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style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Vito stopped when he noticed J.C. sitting
at a desk near the stairwell. “Hey, J.C.! Everybody’s getting together for a
pickup game at the ballpark. Wanna come?”<o:p></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P>
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style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>“No time,” J.C. answered. “I need to stay
here.”<o:p></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P>
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style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>“Hall Monitor?” Vito wondered. “What’s up
with that?”<o:p></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P>
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style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>“You know the rumors,” J.C. explained.
“Some girls have complained about guys hanging out too close to their locker
room, fooling around. And right now, Rhoda is in there with her friend Mandy.
They can’t see if some guy is looking for trouble, so I’m pretty much on guard
duty.”<o:p></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P>
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style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1"><SPAN style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK2"><SPAN
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style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>“What, they can’t spare a girl to do
that?”<o:p></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P>
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style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1"><SPAN style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK2"><SPAN
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style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>“No, they’re too busy. Besides, that’s my
sister in there, and I want to make sure nobody hits up on
her.”<o:p></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P>
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style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Just then, Rhoda and Mandy came out of
the locker room. Mandy had her dog, Beartrap. Rhoda had her cane. But neither of
them could have been prepared for what happened next. As the girls entered the
corridor, a string, unseen to anyone, shot across. Having no time to react,
Rhoda tripped over it, sprawling on the floor. She was sore, but unharmed. Mandy
and Beartrap reacted angrily. Rhoda was confused. “What in the world was that?!”
she asked.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P>
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style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1"><SPAN style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK2"><SPAN
style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Beartrap barked loudly, and pawed at a
nearby door, apparently the source of the string. “I’ll tell you what it was!”
J.C. growled as he opened the door. “It was
HIM!”<o:p></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P>
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style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1"><SPAN style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK2"><SPAN
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style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Brian, a teammate of his on the baseball
team, had been in the janitor’s closet, waiting for the right moment for his
prank. J.C. grabbed him by the collar, slamming him into the
wall.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P>
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style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1"><SPAN style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK2"><SPAN
style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>“What do you think you’re doing, you
punk!” he shouted. “I knew you were behind all those pranks, and now I’ve got
proof!”<o:p></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P>
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style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1"><SPAN style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK2"><SPAN
style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>“Oh, come on, J.C., lighten up!” Brian
pleaded lamely. “I was just having a little
fun!”<o:p></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P>
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style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1"><SPAN style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK2"><SPAN
style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>“You call that ‘fun’? You could have
killed her!”<o:p></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P>
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style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1"><SPAN style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK2"><SPAN
style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>“Ah, she’ll get over it. But I suppose
this means I’m suspended from the baseball
team?”<o:p></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1"><SPAN style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK2"><SPAN
style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>“Oh, more than you bargained for, punk!
I’m going downtown and pressing assault charges! I’ll need you there, Rhoda.
Mandy, do you want to come?”<o:p></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1"><SPAN style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK2"><SPAN
style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>“I guess so,” Rhoda replied. “But it will
have to wait till school’s over.”<o:p></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P>
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style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1"><SPAN style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK2"><SPAN
style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>“Dude, aren’t you being a little harsh?”
Vito asked.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1"><SPAN style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK2"><SPAN
style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>“No way,” J.C. insisted. “To pull a stunt
like that on a blind person, especially my own sister, is the lowest of the low.
This punk needs to get the message.” <o:p></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P>
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style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1"><SPAN style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK2"><A
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style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Surprisingly, Mandy also took exception
to this, though for her own reasons. “Excuse me, <I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Mister</I> Laval, O hero of the defenseless!
Who asked you? Rhoda doesn’t need your help! She can fight her own battles! Tell
him, Rhoda!”</SPAN></SPAN></A></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
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