Hidden Talents

Trash quickly becomes a new member of the group. He still makes things fly across the room, so Martin learns to watch Flinch: If he suddenly ducks, so does Martin. Trash says “sorry” so much that Martin tells him to say it just once every morning, and that’ll cover the entire day. Martin also tells Flinch to stop handing him tissues in class just before he sneezes. Cheater adds that if the staff discovers their powers, “bad things are gonna happen” (163).

They decide, therefore, to keep their powers a secret. They also decide they have to learn how to control them. Everyone seems to expect Martin to have the answer.

Martin gets a letter from Teri, who thanks him for the hair clip. She says their dad is mad at their mom for some reason. Teri saw people arguing about Edgeview Alternative School on TV. She also cooked lasagna and asks, “Is it supposed to be crunchy?” (164).

Martin thinks that if he doesn’t have any special powers, he’s not the one to teach the others how to use them.