We had another bomb threat today. This time it was sent with a present. Someone mailed a box to the superintendent and included two things: a hex nut from a helicopter kit and a dehydrated frog liver.
During AP bio, an administrative safety message is broadcast. Mr. Bio is supposed to lock down the area with a new red button they installed so no one can get into the science wing. He tells us we are supposed to hide in the back corner of the room and/or flee through the back lab in case of an intruder, depending on the situation.
There is nowhere to hide from a bomb, though.
Bombs are bigger than an intruder.
So we are calmly escorted outside after the recorded message is over.
During the bomb drill, I see Gustav talking to Lansdale Cruise, the girl with the inexplicable hair. I read their lips. Lansdale says, “Hi, Gustav, still building your helicopter?” And Gustav answers, “Yes, I am.” Lansdale asks, “Can I get a ride in it when you’re done?” And Gustav walks away and stands by himself under the black walnut tree.
Juglone is the name of the poison produced by black walnut trees. Gustav says it kills everything that tries to grow under it except grass and resilient weeds.
I think Gustav and I are resilient weeds.