Chapter 18Charlie refused to clap for Gantry Gulick. There was just no way she would ever in a billion years do it.
Everyone else at the pep rally did, though--from Principal Kafka to the lowliest freshman. They clapped and cheered and stomped as Gantry trotted across the gym floor in his red and white football jersey, waving like a prince in a royal parade. He was the quarterback, about to lead the team into battle against their biggest rival, and no one could wish him anything but the great success he deserved.
Except for Charlie, who knew what he really deserved. Hopefully, in just a few hours, he would get it.
"Here he is, everybody!" Down on the floor, Principal Kafka was shouting into his megaphone. His suit jacket was off, his sleeves rolled up to his elbows, and his face f
