Mia the Meek by Eileen Boggess

Author:Eileen Boggess
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Bancroft Press

The bell rang and as everyone piled out of the English classroom, my mom rushed over to me.

“Oh, Mia, it seems like just yesterday you were toddling around with a pacifier in your mouth, wearing droopy diapers. Now you’re class president!”

I knew the Petey and the Potty story would come next, so I decided to get my mom off the track of diaper stories and take full advantage of her warm feelings toward me.

“Mom, can I ask you a huge favor?”

“Of course! How can I deny my little madam president?”

“Can I go over to Jake’s house tonight? I promise his parents will be home and I’ll get all my schoolwork done before I go. Please, please, please?”

The smile faded from her face.

“Why does your first boyfriend have to be Jake Harris?”

“Mom, Jake’s not my boyfriend, but he is the most popular guy in our class and he’s finally noticed I’m alive.”

“Well, if it took him this long to notice I have the most amazing daughter, he’s dumber than I thought.”

“Mom, you can’t call your students dumb.”

“I can call my students anything I want, especially if they’re dating my daughter.” I gave her my most pitiful look and she sighed. “All right, you can go over from seven until nine, but only if his parents are home.”

“Thanks, Mom. You’re the best!” I hugged her and ran out the door to science class.

After I plopped down on my stool, Jake leaned across the table.

“What’s up, dude?”

“My mom said ‘yes.’ I’ll be over at seven o’clock, but I have to leave at nine.”

“Fo shizzle, I can’t wait to be kicking it with my chassy.”

Tim whispered in my ear, “If I were you, I’d bring a dictionary tonight. Maybe you can teach him to speak English while you’re ‘kicking it.’”

My smile didn’t dim. “Not even you, Tim Radford, can get me down today.”

“Why? What’s so great about today?” Cassie asked, filing her nails with the miniature manicure kit she kept in her folder. I bit my lip.

“I’m sorry,” I said. “I shouldn’t have said that in front of you. I guess you’re pretty disappointed about not winning, huh?”

“God, you are a freak. I couldn’t care less about winning the election. I just thought it’d be fun to do my cheerleading routine in front of my friends. Personally, I’m glad I didn’t win. Who wants to do all that work for Mr. Benson? If he were a real teacher, he wouldn’t have to get a job in a Catholic school—no offense toward your mom or anything,” Cassie added, putting her manicure kit away.

Sister Donovan plopped two dead frogs on our lab table, saving me from saying something I’d regret.

“We are beginning our unit on life sciences, and the best way to immerse you into nature is to explore the miracle of anatomy. We will use these frogs as our gateway to the body.”

Jake grabbed his frog and made it tap dance around the table. “Dude, watch the toad giggin’.”

“Jake, put that frog down or I’m going to puke,” Cassie said, holding a Kleenex over her nose.

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