But, not just that.
EW is proud to reveal the cover forHighly Illogical Behavior and an excerpt.
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ONE
SOLOMON REED
Solomon never needed to leave the house anyway.
He was pale and chronically barefoot and it worked.
It was the only thing that ever had.
If the phone rang, hed let it go to voice mail.
Solomon lived in the only world that would have him.
And even though it was quiet and mundane and sometimes lonely, it never got out of control.
It was better that way.
Its better this way, he said to his mom, who begged him each morning to try harder.
And really, it was.
After the fountain, he realized what he had to do.
Take away the things that make you panic and you wont panic.
And then he spent three years wondering why everyone found that so hard to understand.
All he was doing was living instead of dying.
Some people get cancer.
Some people get crazy.
Nobody tries to take the chemo away.
Solomon was born and will, in all likelihood, die in Upland, California.
Upland is a suburb of Los Angeles, just about an hour east of downtown.
It makes him happy, though, so theyll watch an episode with him every now and then.
You know…the guy with the mustache.
From the show…the show with the theme song…
Thats every show on TV, Dad.
Oh, you know the guy.
What does that even mean?
He holds the gun in the opening thing.
I know you know the guy.
Thats a movie, not an actor, his dad said.
Its a television show.
How can you work in Hollywood?
You get your schoolwork done today?
Solomons mom asked as she walked into the living room.
I got a new patient today.
Keep bringing in those big bucks!
She says she went to Upland Junior High.
Does that ring a bell?
Nope, Solomon replied.
Did you have braces?
Oh, it all makes sense now.
You want to put others through the torture of your childhood.
Anyway, shes a nice girl.
Solomon knew good and well what was going on.
It was innocent enough, but he hoped she wasnt actually that desperate for him to change.
Hed heard their conversations about him a few times.
After she said it, he didnt hear anything for a while.
Then he realized it was because shed started crying as soon as the words left her mouth.
Hours later, Solomon was still awake wondering how to answer his mothers question.
He eventually decided on a hard yes.
And it was going to change her life.
You may have known a Lisa Praytor at some point.
Twenty-four hours of wasted opportunity.
And Clark Robbins was the kind of guy who asked her to do things like that all the time.
On the day that Lisa met Solomons mom, shed been dating Clark for a year and seventeen days.
She had it marked on her calendar for proof.
She did, though, and most of her friends and classmates eventually forgot about it altogether.
So, where do you go to school?
Dr. Valerie Reed asked as she sat down to examine Lisas teeth.
Are you Solomons mother?
Yes, she answered, slightly taken aback.
I went to junior high with him.
Sorry, Valerie said.
He just doesnt get out much.
You do that and this?
Okay, lean back for me.
I was there you know, Lisa said, sitting straight up.
She was beginning to look a little frustrated.
I saw your son .
I saw his incident.
It was a panic attack, she said.
Can I get a look at those teeth now?
Just one more thing, Lisa said.
Why doesnt he get out much?
And just when she went to speak, Lisa interrupted her.
no ones seen him in so long.
He was there and then he wasnt.
Its strange is all.
I thought maybe he went off to boarding school or something.
He made it one day at Western Christian.
What do you do if your kid wont leave the house?
It was our only option.
When was the last time he left the house?
You sure are inquisitive, arent you?
Gosh, Im so sorry.
I never meant to be nosy.
Its okay, she said.
Im just glad somebody remembers him.
Its been three years.
A little over, actually.
We make it work.
Must get lonely, Lisa said.
Youd think that, yes.
Does he have any friends?
You guys all grow up so fast.
He just couldnt keep up.
Can you tell him I say hello?
I doubt hell know who I am, but just, you know, if its not weird.
Ill tell him, Lisa.
And Ill see you next Tuesday to get this cavity fixed up.
Lying to adults was a little easier for Lisa than lying to her peers.
And what a plan it was.
She was going to fix Solomon Reed.
Her life depended on it.
