Lice Check by Nancy Krulik

Author:Nancy Krulik
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Penguin Group US
Published: 2014-02-03T05:00:00+00:00

“You’re sure you’re not angry that I got to go for a ride in the helicopter and you didn’t?” Alex asked George the next day as the boys walked up the path toward Alex’s mom’s dental office.

George shook his head. “Nope. It wasn’t your fault the burp decided to show up.”

“That punishment your dad gave you was really harsh,” Alex said. “I can’t believe how long it took you to clean those latrines.”

“Well, it would have gone faster if I could have used a sponge instead of a toothbrush,” George grumbled. “It was gross cleaning toilets with those teeny, tiny bristles.”

“Your dad said it was an old army punishment,” Alex said.

“I just hope my dad doesn’t talk about cleaning toilets at Career Day,” George said. He twisted his ring nervously. “How boring would that be? Kids would run out of his booth to Louie’s dad’s booth as fast as they could.”

“If there are even any kids at school on Tuesday,” Alex said. “My mom told me three of her patients canceled their weekend appointments because they had lice. I’m telling you, we’re having a bug epidemic at school!”

George scratched his head. His mom had checked him for lice just that morning, so he knew he was still clean, but even thinking about the little bugs made him scratch.

“Oh yeah, I almost forgot,” Alex said as he reached into his backpack and pulled out a thermos. “Before we go in there, you should drink this.”

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