Bluford Series 9: Brothers in Arms by Paul Langan

Author:Paul Langan [Langan, Paul]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
ISBN: 9781591940173
Amazon: 1591940176
Publisher: Townsend Press
Published: 2004-01-02T05:00:00+00:00

Thursday I made it to English class on time. I’m not saying I did it for my mom or Mr. Mitchell or anyone. I just did it. Don’t ask me why.

Mr. Mitchell was standing by the door ready to close it as soon as the bell rang. “We missed you yesterday, Martin. Everything all right?” he asked.

“Yeah, why? You see something wrong?” I said. He looked almost hurt, but I didn’t care. He was just too nosy.

“Let’s reschedule that detention for this afternoon,” he replied as I quickly passed him.

Vicky was at her seat when I went to my desk but was fishing something out of her backpack when I passed her.

“You coming to the big game Saturday, Mr. Mitchell?” Steve asked as he walked in.

“Actually, I’ll be here, Steve. I’m handling Saturday detentions. Maybe I’ll check out the game,” said Mr. Mitchell.

“Zamora’s goin’ down, Mr. Mitchell. You should come out and see me score,” he replied, turning to me.

I made a snorting sound at Steve, just to get on his nerves. I never cared about Zamora’s football team, although I have to admit it would be nice to see Zamora win.

Vicky shook her head and wrote something in her notebook. Nearby, I heard Teresa sigh. That girl has no time for me.

Mr. Mitchell started class with a discussion of an old story called Beowulf that the class had started reading the day before. I had no idea what he was talking about. Something about a monster in the woods that had all these people scared until someone was brave enough to stop it. I never heard of the story, but it kind of sounded like my neighborhood.

Always something lurking around, taking out kids.

Toward the end of class, Mitchell brought the discussion back to heroes. “For the last ten minutes of class, I want you to team up with a partner or two and look at the paragraphs you wrote for homework. Follow the steps we discussed yesterday to give helpful suggestions to your partner. Final drafts are due tomorrow.”

All around me, students moaned, and I leaned back in my chair. I hate when teachers make you share your work. It’s like having people spy on you when you’re in the shower. The only good thing was that I sat in the back row. I was sure none of the students there did their work.

I turned to my right and saw that kid Roylin looking at me. He was the only other kid in the back row, and he had this dumb smile on his face that told me he hadn’t even opened his book. Good. At least I wasn’t the only one.

“Martin, why don’t you team up with Vicky and Teresa. Roylin, you work with Steve and Darcy,” Mr. Mitchell said. Teresa’s face scrunched up like she’d just smelled Frankie’s boots. It was almost funny.

“Are you sure I gotta have him in my group?” Steve said about Roylin.

“Well, you could always join me Saturday instead of playing in that big game.

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