Turned and Taken (Packed 1 & 2) Read Free Page B

door to find a small, dark-skinned bald man with tortoiseshell glasses. He was sitting behind a large desk laden with paper. It was a big office, but every inch was covered with stuff.
    Two chairs were situated across from the desk. The only person she had met since entering the school, the bad boy, was sitting in one.
    “Take a seat,” Principal Jenner said.
    Saki complied, trying not to look at the boy by her side.
    “Do you know Mr. Lafluer?”
    Saki turned and looked at the bad boy for only a second before shaking her head “no.” The boy looked away.
    “I see. Well, can you tell me where you found this?”
    Mr. Jenner pushed the medallion across the desk toward the two students. Saki leaned in to get a better look. She stared at it for a moment, considering how she could have gotten into this position so quickly.
    “I found it in the grass on the way to homeroom.”
    “Hmm… And do you have any idea how it ended up in the grass?”
    “No, Sir.”
    “Well, I understand that you are new here, so I will inform you that this was taken from my office this morning. Later on, Mr. DeMarco found this in your possession. You were also in the administrative office this morning, weren’t you?”
    “Yes, Sir.”
    “Doesn’t that seem strange to you, if you were me?”
    “I don’t know how you think, sir.” Perhaps that wasn’t the best thing for Saki to say, but it was honest. She could stand dumbing herself down for her sisters and her mother, but she couldn’t take having to do it for teachers.
    Mr. Jenner stared at Saki for a moment. Although she didn’t turn, she could feel the eyes of the boy beside her. She had gotten both of their attentions, and she liked it.
    “This is not the way to start the first day at your new school,” Principal Jenner confirmed. Saki didn’t respond. Mr. Jenner continued. “When you were in the building, did you happen to see Mr. Lafluer?”
    Saki had started to put things together. The bad boy had stolen it. Something had happened, and it ended up in the grass where she found it. Now they were in the principal office, and he was unraveling the parts. The question was, what would she do next?
    Principal Jenner was right, this was a horrible way to start the first day at her new school. She knew that whatever she said would set the tone for the rest of her school year. Saki had always been the good girl, and it had never worked out for her. Maybe it was time for her to try something new.
    “He doesn’t look familiar.”
    “He’s one of the students from your homeroom class. Doesn’t he look familiar from there?”
    “I’m new,” she said sounding exhausted. “How could you ask me if he’s familiar? I don’t know maybe. It’s just… everything is just a lot.” Saki did her best to manufacture tears. When they welled up in her eyes, she considered it the most successful thing she had done all day.
    Leaning forward resting her face in her hands, she heard Mr. Jenner leaned back in his chair. Her tears were making him feel uncomfortable while at the same time perking up the boy next to her. Saki knew that she could keep this up all day. If Mr. Jenner was uncomfortable now, she was going make sure she was released without another question asked.
    Mr. Jenner squirmed around in his seat a moment longer before speaking. “Well, I’m going to let you both go. But in this is not a toy,” he emphasized touching the medallion. “This is also school property. So if this goes missing again, there are two people I will question first. And next time it will be with the police. You understand me?”
    Saki wiped her eyes relieved to be done. “Yes, Sir.”
    “Yeah,” Mr. Lafluer said, offering as little acknowledgment as possible.
    “Good. You may go.”
    Saki got up, proud of herself. The boy next to her had to be the most dangerous guy in the school, and he now owed her a favor. She couldn’t believe her luck. Walking down the hall, she could hear him behind her. She