After that night, Lucke didn't speak to me for a long time.
My mother had returned that Monday with Arthur, and they seemed very happy. I didn't have the heart to ruin their happiness by telling them everything Lucke had put me through. Instead, when they asked me how my week had gone here, I smiled and told them everything had been fine and that I had spent most of the time at school and in my bedroom. I didn't even mention the party my stepbrother had thrown. My mother and Arthur seemed pleased after that.
The only good thing about all that was that Lucke hadn't played any more tricks on me. Now he didn't even talk to me, he just ignored me. I couldn't stop wondering how someone could change their personality so quickly. He had been a jerk to me many times, but other times, he had been
