Chapter XXV
April 7, 2023
The doorbell rang. William's ankle was sore from the accident with the luck dragon
earlier in the week. He hoped it would be better by Monday so he could see Casey
again. He hobbled to the door. It rang a second time.
He opened the door and Casey Spencer stood outside his front door.
“Hello,” William said. “I wasn't expecting company.”
William wore pajamas. The sore ankle had made putting on pants impossible.
“Sorry to disturb you,” Casey said, frowning.
“Come in,” William said, moving aside to let her through the door.
“The drama teacher sends her apologies again, William,” Casey told him. “The
principal wanted me to come over to make sure you weren't going to sue.”
“I'm not.” He grimaced. It wasn't the luck dragon falling on him that messed up his
ankle. If he hadn’t moved and let it hit him, he wouldn't have gotten hurt. The
running away from the luck dragon had caused more harm than good.
“I am sorry to come over uninvited,” she told him. “And it is weird that I came
here. The principal was ready to send a district lawyer, but Mrs. Thomas said it’d
be more personal if I stopped by. She thought we got along well.”
“You can tell the principal that I'm not suing,” William said, hobbling back to the
living room with Casey following behind him. “The lawyers already called me. It was