![]() ![]() He smacked his fat purple lips and groaned again. Two enormous, watery yellow eyes rolled around in his head. I’ll tell Mom and Dad on the machine where Elliot and I areįat, gross, purple mound of slime, nearly as big as a house. I’ll call home and leave a message on our answering machine. Mom and Dad… their faces flashed into my mind. ![]() Besides, I told myself, Mom and Dad will be here any minute. ![]() And if I lose in the first round, it’s no big deal. I’ll enter the tennis tournament, I decided. Sometimes we just keep volleying back and forth. Back home, my friend Allison and I always play for fun. And I do all right with my two-handed backhand. Actually, I am a pretty good tennis player. “ I’m not that good, but - “ “ See you later!” Jan cried. Come to the courts after lunch, okay?” “Okay,” I agreed. “We need more girls for the tennis tournament,” Ivy said. Have you been playing?” “ Did you win a King Coin?” “ Wasn’t that a great swim race?” “ Are you having fun, Wendy?” “ Do you play tennis?” They both talked at once and shot out half a dozen questions. ![]()
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