Earlier that day:
"Jace, wake up, I don't want to have to tell you again." Said a stern but loving voice through the door. 

"Mommmm."Came out a pitched groan was all she heard.

"You heard me, boy."She opened the door and threw the covers off her son.

"I'm sick..."He faked two coughs. Today he had a big math test that he was dying to miss, but he knew it was futile...

"Okay, i'll just give you some of grandma's home concoction. You'll be feeling better in no time!"She smiled at him as he immediately sat upward looking at her with his eyebrows raised.

"No it's okay. I feel much better...I'm going to go get ready now, Ma'am."He told her and she chuckled and walked outside of the room. He then commenced to grab his covers and sleep in for five more minutes before he could hear his mothers pounding steps again. He hopped out of bed, and turned the shower on. Time to get ready for another bad day and let down his mom again with this failing grade he knew he was bound to receive. 

After exiting the shower, his mom gave him his lunch and sent him on his way but as he exited the door, the bus was already closing it's doors and taking the other kids to school. "Wait!!!"He exclaimed as he ran after it, dropping his food on the floor. But it was to no avail. The bus was already gone and if he turned back now, he'd have to face his mothers wrath. He sighed and took up a seat on the curb next to the stop and stared down at the street. He picked up a couple pebbles and threw them, but then noticed a shiny coin. He picked it up as it glimmered in the light and wiped off the dust.

"Whoah..."He exclaimed. It was really something, with a triceratops etched onto it. Dinosaurs were awesome! They were just learning about them in biology actually. The T-rex had been his favorite but triceratops was a close second. He pocketed it and decided that maybe he's skip school today. He already found something so rare. He was bound to find more lucky stuff if he kept at it. But where would be the perfect place to search? 

And that's when it hit him. "The park!"He said out loud, as he picked up his backpack, slung it over his shoulder and ran to his next destination.