The classroom was a circular amphitheater, with tiers of seats ascending toward the high ceiling.
Leo found himself assigned to the same section as the tiger-boy, Finn. He and his friends were already shooting him threatening glances from across the tiered seats, their hostility a palpable force.
Fortunately, he spotted a familiar face: his roommate, Rick. But Rick had arrived late, forced to take an empty seat on the opposite side of the