pages of the empty clipboard.
We have a lot of kids on this campus, Mr. Walker,” he said, finally looking at my chin. “Pranks happen. Someone probably thought it would be funny to turn off the lights.”
“They beat my daughter until her jaw was in six pieces,” I said.
“We are looking into it,” Vance said. “But without the cameras, we do not have much to go on.”
He picked up a yellow pencil and began to sharpen it with a small plastic sharpener, the shavings falling into his palm.Finding Craft Supplies
“You should let this go, for Lily’s sake,” Officer Vance muttered.
“You were on duty at nine fifteen,” I said.
“I was patrolling the north lot,” Vance said, his eyes shifting to his empty coffee mug.
“The north lot is a mile from the science building,” I said.
“That is where the call came in,” Vance
