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ould blame
her； really？
I sat down across from her； feeling pretty low。 Why hadn't I said something to Garrett in the
library？ I didn't have to punch him。 Why hadn't I just told
him he was out of line？
After Mom served everyone their food； Dad seemed to decide that he ought to be the one
directing the conversation。 “So； Mike and Matt；” he
says； “you're seniors this year。”
“Amen！” they say together。
“Amen？ As in you're glad high school's over？”
“Absolutely。”
My father starts twirling his fork。 “Why's that？”
Matt and Mike look at each other； then back at my dad。 “The regurgitation gets to you after a
while。”
“Isn't that funny；” he says； looking around the table。 “High school was probably the best time
of my life。”
Matt…or…Mike says； “Seriously？ Dude； it's totally lame！” Mrs。 Baker shoots him a look； but that
doesn't stop him。 “Well； it is； Mom。 It's that whole
robotron attitude of education。 Confine； confute； conform—I've had totally enough of that
scene。”
My dad eyes my mom with a little I…told…you…so grin； then says to Matt and Mike； “So I take it
college is out of the question？”
God； what was with him？ In a flash I was clutching my fork and knife； ready to duke it out for
a couple of guys who pinched my cheeks and called
me baby brother。
I took a deep breath and tried to relax。 Tried to dive down to calmer water。 This wasn't my
fight。
Besides； Matt and Mike seemed cool with it。 “Oh； no；” they said。 “College is a total
possibility。” “Yeah； we got accepted a couple of places； but
we're going to give the music thing a shot first。”
“Oh； the music thing；” my father sa
