The Fat Lady Sings by Lovett Charlie

Author:Lovett, Charlie [Lovett, Charlie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9781597190312
Publisher: Pearlsong Press
Published: 2011-04-07T07:00:00+00:00

Scene 5

Getting out of bed the next day is the hardest thing I've ever done. I just want to lie there all day and eat ice cream. I know, I know, I said I wasn't a fat pig (just fat), but who doesn't feed depression, right? And this is some serious depression. On top of everything else, I only slept about an hour because I was waiting to hear from Cameron and Elliot. Finally Elliot sent me a text about four saying that they had been released into their parents' custody and that the owner of the sock factory wasn't going to press charges. Apparently he really did just want to scare us. Mission accomplished. I don't feel like getting into the whole thing with Mom, so I manage to avoid her creepy cheerfulness by skipping breakfast and leaving while she's in the shower. Funny how I can be dying to eat ice cream all day, but still have no appetite for bacon and eggs.

I'm walking down the hall at school trying to figure out how I'm going to make myself invisible for an entire day (hey, I was invisible for most of sixth grade, so there must be a way) when I see another harbinger of joy flapping in the breeze. What is it with notes on my locker? This time it's green and I have to unfold it to discover that green is the color of Miss O'Brien, the college counselor. She has my SAT scores, she knows my grades, she's approved my applications (grudgingly, of course, because I'm only applying to schools with amazing theatre departments, which means I won't grow up to be a doctor or lawyer or NASCAR driver and give millions of dollars to the school). What else could she want from me?

At least I get to miss a few minutes of math, because she wants me in her office at 10:00. When I get there she's sitting in her little "lounge" area, which I guess is supposed to put us at ease when we're talking about college or something. Mr. Hart, my English teacher is there too, and there's a familiar looking binder on the coffee table in front of them.

"Have a seat, Agatha," says Miss O'Brien. "One thing I'll say for Agatha," she says to Mr. Hart, "is she's always on time for her appointments."

I hate that -- when people talk about you like you're not even there. Now I wish I had been late.

"Mr. Hart and I wanted to talk to you about this," she says, pushing the binder towards me. I open it and see the title page for The Fat Lady Sings. Great. Haven't I already gotten enough grief from Dr. Watkins? We gave up the show -- what more do they want?

"Where did you get this?" I ask.

"Apparently Melissa Parson's mother confiscated it from her daughter and gave it to Dr. Watkins. He passed it on to Mr. Hart and he brought it to me," says Miss O'Brien.

"Did you write this, Agatha?" asks Mr.

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