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The rest of the day was a blur.

At the end of the day, Kiya met Tommy at his classroom.

�Hey, Kiya. Ready to go home?�

�Yes, sir!�

Kiya fell in step beside Tommy as they walked out.

�I need to call everyone and make sure they�re where they should be. Let�s see...Call Cassie and Carlos to check on Vera and Andrew, call Leo and Karone to check on Darnell and Atarah.�

Tommy pulled up in front of Andros and Ashley�s house. They saw Leo and Cassie�s cars. Vera and Andrew got out of Leo�s and Darnell and Atarah got out of Cassie�s. Kiya smiled as she got out of Tommy�s jeep. She went in the house and got her bag. She had left her school things in the jeep. She told everyone to be on their best behavior and to make Mom and Dad proud. She went and got back in Tommy�s jeep. �Okay. I won�t have to call.�

�How was your day?� Tommy asked, backing out.

�A blur. Yours?�

�Same.�

�Are you excited about me staying with you?�

�Yes. Why wouldn�t I be?�

�I�m sure you�ve had students spend the night with you before?�

�Yes, but... You�re different.�

�I�m not on the team, you mean.�

�Not exactly. But Ashley told me that this is the first time you�ve been away from home without her and Andros being just a phone call away.�

�Well, I can always call Leo and Karone if it�s an emergency. And don�t worry about allergies and bedtime rituals. I know them by heart. None and bed after bath, sometimes reading to myself in between.�

�I thought you�d know your own bedtime rituals.�

They pulled up in Tommy�s driveway. Kiya unbuckled, opened her door, and gathered her schoolbooks together. She ran to the front door. Tommy laughed at her eager expression. As he unlocked the front door, he said, �Now just like at school, I have rules at home, too.�

The rest of the day was a blur. After seventh period, Kiya went to Dr. O�s class room. They went to his jeep; Kiya got in the passenger seat.

They stopped at Ashley and Andros�. Kiya went in and got her bag. She saw the other kids getting theirs.

�Hey, guys. Let�s make Mom and Dad proud.�

On the way to Dr. O�s house, Kiya said �If I disappear in the morning, don�t worry I�m just practicing my pictorial teleportation.�

�Alright. Will you...�

�Be back in time for school? Yes, sir.�

�Do you promise to obey my rules?�

They pulled into his driveway and got out.

�Yes, sir. Do I have to raise my hand to speak?�

�No, Kiya. They aren�t the exact same. No loud music, no snacks between meals...�

�No running in the hall, no horseplay on the stairs, homework before T.V., start your homework as soon as you get in the house, no yelling.�

�Exactly. Except for the stairs. I don�t have any stairs.�

�Yes, sir. And mind my manners.�

�Exactly. Now, do you have any homework?�

�No, sir.�

�If I find out that you�re lying to me, young lady...�

�I know, sir. But I�m not lying to you. Why would I?�

�I�m not sure. But what do you think I�d do?�

�Tell Mom & Dad.�

�You�re right. But I�d also make you do 30 push-ups.�

�30! Just for lying?!�

�Lying is a serious offense to me, young lady.�

�Apparently so. But why?�

Kiya and Tommy had made their way into the house. Kiya noticed a brown-haired man.

�Hello. Who are you and what are you doing here?�

�David Trueheart. I just came to borrow something from my brother. Who are you?�

�Kiya Vulcan. Who�s you�re brother?�

Tommy interrupted their conversation. �Kiya, I�d like for you to meet my brother, David Trueheart. David lives next door. David, if you�re borrowing something, why did you lock the door back? And, since I know you�re wondering, Kiya is one of my students. I�m keeping her here for a week, since her folks are out of town.�

More like out of the solar system, Kiya thought.

�I came in through the back door.�

�Ah.�

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