Chapter One My name is Lark Ba and I have ants in my pants Not really That would be gross And not so much fun for the ants Ants in my pants means it’s hard for me to sit quietly It’s something my halmoni that’s Korean for grandmother says when I’m really exsited exceted excited Only I wasn’t sitting I was lying down in bed Waiting Patient-like Until 1
Psst Connor I leaned over and looked at the bottom bunk Connor are you awake Connor’s my little brother He’s much younger than me Yes I’m awake Are you I sighed Yes If I was sleeping I wouldn’t be talking would I Yes you would You talk a lot I ignored that Are you excited Yes Today is going to be awesome It’s going to be the bestest day ever Lark you say that every day Anyway bestest isn’t a word I sighed It should be It’s a great word I love words Maybe I should be a writer when I grow up Then I could make up great words like bestest I turned on the lamp and said Yep I’m gonna be a writer Then I’m gonna make bestest a word 2
Lark gonna isn’t a word either Anyway I thought you were going to be an actor I think I’ll be both That way I can write the stories I want to act in Connor rolled his eyes I decided to be patient because he was just little I climbed down from the top bunk Today was the third day of summer vacation On the first day Connor and 4
