Zoo Breath
“Purdy smiled and spread his hands. “Good morning, boot campers! It’s Friday!”
“Good morning, Mr. Purdy,” we droned.
I was only half listening because I was thinking about Streak, how she was always so happy to see me when I got home from school.
Mr. Purdy rubbed his hands together. He looked at us, flicked his eyebrows.
Aiy. First the arms, now the eyebrows. This could only mean trouble.
I looked out the window from my front-row seat. Another sunny morning at Kailua Elementary School. Nice day....
To lose a dog.
Stop!
I turned back to Mr. Purdy.
“Okaaay,” he said. “Let’s get started. Today I’m going to introduce you to something so fun you will think you’re on vacation. Ready?”
We all perked up. Vacation?
Shayla bounced in her seat. “What is it, Mr. Purdy?”
Shayla sat next to me. She was a know-it-all pest, and to make things worse, she was always smiling at me. “She thinks you’re cute,” my friend Maya once told me.
Cute? Blaaach!
“Yeah, Mr. Purdy,” Rubin shouted from the back.MoreLess
“Good morning, Mr. Purdy,” we droned.
I was only half listening because I was thinking about Streak, how she was always so happy to see me when I got home from school.
Mr. Purdy rubbed his hands together. He looked at us, flicked his eyebrows.
Aiy. First the arms, now the eyebrows. This could only mean trouble.
I looked out the window from my front-row seat. Another sunny morning at Kailua Elementary School. Nice day....
To lose a dog.
Stop!
I turned back to Mr. Purdy.
“Okaaay,” he said. “Let’s get started. Today I’m going to introduce you to something so fun you will think you’re on vacation. Ready?”
We all perked up. Vacation?
Shayla bounced in her seat. “What is it, Mr. Purdy?”
Shayla sat next to me. She was a know-it-all pest, and to make things worse, she was always smiling at me. “She thinks you’re cute,” my friend Maya once told me.
Cute? Blaaach!
“Yeah, Mr. Purdy,” Rubin shouted from the back.MoreLess
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