As Vinnie exited class, Stacy was waiting to his left just outside the door. She grabbed him by his elbow and
pulled him toward her. She whispered in his ear.
"Okay, jock boy, you blew it! Vinnie is still zero absences and zero tardies, and the principal decides the
Valedictorian on Wednesday. So much for stealing his jockstrap, I don't know if he had a spare or if you
chickened out. My new plan is to have you go Nancy Kerrigan on his ass. A few days in the hospital should be
sufficient. Now use that baseball bat that you keep in your trunk to beat that little stuck up creep
senseless. And if they catch you, just say the gay little creep made a pass at you, and you freaked."
"Come on, Stacy, the principal would give Vinnie the Valedictorian speech even if he was in a wheel chair. He
would just excuse the absences. I mean first off everyone knows, I'd do anything for you, and you want to do
the Valedictory speech. And second, everyone knows Vinnie is straight. I suppose I could say he offered to
play hookie if you slept with him, and that's why I beat him with the bat?" Vinnie posited to see her
reaction.
"Me sleep with that wimpy grease ball? No way, I have my standards, jock boy, and since when do you call me
Stacy?"
A somewhat terrified Ryan was shouting mentally at Vinnie, "Stace" or "brainiac".
"Sorry, Braniac, but jockboy thought you'd listen to what I was saying if I called you Stacy."
"Jock boy, don't think. That's my job. You might be right about the principal. Still have your bat ready,
just in case. I have another idea on to do deal with Vinnie. And all the suspicion will be on Katie. That
will improve my running for prom queen, as well as get me the Valedictory Speech."
"Prom is tonight. What can you do before then?"
"You'd be surprised," she said with an evil smile. Adding, "Two birds with one bat."
"Hey, Vinnie!" shouted Horst from down the hallway.
"Oh, great Vinnie's somewhere nearby. You go deal with Horst. I'll catch you at lunch and explain my plan."
She dashed off as Horst approached.
"So you settle things with Stacy, and changed Ryan back. Steve told me he saw Ryan in class just now. So where
is Ryan?" Horst asked Vinnie. Vinnie glanced over his shoulder and was relieved that Stacy was out of earshot.