo...ice was mad. Spitting mad.
I peered around a giant SUV and saw Cody pacing back and forth by his truck. His arms flailed in the air, and a stream of expletives poured from his mouth. A small group of people had formed around him, all shaking their heads in what looked like mock sympathy.
“He is so pissed,” Kendra said, strutting up to me. “He loves that truck.”
“What happened?” I asked.
“Someone keyed the side and flattened his tire.”
“Oh.” I tried to drum up some empathy.MoreLess
I wandered outside, waiting for Gabriel. We were supposed to meet to go to the police station. I hoped he hadn’t forgotten. I was about to pull out my phone and call him when someone started yelling.
A little shouting in the parking lot wasn’t all that unusual. But this person wasn’t playing. That vo...ice was mad. Spitting mad.
I peered around a giant SUV and saw Cody pacing back and forth by his truck. His arms flailed in the air, and a stream of expletives poured from his mouth. A small group of people had formed around him, all shaking their heads in what looked like mock sympathy.
“He is so pissed,” Kendra said, strutting up to me. “He loves that truck.”
“What happened?” I asked.
“Someone keyed the side and flattened his tire.”
“Oh.” I tried to drum up some empathy.MoreLess
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