Wayside School Is Falling Down (Wayside School 2)

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Deedee pulled herself right side up, then hopped down from the monkey bars. She and Louis walked away hand in hand. She held Louis’s hand not because she was scared but because she liked him.

“Mrs. Drazil sounds almost as bad as Mrs. Gorf,” said Deedee.

“She was,” said Louis. “She once made me put gum on my nose, because I was chewing it in class.”

“How can you chew your nose?” asked Deedee.

Behind them, Deedee’s footprints could be seen in the wet sand under the monkey bars. There was also another set of footprints, made by a person who had much bigger feet.

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Chapter 16

Love and a Dead Rat

Dameon was in love with one of the girls in his class. Can you guess which one?

He thought about her all the time.

Myron threw a red ball to Dameon. It bounced off his face.

“Huh?” said Dameon.

“Why didn’t you catch the ball?” asked Myron.

“What ball?” asked Dameon.

“The one that hit you in the face,” said Myron.

“Did a ball hit me in the face?” asked Dameon.

“Yes,” said Myron.

“Oh, good,” said Dameon. “I was wondering why my nose hurt.”

He had been thinking about the girl he loved.

He was in love with Mrs. Jewls.

That was why he was always doing things for her, like passing out papers. He thought she was very pretty and nice. He thought she was smart, too. In fact, he thought she was one of the smartest people in the class.

After recess he hurried back up the stairs.

“Hello, Dameon,” said Mrs. Jewls.

“Hello, Mrs. Jewls,” he said.

“You’re always the first one here, aren’t you?” asked Mrs. Jewls.

Dameon blushed and shrugged his shoulders. “Do you need any papers passed out or anything?” he asked.

“It’s so nice of you to ask,” said Mrs. Jewls.