Ellray Jakes Walks the Plank (2012)
“A DISASTER The first thing I see the next morning is the last thing I ever wanted to see.
It’s Zip, and he’s not zippy or swimmy. He’s floating.
Not in a fun way, either.
He is on his side, and he is surrounded by gummy brown fish food that is all stuck together. The fish food covers the entire surface of the water in Ms. Sanchez’s newly decorated bowl, which is sitting on my desk.
Zip is dead.
Zip, with the white spot on his stomach.
Zip, who was smart, you could just tell.
Zip, who knew me.
Z...ip, who was counting on me to take good care of him.
What happened?
Alfie. That’s what happened. This is a disaster.
“Alfie,” I shout. “Alfie! Come in here right now and see what you did!”
Instead of Alfie, Mom comes rushing into my room. “EllRay, what in the world is going on?” she asks. “Alfie is brushing her teeth.” And then she sees the fish bowl—and what is floating in it.
Zip is so dead that he practically has little Xs where his eyes are, like in the cartoons.
“Oh, my,”MoreLess
It’s Zip, and he’s not zippy or swimmy. He’s floating.
Not in a fun way, either.
He is on his side, and he is surrounded by gummy brown fish food that is all stuck together. The fish food covers the entire surface of the water in Ms. Sanchez’s newly decorated bowl, which is sitting on my desk.
Zip is dead.
Zip, with the white spot on his stomach.
Zip, who was smart, you could just tell.
Zip, who knew me.
Z...ip, who was counting on me to take good care of him.
What happened?
Alfie. That’s what happened. This is a disaster.
“Alfie,” I shout. “Alfie! Come in here right now and see what you did!”
Instead of Alfie, Mom comes rushing into my room. “EllRay, what in the world is going on?” she asks. “Alfie is brushing her teeth.” And then she sees the fish bowl—and what is floating in it.
Zip is so dead that he practically has little Xs where his eyes are, like in the cartoons.
“Oh, my,”MoreLess
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