In one corner: Stay in school until the end of the day. In the other: Ditch. If he left school early, he could ride up to Damien Black’s mansion, sneak inside, rescue Ms. Krockle, and get out of there before Damien had had the chance to peel off his latex face. JAB, SMACK, BAM. With quick moves and fancy footwork, he could (perhaps) land a knockout in round one. But rallying back from the other side were some simple, indisputable facts: Getting inside Damien’s nightmarish mansion had never been easy. (JAB!) The place was huge. (PUNCH!) And he had no idea where Ms. Krockle was being held, or if she was even still alive. (BAM!) Plus, Dave had never ditched school. Not even one class period. To the Sanchez family, ditching school was like stealing. “Just because you don’t have to pay to go to school,” his parents had told him, “doesn’t mean it’s not expensive. It’s a gift that you must respect and appreciate.” So, despite all the reasons it would make his life easier, Dave did not feel right about cutting school, even if it was just for one class period.
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