"Are you going to listen?" She questioned with an evil smile. 
                          
I felt tears slide from my eyes but nodded. 
                          
She tapped my cheek and I shuddered in disgust. "Good, Marlo." 
                          
I felt defeated. I was ashamed. My body shook in horror. What have I done? 
                          
Lucinda knelt down so that we could see each other eye to button--- I meant eye. Sorry, still can't take President Bitch seriously. "I want you to loosen the pipes below the gym. Then I want you to go to Ms. Messi's room and inject Her with this." She took out a needle. "It won't kill her, but it'll leave her in a pretty bad shape." 
                          
I raised an eyebrow not understanding the importance of this. 
                          
"What happens to an Apprentice if his Master can't aid him?" 
                          
I realized what she was doing. The worst part is that whatever I was doing was only a minor part of her plan. 
                          
"I suggest you pass since his test is in three days. That's how long this injection will take to kick in. She'll be fine training with him and Professor Miriam but on the day he'll be on his own. I suggest you do this or else Merci, Steel, Ember, and Jackie all pay the consequences with the castor. It's either one or all, Garcia." 
                          
I shook violently. How can I escape this? They have me trapped. Maybe I can tell Professor Féroce! 
                          
One of her goons took out a sword and she said, "if you try to tell anyone, I'll launch my arrows at your family." 
                          
My heart sank like Titanic again. I was a mouse in a glue trap. I couldn't do anything but obey. I know they'll have me watched so I'm stuck. 
                          
Lucinda took off my glasses and grinned. "You don't understand how wonderful I find it to see you suffer like this." She broke my glasses into two pieces and threw it at my feet. "Let him go by the boy's bathroom. Give him a mask to get to work." The two goons that held me dragged me out to the boy's bathroom and released me from the net. They ripped the duct tape from my lips and I yelped. They threw the mask at my face, handed me the needle, and left. I put my mask on and went to Jackie and Zander's room. 
                          
It was hard but I managed to get to Jackie. I gently injected the small shot into her. It hurt so much and I wanted Ember to come and see me and slap me to stop. (Never thought I'd ever feel that way.) It felt as if I was stabbing myself. Everyone's going to hate me. I'm going to lose all my friends and my first girlfriend. 
                          
Once I was done, I skillfully snuck out and closed the door. I felt tears fall down my face and willed myself to go under the gym to tamper with the pipes. I ran to my room and sat on the corner of the room. I couldn't sleep and stayed up til sunrise. 
                          
Ember was not happy. She was prepared to chase me but I didn't run. Ember could tell I wasn't well and approached me. "Marlo, you okay?" Tears fell from my eyes. She assumed it was because of my notebook. She hugged me and I felt disgusted with myself. I didn't deserve her affection. 
                          
"Let's go. Time for classes." She said softly. 
                          
I shook my head gently. 
                          
"Marlo! Come on!" She persisted but I didn't move. She all of a sudden froze. "What happened?" 
                          
I couldn't say anything. I stayed silent in agony.
                          
She grabbed my shoulders and pulled me toward her. "What happened?" 
                          
Merci and Steel had woken up. "What's going?" She yawned. 
                          
I gave her a pained look explaining that I couldn't say. She must have felt what I felt last night. She sighed and kissed my head.