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Chapter 59

Jo squeezed my wrist, her brown eyes probably seeing everything that had just flashed through my head. "Leigh?"

"I'm fine," I mumbled.

She frowned, clearly not believing me, and picked at her corndog some more. "I think I'm going to get lost on the way home from school today and drop off my recycling petition at city hall. Being grounded sucks."

"Tell me how it goes." I squeezed a huge dollop of ketchup on my tray then stared at my food, not quite ready to take the risk and eat it. I'd grabbed a tray more out of habit than hunger, anyway.

Once the swarm of students eventually filed out, Ms. Hansen, her hair frizzed and falling out of her bun, plopped in the seat next to us, breathing hard like she'd just run a marathon.

"Research papers and projects due tomorrow, and these kids suddenly remember they haven't started yet," she said. "How about you two? How are you coming along with the end of the year assignments?"

Jo shrugged and propped her head in her hand.