Keena Ford and the Field Trip Mix-up by Melissa Thomson

Author:Melissa Thomson
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Penguin USA, Inc.

I covered my eyes with my hands. That way I could not see everyone looking at me. There were tears all over my hands in about four seconds. I heard Ms. Campbell say, “Tiffany, that is enough” in a kind of voice that meant Tiffany better watch out. I didn’t hear anyone else laughing. Then Jean started talking about the different office buildings and how the members of Congress go to the Capitol to vote on new laws.

I tried to listen, but I kept my hands over my face because the tears were still coming out. Then I felt someone touch me on the shoulder. I almost yelled, “Get offa me!” because I was so mad and sad, but I peeked through my fingers first to see who it was.

IT WAS REPRESENTATIVE THOMAS OF CONGRESS!

He said, “Ms. Campbell, may I please speak to this student in my office for a moment?”

I moved my hands from my eyes to see what Ms. Campbell would say. She nodded her head. So then I followed Representative Thomas into his office. And now I will just call him Rep Thomas because “Representative” takes a very long time to spell. Anyway, his office had a very big chair and lots of picture frames on the walls. Some of the frames had pictures of people shaking hands, and some of the frames just had pieces of paper with writing on them.

“What’s your name?” is the first question that Rep Thomas asked me. “Um . . .” I said. I think I was kind of nervous, because I couldn’t remember at first. “Um, Keena Ford,” I finally said.

Then I started to get a tiny bit worried that maybe he was going to tell me that I could not go in the U.S. Capitol with only one real braid. “Keena,” he said in a serious voice, “watch very carefully.” I did not know what I was watching for, but I opened my eyes extra wide so he would know I was paying good attention. Then he reached up and touched his own hair. And he pulled on it right where his forehead ended and his hair started. AND IT LIFTED UP OFF HIS HEAD! One part of his hair just lifted straight up in one big clump. I was so confused. I think my mouth came open.

“This is not my real hair,” explained Rep Thomas.

“That looked just like the way the corner of the carpet looks when I lift it up to hide candy wrappers under it,” I said. Then I touched my yarn braid. “I cut off my braid by accident,” I said. “This is not my real hair either.”

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