TodayIam goingt oSCHOOL wit hCarolandLewis.
andt heirmum askedt het eac her ift heyc oul dbringme,
Sc ary!
Iaskedmymum ifIc oul dgowit h t hem,andmymum askedt heirmum if Ic oul dgowit ht hem,
andt het eac her,MissKazmierski, said…
YES!
SoI’ m goingt osc hoolforoneday.
Idon’ thaveauniform,butCaroland Lewissayitdoesn’ tmat t er. . .
Mymum saysI’ vebeent osc hoolonc e before;shesaysIwentt o
Kindergart eninCanada.
Idon’ tremembert hat ,and,anyway,it wasonl yforafew weeks.
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They’ vegivenmeal istof t hingst obringwit hme:
unhat , mys
c kedl unc h apa
nc ilc ase ape wit hpensand penc il sinside,
d. andBra ( Whent heysay‘ Brad’ ,t heydon’ treal l ymean Brad.Theymeant heanimat ionsofBradI’ ve c reat edonmypl ayer. )
Igetupext raearl yt oday.
Ihavemybreakfastearl yt oo,andgo out sidet ot al kt oTil l y.
Idon’ tl etheroutofheryardasI won’ tbeheret ot akec areofher,soI t al kt ohert hrought hegat e.She makest hesoundt hatmeansshereal l y real l ywant st oc omeovert opl ay.
’ y, l odayTil Nott ‘ m I’ lher,‘ el It ’ . hool osc goingt
Ist andbyt hefrontwindow oft hehouse,andwhenIseeCarolandLewisont heir wayac rosst hest reett opic kmeup,mymum handsmemyl unc handmybac kpac k, andIopent hefrontdoorandrunoutt omeetmyfriends.
Onourwayt here,Carolt el l smeafew oft herul es. . .
hhand?’ Whic ‘
1 .Whenyouwanttoaskaquestion,
putyourhandupfirstAndwait unt ilMissKazmierskisaysyourname.
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2.Atbreaktime,lineupinpairs byt hec l assroom door.
3.Norunningandshouting
me’ ‘
pens Whathapnor ‘ u ifyour ?’ shout
insidet hesc hool .
‘ Y ougetsentt o t heHeadmast er. ’
I’ m gl adt oknow t herul es.Exc eptnow,inst eadofl ooking right ened. forwardt ogoingt osc hoolt oday,I’ m al it t l ebit …f
Att hesc hool ,t herearesomany c hil drenint heiruniformsit ’ sl ikea bl ueandgreenriverfl owingt hrough t hegat es.
Carolmarc hesmet hrought he igknotinmy pl ayground.There’ sab st omac handI’ m findingithardt o swal l ow.
Ihol dCarol ’ shandt ight ,sot hatI don’ tl oseher.Lewisdisappearsand, whenIseehim next ,he’ sinabig groupofboys.
Everyoneisl ookingatme.
West opinfrontofawoman.Il ookup ather;shel ooksabitl ikeBet hany.
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MissKazmierskil owershersel f downwardsunt ilherfac eist he samel evelasmine.Shesmil es.
’shesays, e, ic Al ‘ oour omet c wel ‘ ’ oday. hoolt sc