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SHADOW MAN
CLAUDIA
After John had left me at home with Mr. Claypool, we enjoyed pizza in the breakfast nook. I had a few slices.
Mr. Claypool picked up his dish and placed it in the sink. “How about we watch a movie?” he suggested from the side of the sink as he loaded the dish into the dishwasher.
I glanced over. It couldn’t hurt, I supposed. “Sure, why not?”
Mr. Claypool smiled, clapping his hands together, and grinned. “Great!”
We moved into the living room and switched on the TV. I took a seat by the large sofa.
After adjusting switches and bringing up Netflix, Mr. Claypool found a movie. I glanced down at my phone, uninterested in what he was putting on. I figured being an assistant principal he’d put on Finding Nemo or something childish.
While he did that, I thought of J
