a girl class representative for the Townsend Elementary student council No one was in a hurry to raise a hand so Ms Lilly asked if anyone would volunteer Still not a single student was willing to stay after school and be a voting member of the student council for the class Ms Lilly stood in the front of the room looking astonished She cried Not a single one of you wants to have this special honor Finally Jason raised his hand and said Okay I'll do it But only because I know our council should be ruled by the students and for the students Their teacher happily wrote his name on the slip of paper the counselor put in her box She gave Jason two thumbs up and proceeded with her quest to find a girl volunteer Before long Amber agreed to be the second representative for room 210
Daisy and Blanca both looked at each other Now Jason would not be running for president since he had already decided to be a class representative Daisy wondered who would be running for president Maybe a kid from another fourth grade class she thought It could be someone from Min or DeShaye's classes While Daisy was considering the possibilities Madison raised her hand and waved it back and forth excitedly She didn't even wait to be called on Instead she jumped up and blurted out I'm running for president Her best friend Lizzie started clapping and chanting Madison Madison Madison Blanca blinked in surprise Daisy was not as surprised since Madison liked being the center of attention I sure hope someone runs against her Blanca said A little power in her hands could be a really bad thing
Daisy always tried to see the best in everyone She carefully suggested Maybe she would be a good president since she likes to be in charge of things Behind her Raymond grunted I don't think so Then he banged his head on his desk twice as if the idea of Madison in charge was torturing him
She has wanted to be the boss since we were in first grade Blanca said Raymond just shook his head saying I don't think I want her to be the president It seemed to Daisy that the whole thing was out of their hands anyway Ms Lilly had already sent Madison to get the forms Blanca blurted out We're doomed Daisy feared that her friend might be right but she preferred to stay positive After all another candidate could run against Madison right Daisy twisted the end of her charcoal black braid Ms Lilly wrote D E A R on the board That meant Drop Everything And Read Daisy would have to at least pretend to read her book while considering who could run against Madison While she pretended Daisy wished she could make a list Lists were one of her favorite
