“On your next exam, you will be asked about the differences between mitosis and meiosis, so I suggest that all of you go home and study this weekend. This will be one of the hardest exams of the semester,” Mr. Barnes, my Bio teacher, said. I wrote down a couple notes in my planner and glanced over at Allie, who stared at him with wide, scared eyes, as if she wouldn’t get a hundred percent on his tests like she always did. My lips curled into a small smile, and I turned back to the front. “Did you see Carter’s face?” Jenny whispered behind us to her friend. “Someone f****d him up bad,” another student whispered. All people had talked about today was how badly Carter, Redwood’s most idiotic quarterback, had gotten beat up the other night. I didn’t care much for drama, but I ate this up l

