Cleaning and wouldn’t it be nice if I participated this time And what do you know My red beret was stuck underneath all the toys I never play with anymore I’m in my room fluffing out my beret as best as I can before I go to school and especially before Grandma sees me wearing it She’s the one who made it for me In fact she’s made me five hats already She is a talented knitter The beret is my favorite though Mom told me berets are popular in France especially among artists I was happy to hear that One day I’m going to have my picture taken for an art magazine I’ll wear my red beret and everyone will say Hey that’s Olive Sun-Hee Oh She’s a famous artist 10 OLIVE OH
From the living room I hear my sister Shelly say Come on We’re going to be late A second later I hear loud footsteps running down the hall past my room It’s my brother Ray My brother’s footsteps are very loud He’s twelve years old and already taller than all of us Mom says it’s because he takes after Dad who was very tall and according to Mom had loud footsteps as well Dad died when I was just a baby but we keep a photo of him in a picture frame by the door so we can wave to his smiling face as we come and go Like today on our way to school I put on my beret and my backpack and run after Ray 11 OLIVE OH GETS CREATIVE
Wait for me I yell I try to catch up to my brother but my legs aren’t long enough or fast enough Shelly and Ray are putting their shoes on when I reach them They look at Dad’s picture and say quickly Good morning Appa See you later Appa Hey What about me I yell out the front door My brother and sister make a run for the school bus waiting outside Their schools are right across from each other so they take the bus together I go with Mom because my school is on the way to her office Mom’s running late again Shelly says with a wave Bye Olive With that she hops on the bus Ray waves 12 OLIVE OH
at me from his seat by the window He also sticks his tongue out I shake my head at him but then do the same Ha Good thing Shelly didn’t see us because she’d definitely give us a lecture about behaving like children But I am a child so I think it’s fine Your face will get stuck that way Olive I spin around Oops Grandma is shaking her head but I can see she’s trying to hide a smile Good morning Halmoni I say My grandma is sitting in her wheelchair at the dining table having breakfast Did you finish all your homework and reading she asks 13 OLIVE OH GETS CREATIVE
