Buried by Robin Merrow MacCready

Author:Robin Merrow MacCready
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Penguin Group US
Published: 2010-03-01T05:00:00+00:00

Dear Mom,

I was always jealous of the kids at school that got picked up by their parents to go on vacations or even to the doctor’s office. One day I wrote a note that said: “Dear Mrs. Trescott, Claudine has a 2:30 appointment at Dr. Hall’s across the street. Please allow her to leave at 2:25 and walk there. Thank you for being a good teacher to my little girl. Sincerely, Serena Carbonneau.” Mrs. Trescott didn’t even blink. I left at 2:25 and hid behind the dentist’s office until the buses lined up outside the school. Then I went home like always. It wasn’t what I expected. Nobody asked how it was—if I had a cavity or needed braces. I had to offer up the story to whoever would listen. Liz was there to listen.

“I have two cavities, and I need braces, too.”

Liz opened her eyes wide. “Wow, Claude. When do you get them?”

“My mom won’t let me get them, I know.”

“Lucky you.”

—Claude

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