Klaus and I walked into the cafeteria. I could tell we were late because the cafeteria looked full and no one else was coming in after us. We headed over to our table where Violet, Duncan, and Sunny we sitting, already with their lunch of lasagna.
I glanced at Klaus. He was still looking down at the ground. But there was an expression on his face that looked as if he were thinking real hard about something. Maybe he was thinking about how weird he acted back in Mrs. Bass's class. Now that I think about it…it was kind of weird. He doesn't seem like the kind of kid who would do that.
We arrived at the lunch table.
"Hey." I said "Why do you both have an extra tray of food?" I pointed to the extra trays of food that Violet and Duncan had. "They're for you and Klaus" Violet said.
"Thanks." I said taking a seat next to Duncan. "That was very thoughtful of you two…wasn't it Klaus?"
Klaus suddenly snapped out of the…trance…or whatever it was he was in.
"Huh?" He looked up. "Oh…yeah…thanks." Violet gave Klaus a weird look.
"Malbien?" Sunny said. I think she meant something like, "Are you okay Klaus?" Because then Klaus said, "Yeah, I just have a lot on my mind, that's all"
After lunch, the rest of our classes were boring as usual and Klaus was unusually quiet. Even through dinner. Violet, Duncan, Sunny, and I tried talking to him but he didn't say much. By the time Nero's violin sonata started, Klaus was a little more talkative.
"Have you made any new poems lately?" he said while Nero started his first verse.
"Yeah," I said "One. It's not very good because I couldn't find a word that rhymed with explode."
"All your poems are good." Klaus said and smiled. "May I read it?"
I got out my notebook and opened up to the page that the couplet was on.
I hope that kid falls in a hole,
If he kicks my chair one more time I think I'll explode.
Klaus laughed. "I like it." he said and I smiled. He was about to give my notebook back until a very loud and screechy part of the sonata came and made us both jump. Klaus dropped my notebook on the ground.
"Oops." he said "Sorry." We both bent over to get it but hit our heads on each others.
"Ouch." I said and popped back up, rubbing my head.
"Sorry" Klaus said and popped back up too, also rubbing his head. He had my notebook in the other hand and handed it to me. "It's okay." I said and smiled. "It's not your fault." I took my notebook from him and stopped rubbing my head while he did the same. But then put his hand on my head. He laughed.
"Good, there's no bump." I laughed too. I think that the Me-and-Klaus-Head-Crash messed with us because then I rested my head on his shoulder and he took his hand off my head and rested his arm around me.