Matt is a normal high-school student until one day he is taken out of
his classroom by police officers. While Matt tries to figure out what
has happened, rumours are spread across school that he has been
arrested.
No I did not. I did not. I DID NOT.
I did not say those things, and I did not plan those things. Won't
anyone believe me?
Matt Donaghy had not been arrested by Rocky River police.
Matt Donaghy had not been handcuffed and led forcibly from
the rear of Rocky River High to a waiting police vehicle and taken
to police headquarters to be charged with any crime.
No one had been a witness to such a spectacle. But it would be
talked of as if it had happened. It would be talked of, and shared,
and discussed like a scene in a movie that not everyone had seen,
but a few had seen, or claimed to have seen, and by being talked of
with such zest, such dread and enthusiasm, it would shortly come
to seem that, at Rocky River High, nearly everyone had seen it,
and had opinions about it.
"He was cuffed? Matt was cuffed?"
"Not his ankles, though. So he could walk."
Had Rocky River police actually entered the school? During
fifth period? Those classmates of Matt's who'd seen the plainclothes
detectives lead him out of study hall would describe the men in
varied ways, disagreeing on details, but all agreed that the detectives
had been wearing suits, and had spoken quietly to Matt.
rumour rykte
handcuff sätta handbojor på
lead (led, led) leda
forcibly med våld, våldsamt
rear baksida
vehicle fordon
headquarters högkvarter
be charged with bli anklagad för
witness vittne
such den sortens
as if som om
share dela
a few några
claim påstå
zest iver, entusiasm
dread fruktan
seem verka
ankle vrist, fotled, ankel
during under (om tid)
period lektionstimme
plainclothes civilklädd
detectives kriminalpolis
study hall läxläsningsrum alt.
varied olika
wear (wore, worn) bära, ha på
sig (kläder)
Bilaga