

Roche enters, a young pretty lady with glowing blonde hair. Roche, filling in for the guidance counselor Mr. She also reveals the teen will talk to Ms. She advises them to marry first for money, then for love. Lane, who asks if they met "someone special" along the way.

A strange metallic smell hangs in the air. Their dad drilled a hole in it and put it on the key ring.Īt the end of the hallway, the teenager notices the lockers have changed color from orange to dark red, and a fast yellow animal-like flash of movement, which shortly vanishes. Their family gave it as a present for their twelfth birthday (instead of an iPad), insisting it was a family heirloom giving good luck. The kid remembers that in kindergarten the report cards called them "accident-prone" and "always seems to find trouble", but over time grew worse.Īs the youth makes their way to Principal Moore's office, they reach for the old, heavy silver coin in their pocket. A diver suited up to fetch Lola as Marilyn, the aquarium lady, reassured the class. Once a sea otter named Lola looked at the child during a biology class trip to the aquarium and in fear somehow jumped into a shark tank with a kelp forest. The student reminisces that they always get into trouble over strange incidents. Just as the child selects the answer, Ms. The main character flips to the back of the quiz to answer the extra credit: My favorite Greek god is _. Scheer "The Professor", but he also used to be a hippie as well as teaching at college. Scheer, the protagonist's English teacher, announces a pop quiz on their Greek mythology unit. The protagonist's life is turned upside down when a typical guidance counselor visit turns into a battle to survive.
