Twisted (pgs 72-104)

Summary
The next day Tyler was called to the office and the principal asked if he was part of the "altercation" that broke out in the locker room after school with Yoda. Tyler said that he was not part of it because after all, he was not attacking Yoda, but he was part of the "aftermath" and he was helping Yoda. The principle was also telling Tyler that he's required to report any trouble to his probation officer, and his grades need much improvement. Tyler again was reminded that he's walking on thin ice and there is no room for him to mess up. While Tyler was going to see his probation officer he was thinking to himself that it's a good thing they never found out what he really wanted to do. This was the "Foul Deed" or Plan A. He wanted to bomb the school, not during school hours because he didn't want to kill anyone. But around three in the morning so he wouldn't have to go back again. But then he thought of the possibility of the explosion affecting houses near the school, so that didn't happen. The next day Yoda and Tyler went to Hannah's field-hockey game. During the game the ball hit her in the face and it turned out that she had a minor concussion and a black eye. She would also have to sit out the next four games. Tyler and Hannah were shocked when their father arrived at Hannah's game when he heard she was injured because he had never been by their side whenever there was an emergency. But they gave him some credit for showing up for once. The next day their father had to leave for some "mysterious meeting", as Tyler put it, in "God Knows Where". Later on in the day during school Bethany asked Tyler to the homecoming football game that was coming up that Friday. Of course Tyler said yes, and when Friday came him and Hannah were about to leave to go to the game. But then their father returned and said that he wanted to sit down and share a nice dinner with his family. No matter how hard Tyler and Hannah tried pleading with him to let them go to the football game, he would insist on the family eating dinner together. Tyler's mom didn't end up sitting with the family because she said she had a migraine. So Tyler's father was asking Hannah about school and after awhile she asked to be excused because she was still mad about not going to the homecoming game. Tyler's father kept drinking at the dinner table and this was unsual for him because he usually isn't a heavy drinker. Then he was yelling because Tyler's mom forgot to tell him that his father was going to Tyler's last meeting with his probation officer. But then a few minutes later he was saying how tasty the pork was. This abnormal behavior made Tyler realize that his mom was not laying in bed because of a migraine.

Quote
"By deciding to spray-paint a few harmless slogans, I actually saved hundreds of lives and countless millions in damages. But when they arrested me, I realized that people might not understand if I explained that part. I never told anyone. I thought about it from time to time, but I never told." (Anderson 82).

Reaction
This quote caught my attention because he's clearly given the bad he's done a lot of thought. Also he was justifying the bad that he did do because he didn't do something that would've been far worse. He was thinking that because he didn't harm anyone physically that he shouldn't have a judge, trial, or probation officer. He also repeated the fact that he didn't tell anyone about his thought of bombing the school. He also said that he thought of telling people about his plan, but he never actually did. I kept thinking about why he didn't tell anyone. It could be for the simple fact that he didn't want anyone to think he would actually do it and call the cops on him. I also wondered if Tyler was still going to go along with it and that's why he never told anyone. I'm not sure why but I'm getting this feeling that Tyler is going to go along with the "Foul Deed", or something close to it. If not trying to set a bomb on the school maybe him and Chip are going to get into a fight. He keeps being reminded that he's walking on a thin line. Is Tyler going to do something to cross that line and end up in more trouble with the law?