Chapter 1

Alfie's POV

I walked into the dining room during breakfast, which was usually a mistake in this house. Strange things happen during the night, which makes everybody mad at everyone for no reason. Truth be told, it was annoying me, but since I was part of these strange things, I let it slide. I sat down and immediately started devouring my food.

"Slow down there Alfie, you're going to choke." Trudy said to me. I didn't answer because there was food stuffed down my throat, but I didn't listen either. I was the last one to breakfast, but the first one finished, so I left the house first.

Jerome's POV

"Slow down there Alfie, you're going to choke." Trudy said to Alfie.

My best friend ate like a pig. It amused me in a way. He ate so much, yet he was so skinny. He was just like… Mick Campbell. His eating habits were the same. Alfie could never be anything like that monster. I wish he would just move back to Australia to run along with his true family, the crocodiles. His father is a rich doctor and this fool was running around a track all day. He believes that it will get him a scholarship to a big American college, but not even Clown College would accept a Ken doll with meatloaf for brains. I don't even understand what Mara sees in him. A girl like her doesn't deserve that. While I was deep into my thoughts of hatred, Eddie yelled in my ear.

"JEROME!" I was startled by his voice, so I fell off of my chair.

"What." I rasped, running my fingers through my hair.

"We're going to be late if you don't wake up."

"Oh, right." Alfie had already run off, probably to pull some prank on someone. Sadly, I was stuck walking to school with Edison Sweet. Yes, Sweet like in Mr. Eric Sweet, our principal. As soon as we got to school, I ditched Eddie and walked toward Mara's locker.

Mara's POV

I saw Jerome walking toward my locker. That was not a good sign. I tried to casually walk away, but there were a bunch of nerdy freshman blocking my way. By the time I turned around, Jerome was standing in front of me.

"Hello, Jaffray." He said when he came up to me.

"Hi, Jerome, how's your morning?" I replied.

"Mara, we just got here. He stated. "Nothing has happened yet."

"Yeah, right." I said. I opened my locker and saw something that really jump started my morning.