The Perfect Secret by Rob Buyea

Author:Rob Buyea
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Random House Children's Books
Published: 2018-10-08T16:00:00+00:00

Randi grabbed Mark and me. “Someone” —heavy breathing—“needs help” —heavy breathing—“in the boys’ locker room.”

Mark and I looked at each other, puzzled.

“Dude, slow down,” Mark said. “What’re you talking about?”

She answered in one run-on breath. “I think it’s Scott. Quick!”

We bolted.

* * *

—

It was pitch black when we burst into the locker room. Mark found the light switch and flipped it on.

“Scott!” I called.

No response.

“Scott!”

Still nothing. Talk about making your heart race. Mine took off, beating faster than it had when I’d been on the dance floor. I hurried around the corner.

Randi’s panicked words had scared me, but when I found Scott, scared went to another level. Terrified was more like it. He lay on the ground by the showers—unconscious.

“Go get help!” I screamed.

I knelt by Scott’s side while Mark ran off. I didn’t know what to do. I’d never felt so helpless. “We’re here now, buddy. We’ve got you,” I whispered.

Mark wasn’t gone more than a couple of minutes, but those were some of the longest minutes of my life. Scott didn’t start stirring until Mark got back with Mr. Allen. I let out a sigh of relief. Mr. Allen got down on the ground next to me. “What happened?” he asked.

“I don’t know. We came in here and found him like this.” But I did know. His hair was stuck to his forehead and his cheeks were tacky, too.

“Scott, are you okay? Tell me your full name,” Mr. Allen said. “Do you know where you are?”

When Scott couldn’t answer those questions, I got even more worried. When he rolled to the side and started vomiting, terrified went to a level I couldn’t even measure. This was serious. Mr. Allen grabbed his phone and called 911.

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