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prize bag full of toys, prospect lists--" She halted and whirled

to the empty cabinet. "My brochures for the sale! If my

brochures aren't delivered today, I can't kick off that fundraiser

in the morning at Western High. That history teacher

will have my head on a silver platter.

Wading through the cardboard boxes in her office that

contained previous shipments, Lindsay managed to reach the

7 front door of her apartment. On the stone steps sat three

mangled boxes bound with tape, dropped off by the delivery

man. No doubt they had been tossed in the back of some

dirty truck like garbage. The ripped corners of the boxes

revealed the slick, colored paper poking out of their shrink

wrap. The corners were crinkled from the rough treatment.

With a groan, Lindsay dragged in the first box that

must have weighed forty pounds. She inhaled a breath to calm her

rapid heartbeat and lugged in the other boxes. She then

plopped down on the carpet to complete the destruction the

delivery service had apparently started.

At least they're here. She sighed. The brochures showed pictures

of chocolates and other treats the students would sell to

family and friends. Now she had everything to kick off the

fund-raising event bright and early the next morning.

When the history teacher, Jeff Wheeler, had called on the

phone a few weeks back, asking her for a painless promotion

so the junior class could raise money for the prom, Lindsay