My English teacher, Mr Adams, is obsessed with Shakespeare. He even has a small pointy beard, like Shakespeare has in all the pictures. He’s entered our school in this stupid Shakespeare festival thing. Seriously – Shakespeare? Most of the guys in my class have barely mastered the English language. Running before we can walk, much?

It was hard to concentrate on school stuff when my mind was stuck on Dylan’s email. I couldn’t stop thinking about it, going over each line, searching for hidden meaning…

Suddenly, Jillian was kicking my chair. Mr Adams was staring at me. “Earth to Claire!” He boomed. I shrank down in my seat, feeling 30 pairs of eyes on me. “I was just about to announce the groups you’ll be working in for the festival. Why don’t I start with you? You’ve been assigned…Romeo & Juliet…and your fellow thespians are…Natalie Goldsmith, Jason O’Brien, Jessica Richards, Drew Alexander and Dylan Carpenter…”

Ever get the feeling you’re the butt of some great cosmic joke?