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shoes.”
    â€œBut—”
    â€œIf you’re going to run, you’re going to do it right,” his dad said. Then he shut the door behind him.
    Marcus sank down on his bed. Just when he’d finally fallen off his dad’s sports radar, he’d put himself right back on it again.
    If only his dad could know his secret, maybe he wouldn’t be disappointed in him all the time. But as soon as he had the thought, Marcus realized how stupid it was. His dad would never be proud of a son who was a matchmaker. He’d think it was all “girlie hogwash.”
    And even now that Marcus literally had the power of life and death in his hands, it still wouldn’t matter. To his family, he would always be a disappointment.

Chapter 11
    Lena couldn’t wait to get to school in the morning. Her dad had spent all of breakfast singing show tunes and shuffling around the kitchen doing some kind of dance, all because of his date with Marguerite. He hadn’t said much about it, but it had clearly gone well. The “zap” Lena had given him seemed to be going strong.
    Ugh. She’d thought about sending Eddie a message and telling him what had happened, but he probably had his hands full trying to figure out how to undo their swapped powers. She didn’t want to get him into bigger trouble. And if she was being honest, she didn’t want to get herself into trouble either.
    But maybe Marcus would be able to help. After all, he’d had this job a lot longer than she had.
    As Lena waited in front of his locker, she spotted her friend Hayleigh lugging a sequined duffel bag down the hall. In truth, Hayleigh was more Abigail’s friend than hers, but Lena liked her most of the time. As long as she didn’t rope Lena into helping her with her crazy art projects.
    â€œHey, what are you doing?” Hayleigh asked. Not surprisingly, there was a streak of pink paint on her dark forehead. “Isn’t your locker in the other hall?”
    â€œI have to talk to Marcus for a minute.”
    Hayleigh gave her a knowing smile. “I still can’t believe you guys kissed the other night!”
    â€œShh!” Lena said, glancing around. “The whole school doesn’t need to know about it.”
    Hayleigh laughed. “Don’t you think Connie Reynolds already told everyone?”
    Lena covered her mouth, mortified at the thought of kids gossiping about her first kiss. The whole point of having her checklist was to avoid that kind of drama! Then again, if she hadn’t started the stupid list, her dad wouldn’t be cawing show tunes and flapping his arms and legs around the kitchen like a crazed bird.
    Just then, she spotted Marcus rounding the corner. When he saw her, his whole face lit up. She couldn’t help smiling back at him. She’d never met anyone else with such an infectious smile.
    â€œHey, Lena!” he said, a little too loudly. “How’s it going? Your, um, your hair looks nice today.”
    â€œOh, thanks,” she said, touching her ponytail. Why was Marcus always doing that? She couldn’t let herself get distracted by compliments.
    â€œHey, Marcus!” Hayleigh chirped.
    He jumped, as if he hadn’t realized she was standing right there. “Oh, um, hi,” he said, suddenly looking uncomfortable. “Wow, that bag is really shiny.”
    Hayleigh held it up proudly. “That’s the point! Plus it fits all my art supplies. Do you like it?”
    â€œYeah…it’s like a big mirror. But a bag. A mirror bag. I bet you could send messages into space with it.” He chuckled softly, but Hayleigh only gave him a puzzled smile.
    Lena couldn’t stand the awkwardness for another second. “Marcus, I need to talk to you,” she said.
    â€œWell, I have to go bring this stuff to the art room,” Hayleigh said, slinging the duffel bag back over her shoulder. “See you two later!” She gave them