Mason managed to get through the rest of the school day unmolested, though the level of taunting showed no signs of diminishing. He was glad to hear the final bell ring and was soon at his locker putting away his books. He had decided to drive over to Parker’s place to demand an explanation for the s**t he’d pulled earlier that day. However, he was forced to delay his plans when Jacob—a fellow member of the student government—reminded him about their after-school meeting. “s**t, I ain’t in the mood. It’s just gonna be a yawn.” “Come on, dude. We never get enough people to show up to make a quorum. It shouldn’t take long to get through the planned business. “f**k, this is all I need,” Mason groused as he followed Jacob down the hall. Amazingly, the few people they passed did

