Jon had hoped that he could make it to his locker before any more damage could be done, but his hopes were dashed, as one of the other students made a wish as soon as he stepped onto the school lawn. It was Biff Meadows (the jock, bully, and boyfriend of Sarah McMillan).
"Hey, if it isn't the cross-dresser and his freak girlfriend," he said, laughing with his jock buddies. He looked past Jon and Zoe and saw their mother. "Couldn't come to school without your mommy?" he asked, teasing them.
Zoe burned with anger. "Shut the fuck up, you asshole!"
"Zoe! Please! Watch your language," her mother said.
This only made Biff and his friends laugh even more. Zoe had never felt more embarrassed.
When Biff settled down, he said those two magic words that Jon hoped no one would say. "You know, I wish ..."
