say I’ll race you to your house Teddy says Last one there has to do the other’s homework Say what There is no way I’m doing more homework than I have to You’re on I shout and run as fast as I can Teddy picks up steam and catches up to me Then he passes me as quick as a flash Suddenly my side aches so I stop to catch my breath I’m not even thinking about the extra homework right now I’m just trying not to throw up OOF I pant plopping down on Old Man Withers front yard
I fall on my back but my schoolbag is so bulky that I tip over onto my side Teddy circles back around Are you okay man he asks Yeah I wheeze Must be my heavy backpack I try to wriggle out of it but I’m stuck You remind me of a beached whale Teddy laughs Hey I shout Don’t make me spray you with my blowhole I cover one nostril and
prepare to shoot a snot rocket at my friend Teddy puts his hands up Dude I surrender he cries Good Now help me out of this thing please I grunt Teddy pulls the straps off my arms and chucks the schoolbag onto the grass I sit up and start to breathe normally again Guess I’m stuck doing a double dose of homework now I say Nah man forget about it Teddy replies I pull down my sleeve and wipe the sweat off my forehead What is it like a thousand degrees out here I ask Teddy shrugs Feels okay to me he says He lies down on the grass and looks up at the sky After a moment he says Fridays really are the best days Totally I reply
We don’t have to do anything Teddy adds I beg to differ I say I rub my hands together like a mad scientist MWA-HA HA-HA-HA-HA What What Teddy asks I have the latest episode of Super Samurai from Outer Space saved on our TV I say Oh well we obviously have something to do We’re watching that Teddy exclaims Duh Teddy and I walk the rest of the way to my house When we get inside we dump our schoolbags near the door and take off our shoes
