Jordan and Casey were always careful at school. They shared a few of the same classes and sat beside each other when they could, except in French, where the teacher had separated them after catching them passing notes back and forth one time too many. During fourth period, they unfortunately didn’t share a lunch time. Jordan had second lunch, which meant he went to fourth period for twenty-five minutes, went to lunch, then went back to his class. Casey was in third lunch—he went to class first, then lunch.
It only took a few days at the beginning of the school year for them to coordinate their schedules. There was a small window of opportunity where the boys could pass each other in the hall while changing for lunches. On his way back from the cafeteria, Jordan always took the long route
