Millionaires for the Month by Stacy McAnulty
Author:Stacy McAnulty [McAnulty, Stacy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Random House Children's Books
Published: 2020-09-02T00:00:00+00:00
Benji
The next morning, Reggie drove Benji and Felix to school in the Porsche. Felix sat in the back and stroked Freebieâs head. Benji had already asked him three times if he was okay, and Felix had insistedâthree timesâthat he was fine. Since theyâd bought the wedding gowns, Felix had been acting weird, and Benji knew it wasnât because they now owned frilly dresses.
When they got to school, Felix shuffled inside and didnât respond to anyoneâs hellos. Benji talked to everyone. He would have signed autographs and posed for pictures if anyone had asked. Then he walked by the doughnut stand to check on everything and ran into Aidan and Luke.
âHey, any jelly left?â Benji asked. Heâd already had breakfast at the hotel, but he could make room for a doughnut.
âBenji, are we having pizza for lunch today?â Aidan ignored Benjiâs question and asked his own.
âOf course.â Benji held up his hand, expecting a high five for his generosity.
Instead, Aidan groaned. âCould we get something else?â
âAll we do is eat pizza,â Luke added, and grabbed his stomach like it caused him pain.
âWhat do you want?â Benji asked.
âTacos,â they answered in unison, and it didnât sound spontaneous.
âTacos?â Benji repeated.
âYeah, tacos,â Aidan said. âEveryone is complaining about the pizza.â
Why would they complain about pizza? Pizza is the best.
âI like tacos,â Benji said. âIâll see what I can do.â
âThanks.â Aidan clapped him on the back and walked off with Luke. Benji heard him say to Luke, âI told you heâd do it.â
Benji didnât understand what had just happened. He didnât mind buying tacos or sandwiches or chicken nuggets. He could afford all of it. But what did his âfriendsâ expect from him?
âAre you okay?â Suddenly Alma was standing in front of him.
âYeah.â
âYouâve been standing in the same spot for two minutes,â she said.
He shook his head and realized she was right.
âCan I ask you a question? Do you like tacos?â
âI like tacos.â She smiled, and his heart sped up.
âGood. Iâm buying tacos for lunch. You can have some.â Maybe Aidan and Lukeâs idea wasnât bad.
âNo, thank you.â
âWhy not?â He fought to keep his voice level. All girls were a bit of a mystery, but Alma took it to the next level. âI want to do something nice for you. Thatâs all. Why canât I buy you lunch?â
âYouâre buying the whole school lunch.â She gestured to the crowded hallway. âThatâs not for me.â
âI can order something special for you. Something no one else gets. Anything you want.â He flashed his biggest smile and hoped he didnât have any breakfast left in his braces.
âThatâs not necessary,â she said. âI brought my lunch. And you donât need to buy me anything.â
âWhy wonât you let me do something nice for you?â
âYou want to do something nice?â she asked. âYou can help me hang these posters.â She held out a small stack of homemade signs.
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