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The Mouse joins us, and she and Walt start talking about Latin, a subject in which they’re both better than I aie and The Mouse are friendly, but The Mouse says she would never want to get too close to Maggie because she’s overly e and distracts one froe of tears

“I just got called into the counselor’s office—again She said !”

“That’s outrageous,” I say

“Tellin between Walt and The Mouse “She really has it out for me I told her there was no dress code and she didn’t have the right to tell me what to wear”

The Mouse catchesI a a uniforo, but when you’ve lived in the sas

“And what did she say?” I ask

“She said she wouldn’t send ain, she’s going to suspend me”

Walt shrugs “She’s a bitch”

“How can she discriainst a sweater?”

“Perhaps we should lodge a complaint with the school board Have her fired,” The Mouse says

I’m sure she doesn’t ie bursts into tears and runs in the direction of the girls’ room

Walt looks around the table “Which one of you bitches wants to go after her?”

“Was it so I said?” The Mouse asks innocently

“No” Walt sighs “There’s a crisis every other day”

“I’ll go” I take a bite of h the cafeteria doors with a bang