{Carl} "Mr. White, I think the kids have been kidnapped." The principal related with a dejected expression. "Who got kidn*pped again?" I didn't realize that the others had arrived until I heard Ben ask. "Who are you?" The principal eyed Ben suspiciously. "That doesn't matter!" Ben yelled, slamming the table. "Tell me how the hell my nephew got kidn*pped!" "Oh," The principal seemed to have realized that he was family. "Apparently they had gone out to meet you both." She looked from Katherina to me. "They thought you would be picking them up since you didn't bring them to school." She narrated. Katherina's nails were digging into my arm as the principal spoke. "A student claimed that whoever took them said you asked them to." "What? Me?" "Said you had a surprise for us

