Ray timed morning walk perfectly and on Wednesday he got to school just as The first buses. He went through the front doors with a big crowd of kids. He was looking for Melissa. Or for James. Their anger chilled to become resentment and the deep freeze continued the rest Of the night. At the breakfast on Wednesday morning their mom said `` Boys don’t be like this. Ray was normally didn’t like going to the nurse’s office. But this? This was great. Because if he played it right he might be able to miss the first half of math class. No factoring and no having to pretend to be nice to that dumb Parkman girl. For his stupid brother on this particular morning a trip to the nurse was going to be the perfect way to start the day.
