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Authors: Matthew Goldstein
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Meredith cleared her throat. “Hey Cole. I must have fallen asleep. You really lose track of time in here.” Her voice was hoarse. She blinked hard, trying to clear away the sleep. “How’s it going?”
“Everything’s fine. My class is going on a field trip to the amusement park. I just need a permission slip signed by you.”
“Oh, that’s great!” She brightened at the news, leaning up on one elbow. “Do you have it with you?”
Cole pulled it and a pen out of his pocket and handed them to Meredith. She wrote a cursory signature and handed it back.
“Have fun,” Meredith said. “I’m so glad you want to go. How’d it go with your friend?”
“Great. We hung out all last night. She convinced me to go. But when are you getting out?”
“Soon,” Meredith said. “I’ll let you know when I know.”
“All right. I don’t want to keep Beth waiting. Bye, Mom. Please come home soon. I can’t stand living with her any longer.”
Meredith smiled. “Just don’t get in her way. That’s your best bet. Hang in there. Love you.”
Cole left in dismal spirits. He hated seeing his mother like that. In his preoccupation, he didn’t notice the TV in the waiting room that Beth was watching until he trudged towards her and she gasped.
“Oh my God. That must have been the train we passed just now,” she whispered.
A cold hand gripped Cole’s throat as he looked up at the news report. From what he gathered, the train that passed through his town had crashed. The details were not clear, the reporter was saying. Many passengers were injured, but fortunately no one was killed. He was not able to ascertain any more information as he was torn away by Beth, who gripped his arm and dragged him out the door.
“Come on, we’re getting out of here,” she said.
Cole didn’t hear her. How? No. This isn’t possible. I saw it stop after the car stopped. I know I saw it. There’s no way… I won the agreement. Why did it fail anyway? What did I do wrong?
The ride home, much like the rest of the day, was quiet. Cole was alone, left to wonder what had happened, and why it had happened, until an idea came to him. I did win. If I hadn’t, something much worse would’ve happened. Instead of injuries there probably would have been deaths. I just saved all those people. Despite the fact that he only half-believed it, the thought comforted him enough for him to move on and forget about it. Left to himself, he wished more than anything that Amy was there, that he had made plans to see her again. He had had a taste of friendship and craved more.
That night he remained cooped up in the library, plowing through further evidence of the supernatural. As he read, he wondered why Beth owned this book, but after the mask incident, he was wary about broaching the subject. It was not a new book; it had indications of being read numerous times. Without a doubt, Beth was interested in things beyond his knowledge.
8
Sunday finally arrived, the day of the trip. The whole morning he was tense , but could not be sure of the cause. His teacher was seated at her desk when he entered. She was flipping through some papers, getting everything in order. She raised her eyes as Cole approached her desk. “Oh, Cole, what are you…”
She stopped at the sight of Cole holding out a slip of paper. “Oh. What’s this?” She took the page, glancing down to see the signature at the bottom. “Oh!” She cleared her throat. “Well all right then. Great. I guess you will be joining us today. Please take a seat until I make an announcement.”
Cole nodded and walked away. There was a buzz in the classroom as all the students except Cole were unable to contain their excitement. He sat in the corner, avoiding direct eye contact with anyone, which was never a difficult task since people paid him little attention.
Once the whole class was seated and accounted for, Mrs. Taylor struggled to quiet them. “Shh. Quiet down everyone. We
“Everything’s fine. My class is going on a field trip to the amusement park. I just need a permission slip signed by you.”
“Oh, that’s great!” She brightened at the news, leaning up on one elbow. “Do you have it with you?”
Cole pulled it and a pen out of his pocket and handed them to Meredith. She wrote a cursory signature and handed it back.
“Have fun,” Meredith said. “I’m so glad you want to go. How’d it go with your friend?”
“Great. We hung out all last night. She convinced me to go. But when are you getting out?”
“Soon,” Meredith said. “I’ll let you know when I know.”
“All right. I don’t want to keep Beth waiting. Bye, Mom. Please come home soon. I can’t stand living with her any longer.”
Meredith smiled. “Just don’t get in her way. That’s your best bet. Hang in there. Love you.”
Cole left in dismal spirits. He hated seeing his mother like that. In his preoccupation, he didn’t notice the TV in the waiting room that Beth was watching until he trudged towards her and she gasped.
“Oh my God. That must have been the train we passed just now,” she whispered.
A cold hand gripped Cole’s throat as he looked up at the news report. From what he gathered, the train that passed through his town had crashed. The details were not clear, the reporter was saying. Many passengers were injured, but fortunately no one was killed. He was not able to ascertain any more information as he was torn away by Beth, who gripped his arm and dragged him out the door.
“Come on, we’re getting out of here,” she said.
Cole didn’t hear her. How? No. This isn’t possible. I saw it stop after the car stopped. I know I saw it. There’s no way… I won the agreement. Why did it fail anyway? What did I do wrong?
The ride home, much like the rest of the day, was quiet. Cole was alone, left to wonder what had happened, and why it had happened, until an idea came to him. I did win. If I hadn’t, something much worse would’ve happened. Instead of injuries there probably would have been deaths. I just saved all those people. Despite the fact that he only half-believed it, the thought comforted him enough for him to move on and forget about it. Left to himself, he wished more than anything that Amy was there, that he had made plans to see her again. He had had a taste of friendship and craved more.
That night he remained cooped up in the library, plowing through further evidence of the supernatural. As he read, he wondered why Beth owned this book, but after the mask incident, he was wary about broaching the subject. It was not a new book; it had indications of being read numerous times. Without a doubt, Beth was interested in things beyond his knowledge.
8
Sunday finally arrived, the day of the trip. The whole morning he was tense , but could not be sure of the cause. His teacher was seated at her desk when he entered. She was flipping through some papers, getting everything in order. She raised her eyes as Cole approached her desk. “Oh, Cole, what are you…”
She stopped at the sight of Cole holding out a slip of paper. “Oh. What’s this?” She took the page, glancing down to see the signature at the bottom. “Oh!” She cleared her throat. “Well all right then. Great. I guess you will be joining us today. Please take a seat until I make an announcement.”
Cole nodded and walked away. There was a buzz in the classroom as all the students except Cole were unable to contain their excitement. He sat in the corner, avoiding direct eye contact with anyone, which was never a difficult task since people paid him little attention.
Once the whole class was seated and accounted for, Mrs. Taylor struggled to quiet them. “Shh. Quiet down everyone. We
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