Cassidy felt his stomach sink as he whipped his head over to the middle of the room. Sure enough, Mr. Marcus was waving him over, and the rest of the students were looking right at him. He slowly reached up and pulled his headphone out of his ear. Was that annoying kid next to him saying something? It didn't matter all he could hear was his own heart beating.

Mr. Marcus didn't need to call him out in front of the whole school like this did he? He's the damn guidance councilor he should know that Cassidy actively avoids attention as much as possible. And really didn't need the hoots and hollers he was getting as he walked down the bleachers, squaring his shoulders and trying to look like he wasn't having a battle of wits with himself.

He followed Mr. Marcus out the main door without saying anything.