The Devil Lives in My Friend's Right Ear
A high school student is partnered up with the school outcast for an in-class assignment and discovers something off about his classmate.
I was nodding off when my Lit teacher told everyone in our class to pair up. At the sound of scampering feet, and chairs scraping the linoleum floor, I snapped awake, straightened myself up, and looked around. The others had chosen their partners. And not one of them thought to approach me.
“Jejomar, looks like you’ll have to pair up with Alberto,” sai…