But Delia actually thought I was afraid. Her voice pitched even higher. "What's the matter? Scared now? Too late for that! You were so tough a minute ago, weren't you? Finally realized you're in over your head?"
I nodded. "Sure. Let's wait and see."
Sirens wailed in the distance.
Delia practically jumped with excitement, jabbing her finger toward the school gates as she screamed at me.
"Hear that? The police are here! You're done!"
William straightened his tie, squared his shoulders, and prepared to greet the officers.
A black sedan and three police cruisers rolled through the gates.
Delia pointed at the approaching vehicles and shrieked in my face. "See that? They're all here for you!"
I folded my arms across my chest. The smile on my face never wavered.
The man who stepped out of the black sedan was Bertram Chavez, Director of the City Board of Education.
His expression was thunderous, a storm of barely contained fury rolling off him in waves. Behind him trailed a squad of officers from the city precinct.
Delia pointed at me and screamed at the approaching officers.