After Ever After (9780545292788) by Sonnenblick Jordan

Author:Sonnenblick, Jordan
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks
Published: 2010-09-02T04:00:00+00:00

Dangerous_pie:

Meh.

Tadditude:

I can be nice, you snapperhead. Watch me. I’ll be so sweet your teeth will hurt.

That’s when the real challenge began. On the way out of the room, Tad apologized to Miss Palma, then turned to shoot me a blazing glare. In the hallway, he held the door for a sixth grader. Going down the wheelchair ramp in front of the building, he got hit in the stomach with a Frisbee. He winced, but instead of getting all hissy like he normally would, he flicked the disk to the nearest player. With a smile.

“Nice one,” I said.

“Bite me,” Tad replied.

That night was supposed to be my last tutoring session before the holiday. When Tad arrived at my house, I almost died of shock. There was a steaming platter of chocolate chip cookies in his lap, and he was struggling to hold on to a container of eggnog while using both hands to roll himself along. My mom grabbed the cookies, and Tad smiled up at her like a Christmas angel.

“You know, Mrs. Alper, I suddenly realized today that I’ve never really thanked you for all the kindness you’ve shown me. And I also want to thank you for raising my best friend.”

Make me puke, I thought. Mom looked rather startled, but she’s pretty smooth socially, so she said, “Why, thank you, Thaddeus. Come on into the house and we’ll get down some mugs for this.” She shouted for my dad to come downstairs, and he got the exact same treatment from Tad. But knowing how phony the whole charade was, I didn’t even want to take the stupid eggnog.

Except I really like eggnog. Tad knows it, too, the rat.

When we finally got around to work, I raised an eyebrow in his direction. “What?” he said. “Can’t a guy be appreciative?”

I snorted.

“No, I’m serious. You inspired me today with your totally rude and unsympathetic remarks. From now on, I am going to be kind to everybody — that’s my beau geste. And if the people around me keep acting like total snapperheads anyway, I am going to harden my heart and be bitter until the day I die. Now, turn your workbook to page twelve. Please.”

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