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“And I hate you forhere” His voice broke on that and he stood up,quickly away from the bed

She went to him, took him in her arms the way she used to, but he shoved her away She stared at his back, saw the defeated slope to his shoulders, and kneounded he’d been by those ugly words in the schoolyard

“Believe ”

He turned “Oh, really? You kno it feels to have a murderer for a father?”

“I had one for a husband,” she said quietly

“Leave me alone”

Vivi Ann took another deep breath They’d been down this road before, talking around Dallas She never knehat to say “Before I leave, I have to pass along the good news that you’re going to flunk English, which h school in September”

That got his attention “What?”

“Lucky for you, Mrs Ivers has agreed to give you a second chance She’s going to let you write in a journal for her this su before school to discuss the details”

“I hate writing”

“Then I hope you enjoy eighth grade better the second time”

She left him alone to mull that over

Who Am I?

Only a totally whack old lady like Mrs Eyesore would give such a stupid assigne Arts Like I’h school Yeah, right Screw her and her last chance I’onna do it

They suspended me