her, every staff member was there. The rumor mill ha

e. A single microphone s

arge projection

e "Judges": Principal Sterling, Mr

od up first. Sh

unprovoked attack," she announced

cked th

ip, zoomed in. It showed only the moment Arleen hit Bryc

d. "Psycho!" "

smugly. "I call my

stage. He was handsome, w

c. He wouldn't

student body president, and as someone... c

t the crowd. He looked at Mrs. Vaughn.

d. "Arleen has been... unstable since the accident. I think

eement rippled

her chest-not love, but the echo of the

ped up t

asked. Her voice boo

owd qu

ine," Arleen said. "Bu

ent him scrambling back. She had spent thirty minutes in the school library after the meeting, using a public terminal to pull the audio from her phone,

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wing the f

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rowd

onds. It wasn't an attack; i

speakers. Mrs. Vaughn's voice, shrill and clear: "...pulls

ing her chair over. "Turn i

nts were laughing. Some were f

ed back to

," she said.

wasn't laughing this time. He was watching A

ontrolled the room.

ghter, he thought.

salvage the situation. "Well... clearly

the stage, her heels cli

e was still standing there, lo

him. The mic w

e said. "