Chapter One

Ralph Hinkley was a special Ed teacher at Whitney High. He teaches various subjects to students who are troubled yet smart. They never believe they are good enough for the regular class and it takes time for them to gain their teacher's trust. Ralph is a kind hearted young man who has a genuine love for his students. He wants them to succeed and does a lot to get them out of their shell.

"Are you kidding?" Tony Villicana said incredulously "A CARNIVAL?"

"Come on Tony, you have no idea how fun this could be" Ralph replied.

"Carnivals are for kids" Cyler scoffed.

"Cyler! They aren't for kids, i"m in" Rhonda said with a smile.

"Okay okay! I"m in" Tony said.

Ralph rubbed his hands together in glee. He had no idea why, but taking the kids to the carnival was going to be a life-changing event he could feel it.

"I call shotgun!" Paco Rodriguez said!

"There is no shotgun in our bus Paco" replied Tony.

Paco grinned sheepishly. "Oh ya" he said.

The four kids, Ralph, Pam and Bill all arrived at the carnival. Ralph paid the admission for all 7 of them and then let Paco, Cyler and Rhonda go off and explore while he wanted to talk to Tony.

"What's on your mind Mr. H?"

"Tony I have a question for you. What do you want to do once you graduate?"

Tony shrugged. "I have no idea. I mean I just need to stay out of trouble apparently."

"You are a good kid, just sometimes a little..." Ralph began.

\ "A trouble maker?" Tony finished. "Mr. H. Yes .. i I have dreams but how the heck am i going to get to those dreams if I flunk out?"

"Tony you will not flunk out if you do the work and apply yourself."

They were quiet a little then they heard a buzzing sound. They turned and saw this funny looking carnival thing called "The Wishmaker"

"Let's check this out for kicks Mr. H." Tony laughed.

They put their hands on the ball and made a wish.

"I wish I was YOU Mr. H. You have a wonderful woman in Miss Davidson and you seem very confident and under control?"

"Well thank you for that Tony And I wish i was you.. I mean you have that street-wise confidence I don't envy your fighting style but i do admire your confidence."

The machine made some grumbling sounds and static went through both guys and they quickly removed their hands from the ball. "

"What the hell was that?" Tony said.

"Static electricity" replied Ralph.

"UH let's go join the others." Tony said and they went off in search of finding the others.

The rest of the day at the carnival proved un-eventful. Pam and Rhonda went on a few rides while the guys stood and watched. None of the guys were fans of those thrill rides. Tony played a few games and won a teddy bear for Rhonda. (After spending $50)

"Thank you for this Mr. H. I had a great time" Rhonda said.

The other three students all agreed. Pam had dozed off and Bill had been called away by Carlile so he wasn't there with them in the van.