Sticks and Stones

Sticks and Stones — page 3 — day a struggle The idea of friends was depressingly unfamiliar At home there was nobody to judge him or ask why his belly

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Sticks and Stones — page 5 — was so big Or make fun of his clothes which were mostly from a secondhand store They usually came with defective zippers and missing buttons Bless summertime he thought as he went downstairs for pizza Never was there a time more sacred He should've known something was wrong the moment he stepped into the kitchen and discovered that his parents were still home Neither of them were wearing their usual work clothes

Sticks and Stones — page 6 — Are you guys off today Kevin asked He opened the refrigerator and grabbed a slice of deep dish pepperoni pizza from the grease stained cardboard box shoved inside We are Dad said Right away Kevin noticed something strange in his dad's voice It was like he was nervous about something We wanted to talk to you about how this summer is going to go Oh great Kevin thought as he chewed Here comes the chore list

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