Number One Kid (2010)
“Great!
Today the Afternoon Center kids were going swimming.
Mitchell had found his bathing suit before school. It was under his bed, still damp from the end of the summer.
It had a ton of sand in it.
He held it up to his nose. What a smell.
He hoped no one would notice.
He had forgotten his best lunch, too. A ham sandwich with enough lettuce for a rabbit.
Sumiko lent him money for hot lunch.
It was the worst lunch in the world: meat chunks in glue.
At last, the bell rang. The loudspeaker blared.... “Time for swimming.”
They headed for the bus line.
Mitchell let Habib cut in front of him.
Habib let Destiny cut in front of him.
Sumiko cut in front of Destiny.
And some kid stepped in between Destiny and Sumiko. Mitchell thought his name might be Charlie.
Mitchell turned. Peter Petway was near the end of the line.
“Let’s get moving,” Peter said.
Mitchell hoped Peter didn’t know he had started all that cutting.
The bus pulled up. The kids packed in like meat chunks in glue.
Angel and Yolanda sat in front of Mitchell and Habib.MoreLess
Today the Afternoon Center kids were going swimming.
Mitchell had found his bathing suit before school. It was under his bed, still damp from the end of the summer.
It had a ton of sand in it.
He held it up to his nose. What a smell.
He hoped no one would notice.
He had forgotten his best lunch, too. A ham sandwich with enough lettuce for a rabbit.
Sumiko lent him money for hot lunch.
It was the worst lunch in the world: meat chunks in glue.
At last, the bell rang. The loudspeaker blared.... “Time for swimming.”
They headed for the bus line.
Mitchell let Habib cut in front of him.
Habib let Destiny cut in front of him.
Sumiko cut in front of Destiny.
And some kid stepped in between Destiny and Sumiko. Mitchell thought his name might be Charlie.
Mitchell turned. Peter Petway was near the end of the line.
“Let’s get moving,” Peter said.
Mitchell hoped Peter didn’t know he had started all that cutting.
The bus pulled up. The kids packed in like meat chunks in glue.
Angel and Yolanda sat in front of Mitchell and Habib.MoreLess
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