Ben Archer and the Alien Skill (The Alien Skill Series, Book 2): Sci-Fi Adventure for Teens by Rae Knightly

Author:Rae Knightly [Knightly, Rae]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: PoCo Publisher
Published: 2020-05-20T22:00:00+00:00

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Ben sat in front of the Principal’s office with an ice pack over his black eye—something he was thankful for because he could hide his feelings behind it. A sense of utter despair threatened to engulf him, making him want to weep his heart out. But he couldn’t.

Opposite him, next to the office door, Wes and Tyler glanced at him glumly. They had been told to sit quietly while Ms. Nguyen talked to their parents.

“Hey! Psst! Ben!” Tyler whispered.

Ben ignored him.

“Come on, man!” Tyler insisted. “We’re sorry. We had no idea you’d feel like this. We thought you’d be proud of what you did! You’re a hero, dude!”

Ben pressed the ice pack really hard, concentrating on the pain in his eye rather than the pain in his heart. How could Tyler ever begin to imagine what he was going through? His fear of Bordock and Inspector Hao, which he had managed to bottle up since his arrival in Canmore, cut through his body.

What if they saw the video?

The very thought paralyzed him.

Wes pressed a Kleenex against his bloody nose, and Tyler examined the big bump on his leg. Ben heard him note how ‘cool’ it was. The bruise had turned purple, green and yellowish.

Like my eye.

Wes bent over to whisper something to his friend, to which Tyler replied, “Yeah!”

“Boys!” the assistant at the front desk warned.

The pair stiffened, suddenly taking a quiet interest in the carpet. Several minutes ticked by before Tyler ventured to catch Ben’s attention again. “P-s-t! Hey, Ben! When this is over,” he gestured to the Principal’s office, “Let’s do a revenge snowball fight.”

Wes joined in excitedly. “Yeah, next Saturday, when Kimi’s better. We can meet up at the Millennium Park.”

Ben couldn’t believe his ears. These boys, who were in deep trouble, were already planning their next stunt. He wished he could have felt that laid back.

Tyler added, “We can sled there, too…” He was cut off when the door to the Principal's office opened and Wes and Tyler's parents emerged. Immediately, the two boys hung their heads in apparent shame.

Ms. Nguyen nodded Ben over, but just before he entered her office, he saw Tyler mouth Millennium at him.

As soon as the door closed, Ben fell into his mother’s arms gratefully. He was intent on hiding behind his ice pack for the rest of the day and let her do the talking. But that didn’t seem to be on the Principal’s mind. The small woman played with her eyeglasses on the desk, staring at him intently. Ben ended up lowering the ice pack, wondering if she needed to see his two eyes before being able to speak.

A look of concern crossed her face when she saw the damage. “Ah, Ben!” she sighed. “What am I going to do with you?” She leaned back in her chair, her eyes boring into him. “I don’t know whether to suspend you or give you a gold medal.” She paused long enough for Ben to wonder what her verdict would be.

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