Today was a sad day.

Nothing happened today to make it sad, but Quinn was feeling pretty down. It had been a while since he'd spoken to Eden—well, they'd spoken, but not much. Mostly because he'd been angry at her. The anger made him feel all gross and sad now. And then being in a bad mood got him thinking about all the upsetting things about this school year, and now it was a sad day.

Quinn initially planned to go out and read some books, but he didn't feel like reading anymore. Then he got to watching the pendulum, and he forgot about reading. He sat down in the entryway, sitting his books next to him and resting his head on his hand. And he watched the pendulum go back... and forth... and back... and forth...