“I couldn’t put my alarm clock right by my bed because I would just press the snooze button every morning and end up being an hour late to school. As I ate the breakfast that Abuela had made, I thought about the big game today. I’d gotten up early because it always takes me so long to get myself ready for major things. There are a whole bunch of minor things that need to get done to make the major things happen. You might have a major thing scheduled every day, or even once a week, but you can’t... just walk into one unprepared. You gotta get yourself ready, and that’s what takes me so long—getting the minor things done. I tried to keep my mind off the dinner last night, but I thought it went pretty well. It was hard to tell. The phone rang on the kitchen counter and I reached over my plate of scrambled eggs and toast to get it. “Hey, this is Christy. May I speak to Kevin?” she said. “You’re talking to him,” I answered. “I was wondering if you wanted to go to the park for a little while before your big game,”MoreLessRead More Read Less
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