Chapter 5 begins in the classroom, where Hoagie sits nervously dreading the upcoming lunch period and the Kickball challenge ahead of him. Hoagie's plans were to become one of the cool kids, not their competition. In this chapter, I also introduce Bridget, the tattler- who just doesn't understand why the other children separate themselves from her.
I furthermore introduce a few of the cool kids (Big George and Mike P) while touching on the dreaded players pile scenario, the social exhibition in which every child’s worth is decided by their athletic skills and peer likability (nothing more). As Louis and the cool kids successfully manipulate the team rosters, this is the exact moment in which Alexus magically appears from out of nowhere and leaves the children awestricken.
‘J. NARCIIUS’