1 Morning Madness BEEP BEEP BEEP The alarm clock screams in my ear Ack I cry sitting up in bed Why is that thing going off on a Saturday I wonder Maybe I forgot to shut it off I flip the switch so the alarm clock does not disturb me Then I nestle back into my bed Drifting back to dreamland I think to myself Saturday is the best day You don’t have to go to school on Saturday Plus when you go to sleep at
night you don’t have to wake up and go to school on Sunday Isn’t that great If you ask me there should be more Saturdays and Sundays in the week My eyelids get heavier and finally close BAM BAM BAM Ack I cry again This time I jump out of bed and open my door My mom is standing there ready to knock on my head Billy wake up she says I am awake I reply Mom looks down at me and says Oh I’ve been calling you for five minutes What for I ask You’re going to be late for school she replies I stare at her for a moment What We don’t have school on Saturday It’s Friday Billy my mom says
Say what I say I’m so confused What sorcery is this Friday has always come after Thursday as long as I’ve been alive Mom replies UGH I groan Friday Not as great as Saturday but it’s better than Sunday At least you don’t have to go to school the next day Okay okay let’s get this over with I say I follow my mom into the kitchen That’s where Dad is He is whirling around like a tornado making breakfast and packing our lunches before work He’s like a superhero Actually he is a hero in real life My father is an undercover detective for the police department Sometimes he gets to dress up and pretend to be someone else Then he fools criminals by catching them in the act Most of the
time he investigates clues to solve mysteries Isn’t that cool Breakfast is getting cold Billy he says He scrapes scrambled eggs onto my plate Good morning sweetie Mom says to Dad I love it when you make breakfast She kisses him On the lips EWW I groan covering my eyes I’m gonna lose my appetite And that never happens Mom also works at the police department That’s how she and Dad met She’s a criminal psychologist She studies why criminals do what they do And she tries to help them change their ways to be better citizens Yeah my parents are pretty awesome When they’re not kissing that is UGH I have a very big meeting today Dad says to Mom while she eats her breakfast He chugs the rest of his coffee and adds Your lunchbox is on
