Chapter 4

Jerry is working on his project for the next dance, the-end-of-year dance, when Khrystyna sees him sitting all alone during lunch hour.

"Hello, Jerry. How are you doing?" Khrystyna says, sitting down next to him.

"Ah, hello, Khrystyna." Jerry replies, caught off-guard.

"What you working on?"

"Just a special project."

"Can I see it?"

Jerry quickly closes his notebook, not noticing an important sheet of paper that has fallen on the floor by Khrystyna's foot.

"No, thanks, Khrystyna. Besides, I just noticed I'm late for an appointment with the counselor."     

Jerry quickly rushes off leaving Khrystyna alone. She notices the piece of paper that fell from Jerry's notebook, picks it up and is shocked as to what she sees on it. She can't believe what Jerry has planned for the end-of-the-year-dance. She notices Tyler sitting down at a table alone with his lunch tray. She goes over to him to let him know what she found out.

"Hi, Tyler."

"What do you want, Khrys?!"

"I need to talk to you. It's important."

"Yeah, it always is! Go away, Khrys! I'm tired of you always pushing me away!"

Tyler starts to leave as Khrystyna blurts out her next message.

"But, Tyler! I know who was behind the explosion the night of the prom."

Curious, Tyler turns back around.

"Yeah, who do you think it was?"

"Jerry Chandler."

"Why, pray tell, do you think it's him?"

"Because of all the bullying he's suffered by us all. Look at this!" She shows him the piece of paper that fell from Jerry's notebook.

Tyler looks at it, stunned. "I don't believe this. You say this came from Jerry's notebook?'

"Yes. What do we do?"

"Can I borrow this, Khrys?"

"Sure, but what are you going to do with it?"

"I've got to show this to someone."

"Okay."     

"Thanks, Khrys. You may have just saved the dance. Gotta go."

Khrystyna watches as Tyler rushes out of the school lunchroom, curious as to what he is up to.     

As soon as Tyler is out of earshot, he calls Jon and tells him what Khrystyna found, and they arrange for a meeting to discuss what to do.