Breaking the Curse

Sabastian's older brother, he races f

ou going?" hi

r Sabastian.

the school first?" said his m

tance, birds shot up through the morning blue

tory brick building that was built by the Briti

aves in the breeze. Alice pulls up on h

distance, as to Alice, she tries to avoid the trouble with the people in her school as h

she still runs into the bullies, Victoria and Ava, st

d get your tickets for the freak show. Who do you think

ew over the wee

oked at, Alice! Might be cance

he handles it with passivity today, at least, it works Ava and Victoria shove past her.

en though it clearly is. But her mood brighten

e in the arm. "Christ, Alice! Reflections! Reflections. Use the

g," Alice replies

et going we going to

bastian around?" A

why?" sa

en him?" ask

called this morning, loo

just in class,

drifts back over Wolf again, Ellis punch

ormal students do on a normal school day. The school bell rang, making a really lo

lers still have not

y asks her BFF, Adeline

replies while trying to silence

Naty tries to urge her to answer he

e, but not like that. We just...made out a couple of times." Ad

ut a couple of tim

so cool now, it's ridiculous," Naty

eplies, while punching li

saying. If you become friends with Matilda and Henr

now that! Okay, I'm telling you, i

ool walked through the main door. every girl in school starts look

s now red like a

?" Said Naty, teas

boy's bathroom, they both start t

er boyfriend to stop kissing he

to pin Adeline back at the bathroom wall. "I have to go..

se "Michael whisper

o make out in a school bathroom, he is ready to do more than a kis

an be Principle Wetherbee or just some random students, who know,

herbee, he's just right outside." Adeline replies, she really doesn

Come on, let's do something

have to study for a Mat

t's your Grade agai

are impossible

ichael replies with a smile on his

ine replies back at him a

good, right,"

trying to find something as an excuse to lea

around, say, like,

azy? My mom

n know I'm there. I'm stealthy, like a ninja." S

hael." Said Adeline, leaning forward t

t. We can just... We can just, like, chill in my c

have to study.

Said Michael raising his eyebrows, a sign that he just fou

idiot, Mic

kissing---a

:00. To study." Pointing her middle

Maladies."

tside your class again, we done." Said A

--

mbodia flag flutters in th

sign out front didn't read Police in Khmer, the people from ou

p blazer police car

ragging on another cig

p from a game of five-card draw, their Fr

is casual, to

shit, Capt." Sai

orse when I left her

s to make himself

vey, approaches. P

eir feet off the desk. Thi

ingers. The Officers ro

er glasses and c

em so important on Monday mornings, Linnet came by the office,

ook into it --" C

ering on about some more activ

IT!!" s

ic, she can't find her son this

a face that said "won't l

his office. He c

lready waiting

look happy to s

ype hammers slam ink

ord forms one letter

es, which lend him a more earnest look. His desk, however, shatters the illusion;

igarette. She's on edge. So far

g here an hour, Ca

ize again --"

R---," Margaret s

oy his age, most likely

't do that. He's not like that --

he debate team when really, I was screwing Chrissy Carp

He's not like me. He's not li

cigarette. Fights tears and are

se, they -- they make fun of him. Call him name

What's wrong wi

-- I, I don't know. Do

e not." Said

takes an

m a fag." Roy, Margaret's Ex-Husband, loves Drugs, Ex-Military, Fight a revelatio

e?" Sa

Margare

ly call his son a

the thing is Sabastian is now missing and I need you t

r from Ro