Sincerely Sicily by Tamika Burgess

Author:Tamika Burgess
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 2022-10-22T00:00:00+00:00

Eighteen

What’s So Wrong with Having Braids?

Describe the effect of multiplying or dividing a number by one, by zero, by a number between zero and one, and by a number greater than one.

WHAT DOES THIS even mean? I’ve been going through this five-page math packet for an hour now, trying to remember when I learned this stuff. Mrs. Taylor handed it out today, saying we only needed to do our best. She’s using this packet to figure out what to focus on teaching us this year. Math is not my thing, and even though this packet will not be graded, I’m still taking my time, doing the best I can. Right now, my best is just three or four math equations that are halfway solved on each page. I’m probably going to leave these word problems blank.

Sicily Jordan

Do u understand any of the math????

Reyna Sado

NONE!!! Does Mrs. Taylor seriously think we learned this stuff in 5th grade??????????

Sicily Jordan

I know right

The clock on my phone reads 8:00 p.m. on the dot. That means it’s time to be done with homework. This packet isn’t due until Friday, so maybe I’ll try again tomorrow. Plus, around nine is when Michael and I usually start texting until we get tired.

I gather all my completed homework assignments and slide them into my folder. When I flip the top flap of my school bag open to put my folder away, I see my journal lying sideways between my social studies book and my glitter spiral notebook. The other day I decided to start taking my journal to school with me in case I want to write in it while I’m there. Seeing it now, when I have the rest of tonight completely free, is the push I needed to finally start writing in it again.

I search the word Panama online and scroll through all the links until I find something interesting. Holding my favorite pen, my hand starts to shake as it nears the page in my journal. I use my left hand to steady the right one and stop shaking. When it’s finally calm, I begin.

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