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Leo shoved his belongings into the small cubical he called a locker. Boldly tucked the cigar between his head and the top of his ear. He withdrew a notebook labeled Algebra 2 on the 5 Star 3 Subject Wide Rule spiral bound notebook. He had filled the equations out in his spare time. He always went through each chapter before it was assigned. He had an Algebra two work book at home. This was another factor which puzzled the teachers. That included Mr. Brown, his advanced math teacher. Not only was he taking Algebra 2, he was in Calculus already.

He closed the locker and reset his combination lock. Stepping away, he proceeded directly to his class. He knew where every teacher was located due in no small part to Mrs. Dwight's involvement with him last year which resulted in a lot of detentions and other after school activities that involved him cleaning almost every classroom on almost every floor. The only reason he participated, was because he felt fed up with exchanging foster care. Fortunately, this year he could get his own place as he was legally an adult. But he had to save his money for such an endeavor.

He stepped inside the classroom and immediately found the furthest row back and sat in the last seat with his legs propped up on the seat adjacent. He waited, in boredom, as the other student began to file in the room two or three at a time. When the bell finally rang, signifying the five minutes left to get their asses to class--they began to come much more frequently. The murmurings of their summer eluded him as he had his own conversations going on in his head. They consisted mostly with Danielle or Deirdre. He kept his shades on even as class began and the slow day started.