Spider freaked out when he tried to move him. “Kurt? What’s wrong, man? Why don’t you move?”
“What’d he do to him?” Robbie waved his hand in front of Kurt’s face. His eyes never blinked. “Kurt! Wake up, man!”
Jon arrived at the foyer and right away noticed two sturdy police officers waiting at the doors, alert and ready. Principal Dillon was there, too. He said something into his walkie-talkie and marched toward Jon. Jon knew Principal Dillon preferred to handle confrontational matters personally. He’d been expecting this.
Dillon stopped before Jon, a serious expression on his face. “Jon, can we talk?”
Jon nodded robotically. “Sure, Mr. Dillon. What do you want to talk about?”
“About your trip to New York. Young man, it simply will not happen.”
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