Chapter 16

"Are you ready for your first day at Waindale Academy, dear?" Grandma asks as I enter the kitchen in my spiffy new uniform. I sit down at the table and she places a plate in front of me. "What would you like? Something special for your first day?"

"I can't eat. I feel sick," I tell her. "If I eat, I may just vomit."

"What? What's wrong? Did you catch the flu? Maybe you shouldn't go to school today, Wrenley, not if you're going to be sick."

"No, no," I mutter. "I have to go. I just can't eat. The thought of it makes my stomach hurt."

Grandma...