Chapter One

I love and hate school at the same time. I love being away from home and all the chores but the kids here are always making fun of me. I have been wearing the same clothes now for two whole years and kids are always laughing and saying stuff about the way I smell. When the nurse called me down this morning - I was sad. How embarrassing! She looked me over and then talked to my principal, Mr. Ziegler. He ended up calling the police and when the police officer came to get me I just knew that I was going to jail. Why do I have to be such a bad boy? The further we got away from school the more scared I got - what would mother do to me for this? Then the officer told me that I was free. Free? What does that mean?