"Jim Lake?Jim Lake?Is Jim Lake here",Senior Uhl asked.

Hannah and I looked around the room but saw an empty seat where Jim usually sat.

"How disappointing...but not entirely unexpected.Moving on",Senior Uhl said while turning around.

"No problemo!Jim's here,virtually",Toby said while running into the class room.

He quickly sat the laptop down on a chair and opened it to revel Jim.

"!Hola!Sorry I couldn't be en escuela Señor Uhl, but I'm sick en casa.Which is fitting,since I'm doing mi comprehensión presentación.on Ponce de León,who muerto-ed from a great illness",Jim said.

Hannah I looked at each other curiously.

"Hey! "muerto-ed" is not a word",Steve yelled.

"Nope.I'm curious to see where this is going.Continue,Mr.Lake",Senior Uhl said.

"Ponce de León, one of the most famoso Spanish conquistadores is best associated with...",he says.

I heard a slight vacuuming sound coming from the computer.Jim suddenly ran to the screen and said,"the fuente de la juventud,the Fountain of Youth".

"What is that horrible noise",Senior Uhl asked.

"Uh,construcción.Uh,remodeling,A minor intrusion.Un minutiae,Señor Uhl",Jim said as his face got smushed into the camera.

"Mr.Lake,are you there?We don't have all time",Senior Uhl said.

"No,no...no need to fight at home",Jim said.

"Mr.Lake,are you there",Senior Uhl asked again.

"Ponce de León joined Columbus in the New...New—What in the world",Jim said while looking around.

I made a confused face.

"Hello?",Senior Uhl asked.All of sudden,Jim screamed.

"You seem distracted.Are you ok?",Senior Uhl asked.Jim was looking at his ceiling with his back facing us.

"I'm fine,I'm fine!",Jim yelled.

"Uh,he sailed las carreras across the oceano...",Jim said.

"Mr.Lake?I don't follow",Senior Uhl said.

All of a sudden,something jumped on Jim making him fall backwards.I couldn't tell what is was.It had big teeth though.

Jim screamed,"¡Arriba!."

The whole class turned their heads to the side in confusion.Even Steve.

"Oh,what joy the New World was!¡Qué bueno!",Jim said.

"Your our of frame, Mr.Lake.I am confused",Senior Uhl said.

Toby looked at everyone and turned the laptop around."Just some technical difficulties!No problem",he said with a nervous chuckle.

Toby said something to the computer and turned in back around."And that'll be all for my presentación",Jim said.

"Actually,by my count,you are three words short,Mr.Lake.If you can't finish the exam,I'll have to fail you",Senior Uhl said.

"Uh,in that case there were muchos problemas in the Nuevo Mundo,the New World",Jim stammered.

"Um...",Jim said until something jumped on him.

"Like vermin who you can't seem to get rid of.Ratas",Jim said.

Jim left the camera and came back panting."But,in the end,They were taken care of.And that is it for my presentación",Jim said.He was panting like crazy.

"I hope this wasn't to much trouble Senior Uhl.Hasta luego",Jim said.

Silence filled the room until Eli clapped."Spectacular",he yelled.

"Very,very informative,Mr.Lake.C+",Senior Uhl said.

Jim starts to groan in pain."Fine,B-",Senior Uhl said.

"Jim!Jim,what's wrong?",Eli asked.

"It's happening",Jim said.

"What's happening",Eli and I said in union.

"High give",Jim said quickly before Toby shut the laptop.

"Internet connections,am I right?Gotta go.Bye!",Toby said while leaving the classroom.

The bell rang and I packed my things."What do you think that was about",Hannah asked.

"I don't know",I said.

"I have play rehearsal so I'll talk to you after",I said to her.

She nodded and walked off as I headed to the theater room.

I entered the room and saw Steve on stage,saying Romeo's lines.

"Um...what's going on",I asked.

Mrs.Janeth turned around and looked at me."Oh yes,just in time!Steve is the new Romeo since Mr.Lake never showed up for rehearsals",she said.

"But I'm sure he'll make it to this one.Can you give him another chance",I asked.

"I'm afraid not.The play is in two weeks and Mr.Lake has only came to 1 rehearsal",she said.

"Can't argue with that",I said with a sigh.

"Alright,alright!Places everyone",Mrs.Janeth said while clapping her hands.

I walked behind the curtain to see Steve bulling Eli again.

"Again Steve?Just quit picking on Eli",I said.

Steve dropped Eli and walked over to me."Oh hi (Y/N)",he said.

I raised a brow and looked at him."Wow,for once you didn't call me a name",I said.

"Look,between you and I,your amazing",he said as he winked his eye at me.

I cringed and backed up a little as he kept stepping closer to me.

"Sorry Steve but I don't like people that bully my friends",I said while walking off.

He grabbed my arm and pulled me back in front of me."At least a kiss for good luck",he said.

"Your such a jerk",I said as I walked on stage.

———

"Oh, Romeo, Romeo!Wherefore art thou, Romeo?",I said.

"Shall I hear more,or shall I speak at this",Steve said as he walked on stage.He was still missing a tooth so he sounded kind of weird.

He walked up to me and grabbed both of my hands until he looked at the doors.

He cleared his throat and pointed at the doors.

I turned around to see Jim standing there,watching us rehearse.

"Oh, Mr.Lake!Your repeated tardiness has forced me to take precautions.Mr.Palchulk will now serve as your understudy",Mrs.Janeth said.

Steve looked proud of himself.He made a imitated sound like he won something.

I sent him a small glare and then looked at Jim.

He frowned and walked out of the room.

I sighed and continued my lines with Steve.

—third person—

Strickler walked into a room with a box in his hands.

He walked up to something covered with a white sheet and Bular came up behind him.

"You're late",Bular said.

"And your impatient.I was waiting for another package to arrive",Strickler said.

Bular grabbed the box from Strickler and ripped it open.Inside was a rock.

Bular turned around and pulled the sheet off the object to reveal a large bridge that was half way built

The rock in his hands glowed blue and put itself on the bridge.

"Killahead Bridge will soon be complete.Our man from Germany will be arriving with more pieces soon",Struckler said.

"And my father will know freedom and glory",Bular said.

"Hey!What are you doing in here",the police man said.

He gasped and runs away.

"You were followed?",Bular asked.

"Of course not...I brought you a midnight snack",Strickler said while looking at an apple.

Bular ran after the police man while Strickler looked at the apple.

Bular roared in the distance and Stickler made an evil grin.Then,he took a bite of the apple.