// Eye Contact // SEVEN FINN BRYTON I walked towards the school hallways feeling dread at every step I took to my first class. I spotted Melanie at her locker animatedly talking to Bethany as usual when a large group of people suddenly gathered near the quad. “I can’t believe it!” I waved my friends. “What’s up today?” I gestured over the pressing and growing flock. They shrugged in answer, “I don’t but I am curious…” Bethany said completely and obviously intrigued as I am. The three of us go together towards the commotion, luckily spotting Jeremy, Jeffery, and Benjamin waving us over. “What’s going on?” Before either of them could answer Eric Marendel appeared out of nowhere dragging a beaten looking Ezekiel Fields by the collar, “Let’s put that in a perspective in a way you can

