Alibi Junior High by Logsted Greg

Author:Logsted, Greg [Logsted, Greg]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Aladdin
Published: 2009-06-10T22:00:00+00:00

THE SILENT SUIT

“Cody?”

“Yeah, Dad?”

“It’s time for IDs.”

He hands me a passport. I open it up and glance at the picture.

“Who am I this time?”

Beep, beep, beep…

I swim up from the depths of sleep, grasping for the alarm clock. My hand fumbles around the night table like a blind spider.

How come I can’t find something so loud and so close?

I brush against it and almost knock it to the floor. I grab the clock as it hangs over the table by its cord.

My hands feel disconnected from my body and my eyes just don’t want to open. I struggle to find the little switch to turn off the alarm. I know it’s red but that only helps if you have your eyes open. Finally I find it and the alarm falls silent. I’ve conquered the alarm clock. There should be a special reward for this grand accomplishment, like maybe eight more hours of sleep.

My feet swing out of bed and onto the floor.

Other kids live normal lives, other kids spend all their time figuring out what to wear and how to act, but no, not me. I’ve gotta run around in the woods all night chasing people with assault rifles. I’ve gotta have cafés blow up around me. I’ve gotta hide in some small town like a fugitive.

I shuffle into the bathroom and look in the mirror. I’m covered in dirt and my arms and chest are all scratched up from hanging onto that stupid branch all night. Great, just great.

I take the world’s longest shower. Warm water cascades down my body. I feel like I could stay here all day. It’s also another excuse to keep my eyes closed.

Two lousy hours, that’s all the sleep I got last night. Oh, I guess you could add the couple hours before I woke up, but still it’s not enough.

What a crazy night…. Who was that guy? And what was he doing in the woods? And what was that little metal box? Should I tell Jenny about it? I’m not sure. Maybe I should talk to Andy first. I’m betting Jenny would call the police right away and I don’t think that would be a good thing. They’d ask a whole lot of questions, it’s their nature.

Knock. Knock. Knock.

“Cody? Are you okay in there?”

I yell over the water. “Yeah. Be out in a sec.”

“Better hurry. You’re going to be late.”

I dry off and head back to my room. I grab one of the outfits Albert picked out for me and quickly get changed. Wide pants and a huge white T-shirt with some guy’s name written across the front.

There’s a mirror behind my door. I stand in front of it and study my reflection. I feel like I’m playing a part in a movie. This just isn’t me. Who is this guy? I know this is what everyone else wears but I can’t get used to it. I’ve tried, I really have, and now I’m just too tired to care.

I open the closet and look at my suit.

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