Ty was tapped on the shoulder from a seat behind him to his left, and turned to see who it was. The face wasnât quite who he was expecting, and the kid obviously felt the same.
âHey. I wasnât expectinâ to see you again. Especially around here. Howâs it going, kid?â
<< As good as it can be I guess >>
<< you? >>
Zane waved his hand in a âso-soâ gesture, âEh. Thingsâve been pretty boring lately to be honest. Until you guys showed up, anyway. Part of that weird exchange thing?â
He smirked and leaned back in his seat, âYeah, I donât see why they even gotta do this, man. Parents are the worst.â
âYeah, didn't you hear? They were worried for our precious education, and complained about it. Now we have a stupid exchange thing for like two weeks, just swappinâ random kids into classes like itâs nuthinâ. Crazy shit.â
He flashed a toothy grin - Ty noticed he was missing a tooth on the bottom since last time, âI was pissed I didnât get picked⊠but at least we have one cool kid here instead. Take you over Thomas any day of the week.â
An unfamiliar voice rang out from the far side of the classroom after a cackle, âGod, Zane. Reunited with your boyfriend much?â
Zane tensed instantly, but his voice was calm, âOh, go blow your dead dog, Connor. No one cares.â
The kidâs face immediately twisted up at the comment, but he didnât get up from his seat, as a couple other boys snickered around them. Zane turned back to Ty and gave a nonchalant shrug, âHeâs a dick, donât even give âim the time of day.â
He then caught a glimpse of Kyle a few seats to Tyâs right, and raised his brows, âHeâs a little familiar⊠wasnât that the kid all your buddies ripped on for being Jewish?â
Hearing the word âJewishâ, Kyle immediately turned to look at Ty and Zane, who were sort of gawking in his direction at the mention, â...what?â
Upon hearing his voice, he abruptly slammed his hand down on the desk and pointed, âI knew it! It is that kid!â He sat back in his chair, glanced at Ty with a smug grin, âThe teach was full of shit when he said I couldnât remember jack.â