"NOW?" I YELPED. "ARE you crazy? We are going to get caught!" I'd never skipped school before, much to Ruthie's chagrin. She would have loved a partner in crime.
Zander just clenched his jaw and propelled us both down the sidewalk behind the school.
"This is important," he said, looking around a corner before pulling me across the gap between buildings. We were still a good distance from the parking lot, where he seemed to be dragging me.
Just then, a door opened behind us, and a voice bellowed, "Hey!" It was Mr. Dean, the football coach and biology teacher. His voice was loud and booming. "What do you two think you are doing?"
Zander stopped with a large sigh and a muttered "Great!"
He turned toward me and our eyes connected. Suddenly, his went wide, as if he'd just had an idea to
