Chapter 9
Isadora joined the already dining orphans at a small table in the corner. She placed her bowl of cold oatmeal on the table and sat down on the bench next to Klaus. They smiled at one another, recalling their new found romance.
Isadora looked across the table at Violet and Duncan. "Dunn, why are you eating with your left hand?" She noticed him struggling. She also observed that his right hand and Violet's left hand were under the table.
"Vooshy!" Sunny cried, meaning something like "Look under the table!"
Klaus and Isadora laughed. They finished their meals early.
"We're going to class now," Isadora said, standing up, "we have a test and I need to study."
"Yeah," Klaus agreed, wiping his mouth with a paper napkin. "See you at lunch." He waved good-bye to his sisters and Duncan, and he followed Isadora out of the cafeteria. Hesitantly, he grabbed her hand. He loosened up as Isadora's fingers laced through his. Klaus smiled. He was walking down the hall with the prettiest girl he had ever seen. Isadora smiled because she knew that she was holding the hand of the cutest boy she had ever laid eyes on.
It was hard for them to look at their tests instead of in one another's eyes. They knew it was meant to be. There was a melting in their hearts when they were together.
Klaus decided that it would take a great deal of misfortune to separate them. The irony never crossed his mind. Misfortune played a big role in Klaus's life.
