Lost in the Sun

Trent is good in Ms. Emerson’s class, worried that detention will prevent him from joining intramural baseball. At lunch, Jeremiah, Noah, and another boy, Stig, take Trent and Fallon’s usual table. Fallon takes a seat, even though Jeremiah makes it clear that she and Trent aren’t welcome. Jeremiah puts mashed potatoes in Fallon’s chair and bullies her throughout lunch. Trent feels fire in his chest and wants to beat up Jeremiah, but he holds back and makes sure that Fallon is fine.

Trent tries to sneakily dump his lunch tray on Jeremiah while everyone is distracted, but Fallon sees him and drags him away from the table. She doesn’t want Trent to insert himself in the conflict. She doesn’t want to wash off in the girls’ bathroom because the girls in there during lunch are mean, so they go to use Ms. Emerson’s sink instead. Unlike Trent, Fallon likes Ms. Emerson. When Fallon is done, Trent tells her an absurd story about how she possibly got her scar.

Trent is surprised to learn that Mr. Gorman is coaching intramural baseball and that Noah appears to be joining the team. The sound of a bat hitting a baseball sends Trent into a panic again, and he goes to movie club instead.