For about fifteen minutes, Tilpin, the twins, Dog Dorcas, and I all had a stare down, I finally broke the silence by letting out a cry of annoyance.
"If you're going to do something, just do it already!" I exclaimed, hating the suspension.
"We're thinking!" one of the twins snapped.
"Yea! You're like a cockroach, first we trap you with the beast, then we get your arm removed, and then we put you in a coma with no care, and yet here you are, still standing like nothing happened," said the other twin, shaking her head.
"So, we're not going to hurt you, in fact, we want you to join us," said the first twin, and the others nodded in agreement.
I let out another sigh of annoyance and rolled my eyes at them.
"I told you guys a few chapters ago that I'm not going to be on any side!" I exclaimed.
"Fine, then you will meet the same fate as others who didn't join the bad side!" exclaimed Joshua.
"Whateverrr, talk to the hand!" I exclaimed. I then gave them the loser, loser, double loser, as if whatever, take a picture duh, hand signal before walking away.
I was walking down the hall, when I was suddently stopped by the nice prefect Fioana, who told me that I was to be summoned to the office.
Ugh, I wonder what for this time? I thought to myself as I slowly trudged down the hall, as though I was walking through mud.
When I got to the office, I knocked on the door until a loud voice boomed out,
"Enter!"
I walked into the office, and I saw Dr Bloor standing there with a solem expression on his face.
"Sit down," he instructed.
I sat down in the seat in front of his desk and clasped my hands together.
"What is this about?" I asked.
"Your father is dead."
"What?" I felt light headed, and I had to grip the arm of my seat to keep from falling over. My father was dead? How on earth did that happen?
"What happened?" I asked, finally finding my voice after a few minutes of silence.
"A tuba fell on his head."
"What?" I snorted out, despite myself. I couldn't believe it, it was just a little bit too amusing to be believable.
"Are you serious?" I asked.
"Yes, a man in an upstairs apartment got fed up because he couldn't play his piece properly, so he tossed the tuba outside the window, and it landed on your father who happened to be walking beneath the window at the time."
"Well, I suppose it's better than a toilet seat," I said. I didn't know whether to laugh or cry. I was sad that my father had been killed, but the imagery was also amusng. A scary thought then hit me, my mother died in an art accident, my father died in a music accident, did that mean that I was destined to die in a drama accident?!
"What will become of me Headmaster Bloor?" I asked with shock. I mean, I figured I was already living at Bloors because of all the detentions I had gotten, but nothing was really set in stone.
"You will stay here at Bloors, and you will join our side," he said firmly.
I groaned and threw up my hands in irritation, what was with everyone and them wanting me to join their side?
"Why do you have to be split up into different sides anyway? Why don't you all just try to get along?" I asked.
Dr Bloor scoffed and he rolled his cold grey eyes.
"Not everyone has the same ideals with us, we've tried to put them on a shorter leash, but sometimes it's impossible! We would have already taken the town over if it was for Charlie Bone and those meddling friends of his, and that dog!" Dr Bloor exclaimed, shaking his head with disgust.
"Look Headmaster Bloor, I am of no use to you, my power is waning, you see, Manfred and Asa both turned back into boys without me doing anything about it! I would just be in your way," I said.
"You can still be valuable," he said firmly.
"Hmm, I don't know, I heard that the good side has a book store," I said thoughtfully.
"There is no good side and no bad side, there is just the right side and the wrong side, and our side is the right side!" Dr Bloor thundered, slamming his fists onto the table.
"Alright, if I join the right side, what's in it for me?" I asked, putting the words 'right side' in air quotes.
"We owe you nothing! Just let it be known that we have a way of making the people on the wrong side...disappear..." Dr Bloor said in a menacing tone.
"Oooh! You can make me invisible? That's so cool!" I exclaimed as I thought about all the pranks that I could play if I were invisible.
"Actually, we used to have a snake that could turn people invisible, but Charlie Bone and his friends stole him from us," Dr Bloor said.
"Aw, that's a shame," I muttered, shaking my head.
"However, if you join us, maybe together we can recover the snake, and then you can become invisible," Dr Bloor said.
"Remember that time I wanted to negotiate, and you said I was in no position to make any demands?" I asked.
Dr Bloor nodded with a frown on his face.
"Well, Headmaster Bloor, to use your own words against you, you are in no position to make any demands," I said with a smirk. I then stood up and walked out the door. I had no idea what was in store for me, but I'd be lying if I said I wasn't just a tiny bit apprehensive.