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A PA announcement instructed everyone to remain in first period until further notice I snickered when a fire truck pulled into the parking lot It took the jaws of life to free Nugent's head Later that day, I felt joy walking past his ot aboutover their own shoulders "Round two," Count inforht roo Exlax

"One stuck in the cha like that"

We walked most of the way to school without a word, our silence broken by an occasional fart "I love sausage but sausage hatesgood and he was going to the shitter "Work your Pec's and Delt's, I'll be right back"

Count never ht room, he wasn't at football practice either Officially he never h school Each one claimed to be the definitive version of what happened to Rex Byrne in the first floor Boy's room Details were sketchy, some rumors said he was beat up by the Ja to Ms Horne - our section's algebra teacher - this is what happened "Rex walked into the restrooh the stall's door and dunked his head into the toilet"

The class broke out into a chorus of roans

"I always kneas a shit head," quipped Jenny Wade

"Jenny, I didn't hear that," laughed Ms Horne

After practice, I raced up Ceh my yard and across Fernwood

"Hi Flossy, Count hoot hiood case of the shits"

"Too bad"

"That's what the du Exlax for a Hershey Bar"

"Can I talk to hih day"

"Okay Tell hiive me a call Thanks"

"Can do Hey, James, what happened at that daotda if Junior was around He said so beat up and he wanted to Junior about it I told him Junior was so sick he couldn't beat hi asks ine that Those bastards don't even trust a ive them a piece of my mind"