Marianna Mystery: Nothing's As It Seems by Kristin O'Ferrall

Author:Kristin O'Ferrall [O'Ferrall, Kristin]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kristin O'Ferrall
Published: 2021-02-21T22:00:00+00:00

THE NEXT DAY WAS ANOTHER “marathoner” for my father—what I called it when my father worked all day and night. I was becoming a more-than-regular fixture at the Logan household. Fortunately for my father and me, the Logans didn’t seem to mind having me as an adopted member of their family. This meant having frequent dinners at their house, which was fine by me—Mrs. Logan was a great cook. I just felt bad that my father wasn’t able to enjoy the comforts of a homemade dinner. His dinners often consisted of nuking something in the microwave or cooking something out back on the grill. Quick, easy, and usually cooked in less than ten minutes—those were the dinners prepared by my father.

That night at the Logans’, the dinner conversation was extra lively—Mrs. Logan told us how she found a mouse in the garage and almost tripped over Colin’s bike, trying to get away from it. Colin complained about the amount of homework he had and wondered why teachers insisted on giving two tests on the same day. Mr. Logan carried on about his lectures and the grades of his students.

“It’s weird,” he said. “I’m either doing something right, or there is something fishy going on because a lot of the students that were about to fail my class are now doing really well.”

“That’s great, dear,” Mrs. Logan said.

Only Mr. Logan didn’t seem to think so.

“What? You don’t think they’re cheating?” she asked.

“Don’t you guys ever cheat, you hear me?” Mrs. Logan added. I think it dawned on her that we were in on the conversation; Colin had just been complaining about his schoolwork.

“Of course not, mom,” Colin replied. “Just because I hate homework doesn’t mean I’m going to cheat.”

Mrs. Logan smiled over at Colin and then continued with her questions. “Is there something that makes you think that they are cheating?”

“Well, for one, I just finished grading the last exam, and almost the entire class got a C or above. Only one person failed.”

“And you’re disappointed?” Colin asked.

“No, not disappointed, surprised. Suspicious, I guess. This was a class that had quite a bit of failing students.”

“Maybe they really studied, and it’s finally clicking,” Mrs. Logan stated in an effort to reassure him.

“Yeah, dad,” Colin added. “If I was failing a class, you’d have me doing nothing but study until I pulled my grade up to at least a C. Not that you even let me get a C.”

“Maybe.” Mr. Logan replied.

“Obviously you’re not convinced,” I chimed in. “So, why don’t you just quiz them in class? Randomly ask the students you think might have cheated some questions from the exam.” Gosh, I’m brilliant sometimes.

“That’s a thought,” Mr. Logan replied, taking my advice to heart. “Only, it wouldn’t prove that they cheated.”

“No, but it could prove that there was cheating,” I responded, excited about the prospect of a new mystery to solve.

Colin seemed to be on the same brain wavelength as me. “Yeah, dad. That way, you can get a better feel about it.

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