Vampire Crush by A. M. Robinson

Author:A. M. Robinson [Robinson, A. M.]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: ePub Bud (www.epubbud.com)
Published: 2011-11-10T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twelve

Mr. Amado colects our Welcome Back articles the next day. When it comes time for me to hand mine over, I experience a moment of panic. Last night I caved and looked over them again, after which I tried to do some finalhour touch-ups, but they are stil hovering more toward the

“suck” end of the spectrum than the “stel ar.”

“Thank you, Sophie?” Mr. Amado says calmly, tugging a few times when my fingers continue to clutch the end. “I’m taking them now.”

Left with little other option, I let go, and he moves on to the rest of the students. I notice that Lindsay doesn’t hesitate at al when it’s her turn; she offers her handful of pages proudly and with a bright smile that Mr. Amado returns. Mindwiping, and Other Keys to Better Journalism: An Expose. Maybe I should have asked James to go ahead and wipe me as wel .

I risk a peek at the back corner of the room, where James has stashed himself in the most isolated desk and is now propping his cheek up with his hand as he watches the proceedings with a bored eye. This has been his position of choice in al of my classes, with the exception of English where he finagled a seat directly between me and Vlad and sat up so straight in his seat that I couldn’t even see the tippy-top of Vlad’s head. We haven’t exchanged a single word since yesterday’s fight in the foyer, although once when he caught me looking at him, I thought I saw the ghost of a smile before he schooled his face back into impassivity.

Mr. Amado has finished his rounds. I force my attention back to the front of the room just as he sets the stack of articles on his desk and then sits on its corner. “This is great, guys,” he says. “On Thursday we’l start using the computers to lay everything out—and remember, if you need to brush up on your InDesign skil s, I’m holding refresher workshops after class for the rest of the week.”

He claps, which I’ve learned is his way of drumrol ing. “But right now I wanted to check in and see how you are al holding up after the first assignment and brainstorm ideas for the next few issues. Remember, this is a forum and I am just the steward here to help you.”

“What’s a steward?” Neal asks.

Mr. Amado’s mustache twitches. I also noticed during the assignment roundup that Neal turned in a handful of comics and not an article about the missing blood. That makes me happy, but it means that Mr. Amado’s Neal Frustration Level is high.

“A guide, Neal,” he says. “A guide.”

“I want to keep covering girls’ sports,” Mark Echol s says before anyone else can stake claim to his territory.

“I anticipated that, Mark,” Mr. Amado says. “I don’t see any reason why—” He stops when he notices that I’ve raised my hand. “Sophie?”

I was real y hoping to suggest this in a one-on-one meeting, but it looks like I’m going to have to do it now since Mr.

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