Today is Wednesday.
Miss Kelly said to Andrew that he might begin from page sixty-four. Andrew turned the pages in his book. Sixty-four … sixty-four. He couldn’t find it. The pages stuck together. Why did Miss Kelly have to pick him? Everybody else already had their books opened to right page. Sharon kept giggling. She covered her mouth to keep in the noise, but Andrew knew what was going on. He finally found page sixty-four. Right where it was supposed to be… between page sixty-three and sixty-five. If he had his own freckles he wouldn’t have to count Nicky Lane’s. Then he would hear Miss Kelly when she called reading groups. And nobody would laugh at him. Later when the bell rang, Andrew picked Nicky Lane. Nicky asked what he wanted, turning around. Andrew answered that he had been wondering about his freckles. Nicky asked what about them. Andrew felt pretty stupid and asked how Nicky had got them. Nicky was a little bit angry and asked what did he mean how, you got born with them and that was how. Andrew thought that was what Nicky would say. Some help he was.
