Tidy your room or I’ll throw away everything that’s not in its place yells my mom I’ve barely been up for five minutes and already my mom’s screeching her famous tidy your room song I can hear her from the kitchen where I’m eating breakfast I smile because I just found the best thing to say to her Okay mom I’ll tidy it right away if you like Of course she doesn’t say anything We both know it’s time to go to school I’ll tidy it when I get home I say as she grumbles away Tidy my room Seriously It’s already tidy Tidy your room tidy your room do it for me do it for you won’t you be nice don’t make me ask twice just tidy your room tidy your room
Actually my mom’s obsession about me tidying my room doesn’t make any sense As a matter of fact my room isn’t as untidy as she says it is Well that’s what I think anyway PAPERS CHUNK OF BREAD FROM TWO DAYS AGO CRUMBS COMIC BOOKS MATH WORKBOOK GYM GEAR FOR SCHOOL TEXTBOOK SHOES TWO GLASSES OF WATER DIRTY SOCKS
After the hassle from my mom at breakfast time it doesn’t get any better at school I’ve only been in the classroom five minutes before I realize all my classmates have a blue folder and I don’t What are all those blue folders for Lidia Oh Alex Sometimes you really have your head in the clouds Okay all right but are you going to tell me or what 6
Finally Lidia explains that the teacher asked us to hand in all of our written assignments for the whole semester But when did she say that And how come I don't know anything about it This kind of thing happens to me all the time And Lidia who always knows what's going on seems pretty smug to see me taken by surprise Didn't you make a note in your agenda Um I lost mine at the start of the year Mi But Alex it's right there on the class calendar HOW COULD I HAVE KNOWN WE HAVE A CLASS CALENDAR
