Jordan has never seen the inside of the principal’s office before. Even with the window-walls that display the reception area to the entire school, the inner office itself has always remained a mystery. Whenever Jordan passed by the office, the door was always firmly shut, and the crowd he hangs out with aren’t students who frequent Mr. Form’s company. He doubts the principal even knew who he was before today. When he follows his father into the office, he tries to look everywhere at once without anyone noticing.
The first thing that strikes him is how normal everything appears to be. The room is somber in tone—the walls are paneled with dark wood, and the same brown, threadbare carpet used in the school library covers the floor. There is a pair of bookcases filled more with photos and tr
