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“Okay,” Ms. Vallone says.
I start to leave, but halfway through the door, I turn back around and stop right in front of the teacher’s desk.
“I did something bad,” I say. I don’t even care if Alfie is there to hear me. I just need to get it out, like a poison. “I did something bad today, and I’m really, really sorry.”
Ms. Vallone’s face deflates, like a balloon. She glances over at Alfie, who is standing there, frozen. Then Alfie’s face suddenly crumbles, and she starts crying and runs out of the room. Ms. Vallone says, “Alfie, wait!” but Alfie doesn’t wait. She flies out the door and slams it behind her.
The sound echoes in the silence.
Finally, Ms. Vallone takes a deep breath and lets it out slowly. “Do you want to tell me what happened?” she asks, quietly.
But I have a question. “What was Alfie doing here?”
Ms. Vallone shakes her head. “Let’s talk about what you came to see me about.”
“No, seriously, why was she here?”
“I can’t tell you that.”
Ms. Vallone sinks slowly back into her chair, and I suddenly realize exactly what’s going on.
She already knows I cheated on the test.
Because Alfie Jenks told her.
1:48 pm
4 People
SHAM
CARTER YOU THERE?
CARTER?
DUDES I THINK HE LEFT
LUCAS
WHADDYA MEAN
SHAM
HE’S GONE
LEFT SCHOOL
EDDY
WHO TOLD YOU THAT
SHAM
AMIR SAW HIM AT HIS LOCKER GETTING HIS STUFF AND WHEN HE ASKED CARTER WHAT WAS GOING ON HE SAID HIS MOM WAS PICKING HIM UP
EDDY
I’M GONNA CALL HIM
LUCAS
OH MAN
SHAM
IS HE ANSWERING?
EDDY
NAH
SHAM
I’M GONNA TEXT JANEECE MAYBE SHE KNOWS WHAT’S GOING ON
EDDY
WHY WOULD SHE KNOW
SHAM
I SAW THEM TALKING IN THE HALL NEAR THE OFFICE
EDDY
CARTER CAN YOU TEXT US BACK
LUCAS
CARTER YOU GOT TO TELL US WHAT HAPPENED
SHAM
JANEECE JUST TEXTED
SAID CARTER SEEMED UPSET BUT HE WOULDN’T SAY WHY
BUT YEAH HE TOLD HER HE WAS LEAVING SCHOOL
AND WASN’T SURE WHEN HE’D BE BACK
LUCAS
OH MAN
SHAM
THIS IS BAD
EDDY
I’M FREAKING OUT RIGHT NOW YOU GUYS FREAKING OUT
HEY IT’S ME
LUCAS
CARTER!
SHAM
DUDE!!! WHAT IS HAPPENING???
EDDY
CARTER WHAT’S GOING ON?
I COULDN’T DEAL WITH IT
I COULDN’T DEAL WITH BEING A CHEATER
I COULDN’T HANDLE IT
SO I WENT BACK INTO MS. V’S CLASS TO TELL HER
WHAT I DID
BUT ALFIE JENKS WAS ALREADY THERE
SHE MUST HAVE SEEN ME COPYING EDDY’S TEST
COZ SHE WAS TALKING TO MS. V ABOUT
SOMETHING AND
I WAS PRETTY SURE IT WAS ABOUT ME
COZ ALFIE LOOKED UPSET AND MS. V LOOKED LIKE
SHE KNEW
SO I ENDED UP TELLING HER EVERYTHING
WHAT COACH BENNY SAID ABOUT HOW I COULDN’T
PLAY IF I DIDN’T PASS
AND I TOLD HER ABOUT MY DAD LOSING HIS JOB
AND MY MOM WORKING DOUBLE SHIFTS
AND HOW I NEEDED TO BE ABLE TO PLAY BALL AND
BE THE BEST
SO I COULD GET A COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP AND
ALL THAT
BUT DON’T WORRY EDDY
I TOLD HER YOU HAD NO IDEA I WAS LOOKING AT
YOUR PAPER
I SWEAR
AND MS. V LOOKED LIKE SHE WAS GOING TO CRY
AND I THOUGHT SHE WAS GOING TO BE COOL
ABOUT IT,
LIKE WE COULD FIX IT SOMEHOW
BUT SHE SAID WE HAD TO GO DOWN TO THE OFFICE
AND THEN I TOLD PRINCIPAL MARSHAK
AND SHE SAID THEY WOULD NEED SOME TIME TO
FIGURE IT OUT,
BUT THAT IN THE MEANTIME I HAD TO GO HOME
AND I WOULD PROBABLY BE SUSPENDED
FROM SCHOOL
AND FROM THE TEAM TOO
AND MY MOM HAD TO LEAVE WORK TO PICK ME UP
SHE WAS CRYING
SHAM
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
DUDE I AM SSSSOOOO SORRY
LUCAS
HUGS MAN
EDDY
I’M REALLY REALLY SORRY CARTER
ALSO WOW, OUR TEAM IS GOING TO SUCK BIG TIME NOW
NAH
YOU GUYS WILL BE OK
IT IS WHAT IT IS
MY FAULT
I’LL GET THROUGH IT
I MEAN, IT SUCKS
BUT YOU KNOW WHAT
I FEEL BETTER ANYWAY
LUCAS
I’LL TELL YOU WHAT, THAT GIRL ALFIE IS GONNA HAVE SOME PROBLEMS
MS. V WOULDN’T TELL ME WHAT THEY WERE
TALKING ABOUT,
BUT I MEAN, COME ON,
WHAT ELSE WAS ALFIE DOING THERE,
AND THEN SHE FREAKS OUT AND
RUNS OUT OF THE ROOM WHEN I GET THERE
SHAM
OH YOU KNOW IT, SHE’S LIKE SUCH A LOSER
WORSE
A SNITCH
EDDY
SERIOUSLY
WHAT IS WRONG WITH HER
LUCAS
NOT COOL
WHATEVER
I DON’T EVEN CARE
I’LL LET YOU GUYS KNOW WHEN I KNOW WHAT’S
GOING ON
EDDY
HANG IN THERE
LUCAS
STAY CHILL MAN
SHAM
BE COOL
4:16 pm
Alfie
CARTER?
CARTER?
HEY I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW I DIDN’T SAY ANYTHING
I SWEAR
ARE YOU THERE?
I MEAN I DID SEE WHAT YOU WERE DOING
BUT I WASN’T SURE WHAT I SAW AND
I WAS TRYING TO FIGURE IT OUT WHEN I WAS TALKING
TO MS. V
BUT I HAD TOTALLY DECIDED I WASN’T GOING TO
SAY ANYTHING
I WAS CONFUSED
YOU CAN ASK MS V
CARTER ARE YOU THERE? PLS ANSWER ME
I’M REALLY SORRY ABOUT EVERYTHING
WHY ARE YOU SORRY IF YOU DIDN’T TELL HER?
I DIDN’T MEAN IT LIKE THAT!
I MEANT I’M SORRY FOR WHAT YOU’RE GOING THROUGH!!!
IT’S MY FAULT
I DID IT
DON’T WORRY ABOUT IT
IT’S NOT YOUR FAULT
JUST LEAVE ME ALONE.
WALTHORNENEWS.COM
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 23 7:17 PM
Legendary Coach Steps Down After Possible Infraction
In a surprising development that stunned the local sports world, Benjamin Walters stepped down today from his position as head basketball coach and director of the physical education department at Walthorne South Middle School.
Mr. Walters, who was elected to the state athletic Hall of Fame after coaching the Walthorne High School basketball team to six state titles in a legendary twenty-two-year career, had come out of retirement four years ago to help Walthorne South revive its basketball program after budget cuts had previously forced its elimination. He led the team to two league championships without incident until earlier this week, when reports surfaced that Coach Walters had urged one of his best players to cheat on a test, to ensure that he would pass the class and be able to stay on the team.
Coach Walters released the following statement this morning, through the office of the Walthorne Board of Education:
“In the last several days, misinformation has been spread online that I
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