Summary

Chapter 9. Tex and Johnny get into trouble at school right before mid-terms. They break in and glue exploding caps on the typewriters thinking they would not be caught. They also assumed in the worst case scenario, they would have to put up with a lecture in the principal’s office. Johnny reminds Tex if they are asked to bring in their parents, he has Cole. Then they start talking about Mason, who has received three sports scholarships. Tex adds despite getting these scholarships, Mason does not seem to be upbeat. The prank eventually gets both boys suspended. Pop deals with the whole situation somewhat lightly, prompting Mason to blurt out it is only natural he would react that way, since Tex is not his biological son. Stunned, Tex runs out of the school.

Chapter 10. As soon as a car pulls up next to him, a...