How is it a bad question Safdar asked Blatzo It’s just bottled water Anyone would want to know why she wrote it Especially since she used capital letters Because now she is going to answer Blatzo said And I have better things to worry about than why that bottled water should stay closed Like my project for the science fair Maybe I should do my project on why sciencefair sciencefair projects are a waste of time Safdar I am so glad you asked Justine said Did you know that if you made a stack of eight million dimes that stack would reach as high as most jets fly That should give you an idea of how big that number is Eight million That’s about how many gallons of oil it takes each month to make the plastic for all 5
the bottled water used in this country Maybe that stack of oil could reach the moon Do we have to talk about math and science right now Michael said as he unwrapped the fortune cookie I believe the point of lunchtime is to eat lunch Like this He cracked open the fortune cookie and pulled out the little slip of paper What does it say Safdar asked I don’t care what it says I want to eat my dessert first Michael tossed the paper on the table Safdar took the piece of paper Michael popped the pieces of fortune cookie into his mouth Yum Michael said So good He swallowed And so dry Michael grabbed the water bottle 6
I wouldn’t open it Blatzo said There must be a good reason Justine wrote those words on the bottle In capital letters I also wouldn’t open it Safdar said Because I just read your fortune from the fortune cookie Why does that matter Michael said Everyone knows that the fortunes in fortune cookies don’t mean anything Safdar held up the slip of paper Read it for yourself Blatzo took the paper and read it aloud for all of them There is great trouble in using bottled water Michael frowned What kind of stupid fortune is that How can using bottled water be any kind of trouble Michael opened the water bottle and lifted it to his mouth Tiny streams 7
