Mike Stellar by K. A. Holt

Author:K. A. Holt [Holt, K. A.]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
ISBN: 978-0-375-85385-2
Publisher: Random House Children's Books
Published: 2009-09-10T04:00:00+00:00

I made a face. Excellence in teaching, my butt. I reached up to wipe some dust off the glass so I could see the date on the certificate, and—whoosh—the door flew open.

Mrs. Halebopp stood there, with her black eyes wide as ever. It was the first time I’d ever seen her look startled. I immediately yanked my hand off the framed certificate. It was one of those instinctual yanks that you do when you’re caught, and I totally pulled the frame off the wall by accident. It crashed to the floor and the glass shattered.

Mrs. Halebopp’s startled look quickly turned into a scowl.

“S-sorry,” I stammered. “I can clean it up.” I knelt down and fumbled with some of the large pieces of glass.

“Leave it,” she said in a hushed tone that meant she was already planning the recipe for boiling my hide.

“What’s happening here, Larc?” she asked crisply, setting the book she was carrying onto a shelf and marching over to where Larc was standing. Mrs. H stood there, arms crossed, shooting fire from her eyes, and Larc, bless her amazing soul, launched into this long story about coming here to study because it was neutral territory, blah blah.

I was still kneeling by the broken glass when I saw a piece of paper that had slipped out from under the certificate. I couldn’t see all of it, just the top part. It looked like a poem or something. I have no idea why I did it, but I snatched the piece of paper and shoved it deep into my pocket. I stood up. Larc and Mrs. H were still having a somewhat heated conversation about “boundaries” and “responsibilities” when I bolted out the door. Fight-or-flight had kicked in late. Thankfully, flight won.

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