VERA:(tryingtoseebehindMR.LIM’sback)Mr.Lim,doyouthinkstoringthematdifferenttemperatureswillmakethemtastedifferent?MR.LIM:(movingsothatVERAcannotseethefolder)That’sanotherquestionyoucantrytoanswerwithyourproject.Isthereanythingelse?JACOB:No,that’sall.VERA:(lookingconcerned)Areyouokay,Mr.Lim?MR.LIM:I’mfine,Vera.It’sjustnotthebesttime,that’sall.Ihavealotonmyplateatthemoment.VERA:Well,ifyou’resure…MIGUEL:Comeon,Vera.LetMr.Limfinishhislunchinpeace.VERA:Okay.Good-bye,Mr.Lim.VERAtakesonemorelookatMR.LIM,thenfollowsMIGUELandJACOBoffstage.4Scene2Scene:TheschoolplaygroundatlunchtimeJACOB,MIGUEL,andVERAmeetupwithCALEB.CALEBhasamittonhishandandiscarryingabaseball.CALEB:Hey,guys.What’sup?JACOB:(shrugging)Notmuch.MIGUEL:We’vejustbeentalkingaboutourscienceprojectwithMr.Lim.VERA:And,boy,washeactingweird!CALEB:Howdoyoumean?VERA:Well,hecouldn’twaitforustogetoutofthereforstarters.MIGUEL:(thinkingaboutit)Yeah,hedidlookkindofshockedwhenhefirstsawuswalkin.JACOB:Plus,hemadesurewedidn’tseehisfolder.CALEB:Whatfolder?VERA:Hewaslookingatafolderwhenwecamein.Butassoonashesawus,hequicklyconcealeditbehindhisback.CALEB:That’sweird.MIGUEL:Heseemedupsettoo.JACOBandVERAnodinagreement.56Scene2Scene:OutsidethelocalpolicestationJACOBandCALEBsitonabench,andVERAandMIGUELstandnexttothem.JACOB:(excitedly)ItoldyouMr.Limisaspy!He’sintheresharinginformationwiththepolicerightnow!VERA:(shakingherhead)Idon’tthinkso.He’sjusthadbadnewsfromKorea,andhe’saskingifthepolicecanhelp.That’swhyhewassounhappywhenhewastalkingtoOfficerDavies.10MIGUEL:Ithinkhehastopayforsometickets—maybeforparkingorspeeding.That’swhyhewasupsetwhenwecameintotheclassroom.Hedidn’twanttolookbadinfrontofus.PoorOfficerDavies—imaginehavingtoarrestyourfriend!CALEB:(laughingandshakinghishead)I’mastoundedatyouthree!Youhavewaytoomuchimagination!Mr.LimandOfficerDaviesarefriends.Mr.Limdoesn’thavetimetoseehimtomorrow,sohe’smadetimetoday,eventhoughhe’sbusy.Caseclosed!JACOB:(pointingoffstage)Maybeweshouldaskhim.Herehecomesnow.MR.LI...
