The escape

“This has been fun. I am going to go shower before the mob gets done. I’ve already got beat up for existing once today and I don’t want to get punished for it happening a second time,” he said as if this is a normal thing.

Thomas smiled at JD and said to Joyceln and the gymnastic girls, “J.D. has been many places and probably has some interesting stories. He seems like a true gentleman that would protect you from any creepers.”

Thomas was getting the vibe that he was in the creeper category with Joycelyn and the reason she was there was because they were the farthest from the sports and the gawking eyes. He was already “one of the girls” with the gymnastic girls. With him gone, JD would get some attention from them. Being Fresh blood, they would grill him for information. That bought him time.

There was one teacher guarding the gate in the fence. “I’ve got an on-line class at UCLA to attend,” was the line he used. The class was recorded and he could watch it any time. But saying he was worried he might get beat up in the showers was not going to get him past the gate. It would bring a don’t threaten the creeper geeky nerd talk that would humiliate him with the girls and get him tortured by his male classmates.

He showered quickly then headed back to the room and grabbed his tablet. He was going to investigate the network and watch his class so he didn’t have to lie.