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
of water shot out from all sides of the bottle and began to spray his shirt Wow Safdar said Maybe the fortune cookie isn’t so stupid after all 8
Chapter Two Put the lid back on Justine said It will stop leaking Michael followed her directions The leaking stopped Pinholes Justine explained And it doesn’t leak until the lid is off Michael asked He opened the lid It began to leak He closed the lid The leaks stopped again Cool Justine said I did it as part of Project Bottle Throttle I thought it would 9
