Driver's Ed by Caroline B. Cooney

Author:Caroline B. Cooney [Cooney, Caroline B.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-0-307-81888-1
Publisher: Random House Children's Books
Published: 2012-08-29T04:00:00+00:00

“Sway to the left!” cried Mr. Willit. “Sway to the right!”

“This is not cheerleading,” said Taft. “Try to be normal, Mr. Willit. We basses are compromising our masculinity by singing in chorus at all.”

“This isn’t cheerleading?” said Mr. Willit, his jaw dropping in shock. “Oh, no! Taft, why didn’t you tell me sooner?”

Concert Choir was happy. Another skit was under way. The only question was who the victim would be.

“I’d like our normalcy representative up here, please,” said Mr. Willit.

“He means you, Queen Joanne,” said Chase.

Morgan had not been able to eat in two days. A humming noise occupied his skull. He said, “Come on, Mr. Willit. I’m normal. Doesn’t that exempt me from being a cheerleader?”

Everybody laughed. He must have delivered the line okay.

Involuntarily his eyes flashed toward Remy. She was sitting very straight, back away from the chair, like a punishment. Behind her was a row of three tubas on stands, so she was displayed against curves of gleaming gold.

Mr. Willit jerked dramatically to a halt. “Is that a blush of interest I behold upon your face, Morgan?” he said.

The chorus loved it.

Run with it, Morgan ordered himself, be the joke, laugh along. Don’t fight it, not now.

Mr. Willit patted Morgan’s cheeks, testing for heat level in this blush. Everybody who could whistle did.

Remy said, “Where, when we need him, is the God who Restrains Music Teachers?”

Mr. Willit laughed with everybody else. “Remy,” he said, “I kind of like you.”

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