the wild-haired girl before she stepped on the bus The girl’s name was Keely and talk about a fashion nightmare Keely immediately shoved a stained (cid:83)(cid:72)(cid:68)(cid:70)(cid:75)(cid:15)(cid:3)(cid:83)(cid:82)(cid:79)(cid:78)(cid:68)(cid:16)(cid:71)(cid:82)(cid:87)(cid:87)(cid:72)(cid:71)(cid:3)(cid:86)(cid:90)(cid:72)(cid:68)(cid:87)(cid:86)(cid:75)(cid:76)(cid:85)(cid:87)(cid:3)(cid:82)(cid:89)(cid:72)(cid:85)(cid:3)(cid:68)(cid:3)(cid:192)(cid:88)(cid:82)(cid:85)(cid:72)(cid:86)(cid:70)(cid:72)(cid:81)(cid:87)(cid:3) yellow T-shirt with a bold logo on the front She thought the logo looked like a dog but she couldn’t get a good enough look and she didn’t want to make any assumptions She loved mysteries and knew a good detective shouldn’t make any guesses until there was enough evidence Ruff ruff Klaude called out to Keely He was funny Queeneka could imagine him starring in a 8 8
comedy TV show someday Maybe the two of them would be on the same TV station They’d bring Watson Elementary School lots of fame Keely stared Klaude down Are you calling me a dog That’s not nice you know she said Queeneka watched as Klaude shrank in the bus seat No sorry You know I like to joke around I wasn’t trying to be mean promise I was barking because of your dog shirt Klaude said A girl named Divya and her shy friend who liked to draw Javier looked over to see what was going on They looked confused It didn’t help that Keely’s dog shirt was now covered up by the ugly sweatshirt Keely’s face broke out in red spots that looked like giant freckles only a lot less dark My parents started a business and they’ve gone a bit crazy buying stuff with their logo on it They’ve even started sending stuff to school Her parents were sending their business things to school Queeneka wondered what exactly they’d sent If her parents were going to give each student a shirt like Keely’s Queeneka hoped the color would (cid:69)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:87)(cid:72)(cid:68)(cid:79)(cid:3)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:86)(cid:87)(cid:72)(cid:68)(cid:71)(cid:3)(cid:82)(cid:73)(cid:3)(cid:192)(cid:82)(cid:85)(cid:72)(cid:86)(cid:70)(cid:72)(cid:81)(cid:87)(cid:3)(cid:92)(cid:72)(cid:79)(cid:79)(cid:82)(cid:90)(cid:17)(cid:3)(cid:55)(cid:72)(cid:68)(cid:79)(cid:3)(cid:85)(cid:72)(cid:68)(cid:79)(cid:79)(cid:92)(cid:3)(cid:80)(cid:68)(cid:71)(cid:72)(cid:3) her brown eyes pop 9
Keely had to be a size or two smaller than Queeneka Queeneka made a mental note to go (cid:87)(cid:75)(cid:85)(cid:82)(cid:88)(cid:74)(cid:75)(cid:3)(cid:75)(cid:72)(cid:85)(cid:3)(cid:70)(cid:79)(cid:82)(cid:86)(cid:72)(cid:87)(cid:3)(cid:87)(cid:82)(cid:3)(cid:191)(cid:81)(cid:71)(cid:3)(cid:68)(cid:3)(cid:73)(cid:68)(cid:86)(cid:75)(cid:76)(cid:82)(cid:81)(cid:68)(cid:69)(cid:79)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:86)(cid:90)(cid:72)(cid:68)(cid:87)(cid:72)(cid:85)(cid:3)(cid:86)(cid:75)(cid:72)(cid:182)(cid:71)(cid:3) outgrown to bring Keely the next day Queeneka chatted with Veronica and her friends for the rest of the bus ride Everyone talked about what they thought Bus Driver McCool and Coach Shorts wedding would be like Queeneka imagined the tall coach wearing a white track suit holding a basketball as she walked down the aisle Or maybe her bouquet would be a collection of tennis balls baseballs and ping pong balls glued together (cid:55)(cid:75)(cid:68)(cid:87)(cid:3) (cid:90)(cid:82)(cid:88)(cid:79)(cid:71)(cid:3) (cid:69)(cid:72)(cid:3) (cid:80)(cid:88)(cid:70)(cid:75)(cid:3) (cid:90)(cid:82)(cid:85)(cid:86)(cid:72)(cid:3) (cid:87)(cid:75)(cid:68)(cid:81)(cid:3) (cid:68)(cid:3) (cid:192)(cid:88)(cid:82)(cid:85)(cid:72)(cid:86)(cid:70)(cid:72)(cid:81)(cid:87)(cid:3) yellow shirt with a dog business logo on it Queeneka planned on slipping some fashion advice to Coach Shorts She didn’t know much about wedding styles but she really loved dresses After Bus Driver McCool parked the bus Keely ran off She headed in the direction of the cafeteria Or maybe the gymnasium Keely can sure run fast Queeneka thought I think you really hurt her feelings Klaude Queeneka said Divya stuck up for Klaude which kind of surprised 10
Queeneka Divya always seemed to be annoyed by Klaude I don’t think he meant to Divya said Queeneka let it go She had more important things to worry about like how she planned to pull her long braids back into a ponytail for PE class Coach Shorts wore long black-and-white striped track pants and a black shirt with the school mascot on it a smart looking white owl wearing a pair of glasses Queeneka had never seen Coach Shorts smile so much Keely’s parents donated a set of three kickballs to the physical education department Coach Shorts said To celebrate let’s have a free play day The class cheered But when Coach Shorts went to pass out the kickballs the box was empty 11
