Rise of the Undead by Rex Ogle

Author:Rex Ogle
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Inkyard Press
Published: 2023-05-11T19:21:00+00:00

Chapter 8

the girl behind the glass

Will stared at his test. It was the final exam of the final class of the final day of his semester before winter break. He was only sure of his answers on about half the questions. The rest were guesses. “Hrmph,” he muttered under his breath. He felt the mind stone in his jeans pocket. He could use it to read the mind of the teacher and get the answer, couldn’t he?!

He began to squeeze the stone...then stopped. He quickly put it back in his pocket.

If he was so good, like Ozzie had said, why would he have even considered it?

Dina Iris had given it to him to use in saving the town. Not to pass a test he should have studied for. Maybe he wasn’t so good after all. Maybe he couldn’t save the town.

He sighed. He thought to himself, Look on the bright side. If the world ends, my grades won’t matter. On his test sheet, he drew a monster with a smiley face.

RINNNNNGGGGGGGGG!

The school bell signaled that vacation had officially begun. Students all over the school cheered. Will handed his exam to the teacher and said, “Go easy on me.”

“Failed the test, huh?” Digby Bronson asked, following Will into the hallway. “Why does that not surprise me?”

“Leave me alone,” Will said.

Digby shoved Will. As he crashed onto the hallway floor, Will’s old backpack ripped open, and all of his books scattered out. Digby pointed and started laughing. Will felt rage rush through him as everyone in the hallway stared at him. He scrambled to his feet and launched himself at Digby, knocking the bully to the floor and climbing on top of him.

Will raised his fist.

It would be so easy to hit him.

But something stayed his hand, something he hadn’t expected—Ozzie’s words.

He recalled what she’d said at the museum—that he had the potential for great good, but that he had anger in him too. Will didn’t want that to be true, but he knew it was. He thought of his mom working late nights, always trying to pay the bills and take care of Will on her own. She was so strong. He needed to be strong too. He needed to do better. To be better.

He looked down, and Digby had his hands up, scared. “Please don’t hit me,” he whined. Will had never seen him like that before. And he had been so bothered by Digby that he’d never stopped to realize that Digby honestly wasn’t that scary—not when he was already dealing with much worse.

Will lowered his fist and uncurled his fingers. “I’m not scared of you, Digby. Not anymore. On my list of worries right now, you don’t even rank.”

Will stood and walked away. He let out a deep sigh of relief. When he looked up, Ivy and Linus were waiting at his locker.

“Nicely done,” Ivy said as she slow-clapped. “You showed him.”

“Yeah, well, I meant what I said,” Will said. “Instead of worrying about what Digby thinks of me, I should be trying to figure out a way to stop Ozzie or help my mom.

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