Teen Frankenstein by Chandler Baker

Author:Chandler Baker
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781250080288
Publisher: Feiwel & Friends

TWENTY-ONE

The experiment results are unprecedented. The subject displays keen athletic ability, a pleasant demeanor in social settings, and the ability to interact with peers. A once-dead body has been absorbed by a high school. Adam is a near-perfect specimen. I’m reminded of the great scientist Ian Wilmut, who could find not one fault in his cloned sheep Dolly. I must be vigilant, though, if the story of Dolly is to be recalled, since that sheep had only half the life span of other sheep of her breed, so Wilmut must have been missing something.

* * *

“In ten thousand years, creatures like you and me will be completely phased out, and the world will be overrun by Cassidy Hydes.” I’d made the mistake of telling Owen about my lunchtime adventures, and this was his response. “And then someday a kindly old scientist will come extract our DNA from a preserved sample of fossilized amber and they’ll create a whole park filled with misfits and rejects, and people will come from far and wide to gawk at the hideous creatures that once roamed the earth.” Owen performed a dramatic sweep of his arm. “And that’s when we’ll go all crazy-eyed and try to rip their hearts out, and they’ll try to Tase us or something but will ultimately decide that they should have never re-created us in the first place and leave us to be weirdo misfits all alone together on an island where there will hopefully be mai tais with those little umbrella straws.”

“You have issues.” I fitted my lab goggles over the bridge of my nose. “You know that, don’t you? Real problems. You should see a psychiatrist.”

Owen slid the lab sheet off the table and skimmed through the instructions. “Not this one again. Didn’t we do this foam experiment in class last year?”

Students were busy carting buckets of supplies over to the four-top lab tables.

“No, year before that.” I grabbed a Bunsen burner from the back counter. “Cassidy’s not that good-looking.”

Owen crumpled up the instructions and tossed them toward the trash can. He missed. Of course. “You can’t ignore the facts, Tor. Process of natural selection. Girls like Cassidy Hyde are genetically superior to the rest of us.”

“Gee, thanks,” I said, lighting the burner. “I’m not exactly a troll, Owen.”

He did a once-over. “It’s hard to tell,” he said matter-of-factly. “Because you dress like a boy half the time.”

“I do not!” I looked down, pouting. “I dress, I don’t know, boho … chic. That’s a thing, right?” I tugged at the frayed edge of my oversized tee, trying to recall the last time I went shopping.

Owen measured out a half cup of 6 percent hydrogen peroxide. Our teacher insisted that we do the experiments with the rest of the class, but we were allowed to work on our own projects afterward. “Why are you getting your granny panties all in a wad? Who cares? I would take you over a Cassidy any day.” He smirked. “They’re a dime a

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