"No! No, of course not. No way."

A pause. Waaait a second... There was opportunity here.

"Of course, if I did tell, I might get some brownie points with the Vice Principal so maybe they'd get off my back a little and stop thinking I'm a troublemaker all the time. All they'd have to do is make you empty your purse or go through your locker, probably..."

He tapped his chin, breath frosting in the air.

"Actually, I'm trying to think of reasons why I shouldn't."

He glanced up at the sky, thoughtfully, then directed a sly glance over at her.

"I could maybe be bribed."