Never Walk in Shoes That Talk (2009)
“Hassan had on his blue lightning Walkie-Talkies.
All the rest of us had on our usual, boring feet.
Maya said, “My mom called six different shoe stores, but no luck. Everybody was sold out. They all said check back next week.”
“Everybody wants a pair, I guess,” said Coco.
She tied her right shoe while a bunch of us watched.
I have never been jealous of shoe tying before.
“I wore two pairs of socks so my blisters wouldn’t hurt so much,” Coco said. “But it’s worth it.”
“I wore about twenty Band-Ai...ds,” Hassan agreed.
“Talk to the shoe, Hassan,” Coco directed.
“Band-Aids,” Hassan repeated into his left toe.
“I asked my mom again if I could get some,” Gus said. He sighed. “But she just said ‘No means no, honey.’ And then Babette spit up on her jeans.”
“My dad said something about singing underwear,” I said.
“What does that mean?” Gus asked.
I watched Coco tie her other shoe.
I sighed, just like Gus. “It means no in Dadspeak,” I said.
That afternoon after school, Max and I were in the front yard playing where-did-Goofy-bury-the-Frisbee-this-time.MoreLess
All the rest of us had on our usual, boring feet.
Maya said, “My mom called six different shoe stores, but no luck. Everybody was sold out. They all said check back next week.”
“Everybody wants a pair, I guess,” said Coco.
She tied her right shoe while a bunch of us watched.
I have never been jealous of shoe tying before.
“I wore two pairs of socks so my blisters wouldn’t hurt so much,” Coco said. “But it’s worth it.”
“I wore about twenty Band-Ai...ds,” Hassan agreed.
“Talk to the shoe, Hassan,” Coco directed.
“Band-Aids,” Hassan repeated into his left toe.
“I asked my mom again if I could get some,” Gus said. He sighed. “But she just said ‘No means no, honey.’ And then Babette spit up on her jeans.”
“My dad said something about singing underwear,” I said.
“What does that mean?” Gus asked.
I watched Coco tie her other shoe.
I sighed, just like Gus. “It means no in Dadspeak,” I said.
That afternoon after school, Max and I were in the front yard playing where-did-Goofy-bury-the-Frisbee-this-time.MoreLess
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