ONE OF THE BOYS
Chapter 1
“Guys, pause the game. I want to get a drink!”
I was all sweaty from playing tag with Jimmy, Joe, Bill and Ted. I wanted to get a drink so I walked over to the water fountain beside the school steps near the playground.
“Eww, you’re sweaty. Mommy says it’s not nice when girls sweat”
“Why is your hair that short? You look like a boy”
“You’re a boy and you have cooties!”
Sigh, another day in my life as an 8-year old.
I furrowed my eyebrows at the three girls who were all wearing pigtails, all brushing the hair of their Barbie dolls. I just want to yank those Barbie dolls from their hands and pop their heads off.
“Your nostrils are getting bigger!”
“You’re a boy and you have cooties! You’re a boy and you have cooties!”
Jessica, Francine and Jennifer were making fun of me… again. Sometimes they annoy me so bad that I just want to pull my sleeves up and punch them. But Mrs. Robowsky said that girls shouldn’t be punching other girls, or even boys for that matter. She told me that when I punched Mindy for making fun of me when she told the entire class that she saw me wearing a dress in church. Okay, so maybe punching is bad, but it made Mindy shut up. But of course, the teasing did not stop after that.
“You’re a boy and you have cooties!”
Great, they were still chanting.
“Even your name is for boys. Alex? I bet when your mommy first saw you she thinked you were really a boy that’s why she gave you that name!” Francine teased.
“It’s short for Alexandra. And it’s thought, not thinked, stupid” I mumbled under my breath.
“Uh oh! You said the S word! I’m telling Mrs. Robowsky!” Jennifer said as she quickly stood up, grabbed her Barbie lunch box and walked up the stairs, of course, followed by her two poodles.
Why I ought to just pull on their stupid pig--
“Alex! Come on! We’re waiting!” Ted yelled waving at me.
I forgot about the game!
I smiled at the four boys who were waiting for me to run after them. I ran towards them and at that moment I forgot about those stupid girls (Oops, don’t tell Mrs. Robowsky!) who were making fun of me.
