Zane exited the school furious. He had gotten into trouble again, and he did not do anything wrong. As he ran down the sidewalk, he saw Mrs. New’s shiny red car sitting there. He had half a mind to go over to it and just start punching. His face was bright red and he was tired of always being the one in trouble.

He remembered the house key that he had inside of his pocket. He knew that would be enough to do damage to her car. Maybe then she would have something to think about other than always picking on him. Yeah, he had been throwing paper wads again. Yes, she had already asked him to stop at least five times, but he just wanted to feel noticed.

Zane’s long hair covered his eyes for just a second. He closed his eyes to shake his entire head, removing the locks of hair from his mysterious eyes. Removing the key from his pocket, he walked closer to the car. He saw some of Mrs. New’s CDs lying spread across the seat. He saw a couple that he really liked.

“Zane, is everything okay?”

He recognized the voice, but they couldn’t really be asking about him, could they?

Turning around, he saw his teacher. “Yeah, I just had something in my eye.”

“Let’s talk, Zane.”

Unlocking her car, Mrs. New invited Zane to sit down. “Can we listen to that?” he pointed to one of the CDs.

She smiled, “After we finish talking.”

What happened to Zane before he left the school building?