Switching Tables
At lunch the next day, Jack sits with a slightly less popular group of boys, Tristan, Nino, and Pablo. These are nice kids, so they say hi when Jack does. But when their table is called to get up and buy lunches, they switch tables on Jack. This time, the lunchroom teacher catches them at it and makes them go back.
Jack knows this is not going to help, so he grabs his tray and walks to the other side of the room. There Summer calls his name, and Jack sees her and August waving.
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