Watch Me (2008)
““Kaz?” she called when she heard me come through the front door.
I hurried up to my room and stashed the purse in my closet.
“Kaz?” My mom appeared in the door to my room. “You’re soaking wet,” she said, looking from me to the wet spots on the carpet.
“I—I took a walk, and it started to rain.”
“I can see that,” she said. “Neil told me you weren’t here when he got home. I was getting worried.”
“I’m sorry. It’s just that—” I thought about the purse. My mom was looking at me, waiting for me to say... something. “I hate school. I’m tired of being the dumbest kid there.”
“You’re not dumb,” my mom said. “You have a disability. Lots of really smart people have the same disability.”
“Tell that to Rufus.”
“Who’s Rufus?”
“He’s the guy who picks on me all the time. That’s why I got into trouble the other day. He never lets up.”
She frowned. “Is this boy Rufus bullying you?”
“He’s always making fun of me. And he’s got lots of friends.MoreLess
I hurried up to my room and stashed the purse in my closet.
“Kaz?” My mom appeared in the door to my room. “You’re soaking wet,” she said, looking from me to the wet spots on the carpet.
“I—I took a walk, and it started to rain.”
“I can see that,” she said. “Neil told me you weren’t here when he got home. I was getting worried.”
“I’m sorry. It’s just that—” I thought about the purse. My mom was looking at me, waiting for me to say... something. “I hate school. I’m tired of being the dumbest kid there.”
“You’re not dumb,” my mom said. “You have a disability. Lots of really smart people have the same disability.”
“Tell that to Rufus.”
“Who’s Rufus?”
“He’s the guy who picks on me all the time. That’s why I got into trouble the other day. He never lets up.”
She frowned. “Is this boy Rufus bullying you?”
“He’s always making fun of me. And he’s got lots of friends.MoreLess
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