Brain Child
““Alex?” she called. “Is that you? Do you know what time it—” And then, as Alex came into the living room, she fell silent, her eyes fixed on the cage he held in his right hand. “What on earth have you got there?”
“Rats,” Alex told her. “The ones from my science project last year. Mr. Landry still had them.”
Ellen eyed the little creatures with revulsion. “You’re not going to keep them, are you?”
“I’ve figured out an experiment,” Alex told her. “They’ll be gone in a couple of days.”
“Good. Now, ...let’s go, or we’ll be late. In fact,” she added, her eyes moving to the clock, “we already are. And you know how Dr. Torres feels about punctuality.”
Alex started toward the stairs. “Dad and I aren’t sure I ought to keep going to Dr. Torres.”
Ellen, in the midst of struggling into a light coat, froze. “Alex, what are you talking about?”
Alex’s face remained impassive as he regarded her. “Dad and I had a talk last night, and we think maybe something’s wrong with me.”MoreLess
“Rats,” Alex told her. “The ones from my science project last year. Mr. Landry still had them.”
Ellen eyed the little creatures with revulsion. “You’re not going to keep them, are you?”
“I’ve figured out an experiment,” Alex told her. “They’ll be gone in a couple of days.”
“Good. Now, ...let’s go, or we’ll be late. In fact,” she added, her eyes moving to the clock, “we already are. And you know how Dr. Torres feels about punctuality.”
Alex started toward the stairs. “Dad and I aren’t sure I ought to keep going to Dr. Torres.”
Ellen, in the midst of struggling into a light coat, froze. “Alex, what are you talking about?”
Alex’s face remained impassive as he regarded her. “Dad and I had a talk last night, and we think maybe something’s wrong with me.”MoreLess
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