Best Behavior by Wendy Francis

Author:Wendy Francis [Francis, Wendy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Graydon House Books
Published: 2020-05-04T18:30:00+00:00

ELEVEN

The release of the frogs surpassed even Cody’s wildest expectations. Earlier, he and Brad had worked it out so that, after the commencement speech, Brad’s younger brother, Josh, and his friend would sneak off to the bathroom in the main hall, where two boxes of frogs awaited in a locked stall (Cody and Brad had placed them there right before falling into line for the graduation processional). From there, Josh and his buddy would return to the courtyard, and from the shelter of a clump of azalea bushes, set the frogs free. The plan, which could have gone awry in so many different ways, had gone off without a hitch. Hundreds of tiny frogs hopping around the courtyard and croaking their lungs out! It was the sauce. The ultimate senior prank, and they’d pulled it off.

But now he has to remind himself to play it cool, as if he knows nothing about its provenance or who might be involved. It’s tough, though, because he’s sweating bullets under his cap and gown in this heat, and he probably looks guilty as hell. A couple of buddies trot over to high-five him.

“Cody, man, that was ahh-mazing.”

Cody shrugs, looks around to make sure no one official is within hearing range, and says, “Yeah, well, it was a team effort, as you know.” He’s referring to the fact that about two weeks ago, he and Brad collected money from seniors interested in contributing to the senior prank. It had been surprisingly easy to locate frogs for sale online, which were also relatively inexpensive (apparently, frogs were a popular feeding source for pet snakes). For ten to twenty measly bucks, a senior could purchase their “own” frog. Sixty percent of the senior class had participated, which Cody thought was pretty damn impressive. Of course, Dawn couldn’t be bothered, so he didn’t even ask her. Sometimes it surprised him how out of the loop his sister was. All she cared about anymore was hanging out with Matt and her cross-country friends. And avoiding the Admin Board at all costs.

“Dude, that was awesome. We hit the ball out of the park!” Brad is so euphoric, you’d think he’d just scored the winning run in the World Series, but even Cody has to agree. His face breaks into a wide grin.

“I know. It was sick. Totally worth it just to see Halberstam running around trying to catch them all.” He pulls Brad aside. “Hey, make sure your brother and his pal know how much we appreciate it.”

“Already taken care of.” Brad assures him. “They’ve been duly compensated for their efforts, no worries.”

“Cool.” As he says it, a frog hops by them, and Brad breaks out laughing. “Man, the Class of 2020 is going to go down in infamy.”

“And I suppose we have you guys to thank for that?” His sister has snuck up beside them.

Cody feigns innocence. “I’m sure I have no idea what you’re talking about.”

“Yeah, right. Anyway, we should really find Mom. She’s probably freaking out, wondering where we are.

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