"Daddy can I go wake up Craig," Angie asked in a sweet voice.
"I think he is going to stay home today Angie," Joey answered.
"Daddy, Is something wrong with Craig," she paused, "Is the big dinosaur back?"
Angie has no idea what really happened with this so-called dinosaur. Craig moved into Joey's after Joey found out Craig's father beat him. Angie found the bruise on his stomach and he told her it was a dinosaur that bit him.
"No sweetie that dinosaur is gone for good," Joey sighed, "too bad it isn't something that simple."
Craig's dad had died about a year ago in a car crash. He was living with Joey before his father's death. He hadn't even felt anything at first. It wasn't until later he freaked out.
The phone rang and Angie answered it," It's for you daddy. Someone sounding serious."
"Hello... yes... no I did not forget... sure...tomorrow... ok... thank you... goodbye..." Joey hung up the phone and smiled to himself.
"Who was that?" Craig closed the door, "Was it Manny?"
Joey answered him, "No, actually it was the people about the exchange student."
"What about it?" Craig asked.
"He will be here tomorrow," Joey, continued, "his name is Koby."
"Cool hopefully he likes the garage because that's where we are staying." Craig said.
"Go get ready for school," Joey said, "I was going to let you stay home but I completely forgot."
"But... Joey Please let me stay home today," Craig pleaded.
Joey looked at Craig, "Not today, because you are going to miss tomorrow. I need you here when Koby arrives to help out."
"Oh ok," Craig walked away with his head down.
Craig did not want to go to school. He was mentally and physically tired. Joey wouldn't give him much of a choice. When his mind was made up there was no changing it.
It was almost time for school. At the pace Craig was going he would have never made it in time. He slowly drug himself out the door hoping Joey would reconsider letting him stay home. Joey just looked at him and shook his head. Craig got the message and left.
He could never make it to school intimae in five minutes. He took o at his skateboard. His foot pushed off the ground over and over.
At school classes had already started.
Facing the board Mr. Simpson asked, "So Craig what time did you set the clock for?"
"Sorry sir, It was a long night and..." Mr. Simpson interrupted, "you just had to be late, next time I am calling Joey."
A boy about five foot six leaned over to Craig. He was holding his pen in his mouth.
"Man, what happened to you?" the boy asked.
"Nothing why Spin?" Craig answered.
"Would you guys like to share it with the class, I am sure we would all just love to here it," Mr. Simpson said.
"Sorry Sir," Spinner replied. He gave the both of them an evil eye. Mr. Simpson, or Snake, as his friends call him had leukemia. He was having a rough time with chemo and everything else around him. It made him sort of grumpy. On other days he was actually really cool.
The bell rang and it was time for Craig's next class. He sat next to his ex girlfriend Ashley. Mrs. Kwan had not let them change seats. She felt they needed to work out their differences.
"Ok, Class I've got a new assignment, we are going to take scenes from Romeo and Juliet. We are going to revise it just like we did last year. I want you and your partner to redo it to your taste. You know up date it," Mrs. Kwan gave out the partners.
Craig was shocked to see he was pair with no one, "Mrs. Kwan, why don't I have anyone to work with?"
Mrs. Kwan replied, "Well there was no one else. I was waiting to see what you would want to do. If you want I could put you into a group."
"Tomorrow I wont be here, it wouldn't be any use, we are going to pick up the exchange student," Craig said.
"That's right," she continued, "well if he is in this class I could pair you guys up. You could do one of the fight scenes."
"Ok, for a minute I thought you," Craig paused. He smiled and walked away.
"I think he is going to stay home today Angie," Joey answered.
"Daddy, Is something wrong with Craig," she paused, "Is the big dinosaur back?"
Angie has no idea what really happened with this so-called dinosaur. Craig moved into Joey's after Joey found out Craig's father beat him. Angie found the bruise on his stomach and he told her it was a dinosaur that bit him.
"No sweetie that dinosaur is gone for good," Joey sighed, "too bad it isn't something that simple."
Craig's dad had died about a year ago in a car crash. He was living with Joey before his father's death. He hadn't even felt anything at first. It wasn't until later he freaked out.
The phone rang and Angie answered it," It's for you daddy. Someone sounding serious."
"Hello... yes... no I did not forget... sure...tomorrow... ok... thank you... goodbye..." Joey hung up the phone and smiled to himself.
"Who was that?" Craig closed the door, "Was it Manny?"
Joey answered him, "No, actually it was the people about the exchange student."
"What about it?" Craig asked.
"He will be here tomorrow," Joey, continued, "his name is Koby."
"Cool hopefully he likes the garage because that's where we are staying." Craig said.
"Go get ready for school," Joey said, "I was going to let you stay home but I completely forgot."
"But... Joey Please let me stay home today," Craig pleaded.
Joey looked at Craig, "Not today, because you are going to miss tomorrow. I need you here when Koby arrives to help out."
"Oh ok," Craig walked away with his head down.
Craig did not want to go to school. He was mentally and physically tired. Joey wouldn't give him much of a choice. When his mind was made up there was no changing it.
It was almost time for school. At the pace Craig was going he would have never made it in time. He slowly drug himself out the door hoping Joey would reconsider letting him stay home. Joey just looked at him and shook his head. Craig got the message and left.
He could never make it to school intimae in five minutes. He took o at his skateboard. His foot pushed off the ground over and over.
At school classes had already started.
Facing the board Mr. Simpson asked, "So Craig what time did you set the clock for?"
"Sorry sir, It was a long night and..." Mr. Simpson interrupted, "you just had to be late, next time I am calling Joey."
A boy about five foot six leaned over to Craig. He was holding his pen in his mouth.
"Man, what happened to you?" the boy asked.
"Nothing why Spin?" Craig answered.
"Would you guys like to share it with the class, I am sure we would all just love to here it," Mr. Simpson said.
"Sorry Sir," Spinner replied. He gave the both of them an evil eye. Mr. Simpson, or Snake, as his friends call him had leukemia. He was having a rough time with chemo and everything else around him. It made him sort of grumpy. On other days he was actually really cool.
The bell rang and it was time for Craig's next class. He sat next to his ex girlfriend Ashley. Mrs. Kwan had not let them change seats. She felt they needed to work out their differences.
"Ok, Class I've got a new assignment, we are going to take scenes from Romeo and Juliet. We are going to revise it just like we did last year. I want you and your partner to redo it to your taste. You know up date it," Mrs. Kwan gave out the partners.
Craig was shocked to see he was pair with no one, "Mrs. Kwan, why don't I have anyone to work with?"
Mrs. Kwan replied, "Well there was no one else. I was waiting to see what you would want to do. If you want I could put you into a group."
"Tomorrow I wont be here, it wouldn't be any use, we are going to pick up the exchange student," Craig said.
"That's right," she continued, "well if he is in this class I could pair you guys up. You could do one of the fight scenes."
"Ok, for a minute I thought you," Craig paused. He smiled and walked away.