TJ Zaps a Nightmare #5: Stopping Blackmail Bullying
Tea Party Time On Monday morning I couldn’t wait to go to school By Monday afternoon I never wanted to go back When I got there I wanted to play basketball before the bell rang But my friends were sitting on the ground with their noses in notebooks What’s up I asked as I spun the ball on my fi nger Aren’t we shootin hoops 4
Livvy sighed Salutations TJ We’re studying for the test Test I asked What test Shhh Lamar hissed as he chewed on his nail I need to concentrate You studied didn’t you asked Maxi You always study Not exactly I said I sort of forgot about it Livvy’s eyes bugged out Sort of forgot How can you sort of forget I shrugged as I looked over her shoulder The Boston Tea Party I got a 100 on the quiz last week I’ll pass it Ms Perry said it’s a tough test said Livvy You’ll fail it if you didn’t study I twirled the basketball on my fi nger again I have all hundreds in social 5
studies I’m not going to fail it Then I added I hope Everyone’s noses dipped back into their notebooks Come on guys I said Who wants to shoot some hoops Maxi snapped her notebook shut I will I need a break I’m starting to mix up the dates Dates I asked Do we need to know exact dates 6
Maxi nodded and grabbed the basketball from my hands What year did the Boston Tea Party take place December 16 1773 I said without thinking Maxi nodded You’ll ace it Then she added I hope So while Maxi and I shot free throws everyone else studied We’ll practice at recess Ethan yelled as I sunk my fi rst one But Ethan ended up going to the library to study at recess So did Livvy Maxi Lamar Kyle and Kelli Want to come with us asked Livvy Ms Perry warned us that it’s going to be the hardest test in the world Maxi laughed She didn’t say in the world Just the hardest one she’s given 7
