The fire suddenly got really big and went up in flames. Everyone started to scream as the fire got bigger and bigger. “WHAT DID YOU TWO DO?” Mrs. Main yelled. She grabbed them and shoved them outside the room. The fire alarm went off and everyone was told to go to their dorms. Dakota did what he was told. Marx stood there and looked like he was waiting for somebody. “Hey, Sydney!” Marx yelled. Sydney stopped running. She was out of breath. “Yes?” “Come here.” She did. “What do you need?” “I’m so sorry,” Marx said. He started walking and Sydney followed. “You know the fire?” “Yes, I know it.” Sydney said laughing a little. “Dakota…he did it.” Marx said. “He was being a jerk to me in class and I think of him as my brother but for some reason …show more content…
“Mrs. Main said that both of you was in the back when it happened.” “It wasn’t me-“Dakota started to say. “It was Dakota!” Marx said louder. The room went quiet. “It was him. I saw it myself.” “You’re lying!-“ “It’s his turn to speak!” The officer yelled and waited for Dakota to be quiet. “Proceed.” “We were in class and Dakota was being a jerk to me and saying that I was sleeping in class and how I should just drop school. I tried to ignore him but it wouldn’t work. Then we had to start a projected and I was going to have Cindy be my partner but instead Dakota forced me to be his. Then he wouldn’t participate and started playing by the plug-in…”Marx explained. “And that’s how the fire started?” The officer confirmed. “Yes.” “He’s full of baloney!” Dakota said. “That’s not how it went! It’s the other way around! He was bothering me and he started the fire!” “And that’s what you want your story to be?” The officer asked. “That’s a pretty pitiful story.” “It’s true!” Dakota shouted. “We were in class and he started distracting me about my dream because I was sleeping during class. And I didn’t get to hear any of Ms. Main’s lesson and she had us do a project and he chose me to be his partner even though I didn’t want him to. He was going to have me do all the work while he played around and got the back of the room on