And Then Everything Unraveled by Jennifer Sturman

Author:Jennifer Sturman
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.

I was so eager to get online and start researching private detectives that I was tempted to cut out of school early. But Prescott was big on taking attendance, and for all I knew, Patience had some sort of alarm system rigged up to alert her the moment I left campus.

And, if I was being completely honest, the truth was that I didn’t want to miss drama. Mr. Dudley was back, and the class was meeting for the first time that afternoon. And while it might not help with the SATs, T.K. herself always says that you shouldn’t draw conclusions without a “robust and rigorously tested fact base.”

So I suffered through the endless day, even though it felt like somebody had spiked the coffee in the faculty lounge with sedatives. The teachers all seemed to be moving in slow motion, like they knew I was in a hurry and were trying to torment me. But finally last period arrived.

The kids who gathered on the stage in the auditorium were an even mix of juniors and seniors. I was sort of surprised to see Gwyneth there, given that I’d always thought drama required at least some degree of facial movement. But as soon as the teacher walked in, it made more sense. So did the fact that girls outnumbered boys in the class at least two to one.

Mr. Dudley was probably close to thirty, but he was still so ridiculously good-looking that it was jarring to see him there, with us, rather than up on a movie screen or in the pages of a magazine. It was also pretty obvious that Gwyneth wasn’t the only one who was more interested in the teacher than what he taught.

But he didn’t seem to notice that he was being worshiped. “Let’s get started, people,” he said, clapping his hands to call the class to order. He had everyone sit in a semicircle on the stage, and then he welcomed us to “the magical world of theater,” which he described as “a noble offering, a gift that brings transparency to opacity, bridges cognitive dissonance, and creates community via communication.”

I wasn’t convinced that even he understood what all of that was supposed to mean, and he spoke with a phony-sounding British accent as he paced back and forth before us. With every word, I grew more convinced that his accent was fake, but Gwyneth didn’t seem to mind. She almost had an expression.

After he’d finished his introduction and launched us on a series of breathing exercises, something caught his attention offstage. “No need to be shy,” he called. “Come join us in channeling the muse.” Seriously. That’s what he said.

I was wondering what Dieter would think of Mr. Dudley when Quinn slid into the spot right between Gwyneth and me. We were supposed to have our eyes closed, but even if I hadn’t peeked, the way every other sense suddenly snapped into high alert would’ve told me exactly who it was.

This was the first I’d seen

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