ON THE FOLLOWING MONDAY the math teacher Mr. Ashwood announced, “Class, we have a new student. Please welcome your new classmate Victor Dominguez.” Mr. Ashwood didn’t have to say where Victor was from. Everyone in the room knew. To say he appeared normal would have been a lie; human, clearly but not a normal human at all. Victor was a tall, dark-haired, lean boy with strong biceps stretching the fabric of his blue shirt. Victor was handsome, strong, and without saying a word it was obvious there was intelligence behind his eyes. That he was made of magic was enough to make all the girls perk up in attention.
“Hello everyone,” Victor announced in a deep voice that sounded very adult and didn’t crack like half-boys still climbing Mount Puberty. “Pleased to meet you.”
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