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The classes Reynie took were often easier than Reynie wanted them to be. Some of the questions would occasionally challenge him, but mostly he would just sit in the back of class and sketch. He knew that the teachers would've loved to punish him, but they didn't.
It didn't really make him feel powerful, having a sort of control over the teachers, but they were the cards he was dealt so he figured he might as well go along with it.
"Reynie! Do you have an answer?" The teacher seemed surprised when Reynie raised his hand. Even Kate and Sticky looked temporarily shocked, but they soon smiled, happy that he was participating.
The puzzle was a fairly simple sudoku, and Reynie had solved it quickly. He quietly explained his answer, slightly grinning at his friends as he sat down. They all shot him a quick smile.
Soon all of Reynie’s classes had finished, so he went to his father’s office to sketch. He decided to (for some unknown reason) draw a picture of a brain diagram. He didn’t know what had compelled him to draw this; only that it had flashed through his brain and he felt a need to sketch it out.
Once he was done, he held the sketch away from him, finally viewing the whole piece. His father looked up from his work and smiled.
"Could I see what you drew Reynie?" His tone was happy, Reynie thought. The boy hesitated for a second and then nodded, standing up quickly and walking over to his dad's desk.
Mr. Benedict looked slightly shocked when he saw the sketch, but then his face split into a smile.
"You're one special boy Reynie. Could you please excuse me for a second?" Reynie who was confused by these strange events, furrowed his brow but ended up muttering out a small yes and walking away.
He decided to walk over and talk to Sticky and Constance who were right outside, like they always were.
"Hello you two!" Reynie greeted them with his usual chipper tone. Sticky slightly jumped in shock and Constance simply turned and gave him a small smile.
"Hello Reynie." The two said it in sync (which was slightly creepy, but Reynie didn't comment). The boy then suggested that they grab Kate and go to his room. The two 'twins' nodded and smiled as they all walked away.
Kate was, of course, at the tetherball court and for some reason, S.Q and his little group were there. Reynie's eyebrows shot up at Kate, who merely shrugged and smiled. Reynie walked onto the court while dodging the games that were happening (and ignoring the obvious stares of the other group).
"Kate!" Kate smiled at Reynie's friendly greeting, turning to him somehow while still playing a game.
"Hey Reynie I'm assuming you want to go to-" she whispered the next part, "the apartment?" Reynie smiled and rolled his eyes.
"Yes.", he whispered back. He smiled as all three of his friends walked with him, and pretended that he didn't hear the other group arguing whether or not to follow him.
He couldn't wait for them to get promoted to messenger duty.
Reynie smiled so hard his cheeks hurt.