Last-But-Not-Least Lola and the Wild Chicken by Christine Pakkala

Author:Christine Pakkala
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Boyds Mills Press
Published: 2013-09-04T04:00:00+00:00

12. REGULAR BERRIES

AMANDA ANDERSON WON’T LOOK at me. She won’t talk to me. I’m see-through, like hot stinky Patches breath. She stomps past me on the bus and squeezes in tight with Jessie Goat Gruff who has stitches under the bandage on her chin.

Jessie won’t talk to me, either. I can’t say, “You were shoving me, too!”

Because she’s the one with the stitches, not me. She’s got the right of way.

When we get to school, Amanda skips into Mrs. D.’s class, holding hands with Jessie.

“Oh, my heavens!” Mrs. D. exclaims. “Oh, Jessie! You poor thing!” She cozies right up to Jessie and kneels down in front of her. A whole bunch of kids crowd around, too.

I slink in like an old raccoon that’s heading for the garbage cans. I slap my permission slip in Mrs. D.’s basket and slug over to my desk.

What if I were the one with stitches all over my face? And a broken leg? The whole entire school would be weeping and carrying on ’cause I just about killed myself on the playground.

I have a little smile on my face. Until Mrs. D. calls, “Lola, time for morning Share!”

I see that everyone is sitting on the carpet. I skunk on over there.

“Here, Lola!” Savannah says. She pats the seat next to her. She is wearing sparkly blue glasses. Why is Savannah so nice? I wouldn’t be nice to me.

But I sit down next to her anyway. “I like your new glasses,” I tell her.

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