Three On Three (1999)
“Mrs. Orr said, before ducking into the room.
Kids began hanging up their coats and backpacks and shuffling into the classroom.
“Nick, have a look at this,” Kia said as she pulled something out of the pocket of her jacket.
“Wow! It’s a Julius ‘The Jewel’ Johnson basketball card! Where did you get it?”
“I spent all my birthday money on cards last night,” Kia grinned.
“All your money?”
“Every cent I had.”
“And your mother said you could?” I couldn’t believe it.
There was a pause. “Well, she didn’t... say yes,” Kia admitted, “but she didn’t say no either.”
I gave her a confused look. “So what you’re saying is … ?”
“She doesn’t exactly know I bought them. And she never will, unless she counts my cards and finds out I have two hundred and eighty-one instead of one hundred and ninety-two,” she explained, pulling out a hand full of cards from her other pocket.
“But if she does find out, she’ll kill you.”
“No she won’t. She said I couldn’t just waste my money.MoreLess
Kids began hanging up their coats and backpacks and shuffling into the classroom.
“Nick, have a look at this,” Kia said as she pulled something out of the pocket of her jacket.
“Wow! It’s a Julius ‘The Jewel’ Johnson basketball card! Where did you get it?”
“I spent all my birthday money on cards last night,” Kia grinned.
“All your money?”
“Every cent I had.”
“And your mother said you could?” I couldn’t believe it.
There was a pause. “Well, she didn’t... say yes,” Kia admitted, “but she didn’t say no either.”
I gave her a confused look. “So what you’re saying is … ?”
“She doesn’t exactly know I bought them. And she never will, unless she counts my cards and finds out I have two hundred and eighty-one instead of one hundred and ninety-two,” she explained, pulling out a hand full of cards from her other pocket.
“But if she does find out, she’ll kill you.”
“No she won’t. She said I couldn’t just waste my money.MoreLess
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