Merci Suárez Can't Dance

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got upgraded to a bigger room near the gym That's where she told us the lousy news We'd been drafted I think you two would make a fine management team at the school store she said as she unlocked the door to the tiny space A box of pencils labeled INVENTORY was stacked against one wall near the dust bunnies A metal cashbox and calculator sat on a cast off desk with uneven legs You can hone your business and math skills right here and get real world experience I tried to keep my glare of death to a minimum level First of all if my business skills were any sharper I'd have to register them as weapons thank you very much Who does she think helps Papi figure out job bids and write ad copy Sol Painting Inc. doesn't have five stars on Yelp for nothing As for Wilson he was already a math whiz I hear he computes circles around the other kids in the algebra class he takes with ninth-graders ninth-graders But the bigger thing is how unfair this all was Lena had morning announcements Hannah was assigned to be the supply aide in the cool makerspace that's new this year Me I was facing a dungeon where fun goes to die and with a boy as my only company no less Wilson seemed just as appalled Isn't there anything else he asked Maybe the Earth Club I wouldn't mind rinsing out recyclables I sneaked a glance at him secretly agreeing Even washing out juice boxes and plastic Snackables trays seemed better What was there to do at the Ram Depot except sell pens and pencils to kids who forgot theirs at home She pursed her lips I'm afraid not Dr. Newman is very interested in improving the school store this year and I need especially strong student helpers for the task She was buttering us up like biscuits The question was Why Then she handed over a brochure from the Poxel School in North Palm Beach The Pox as we call them around here is our archrival in everything from soccer to landscaping You want to drive a stake through our headmaster's heart Tell Dr. Newman that the Poxel School is better than Seaward Pines at anything The brochure showed photos of their recently finished building project Smack in the middle was a picture of their new school store looking like it belonged in the Gardens Mall Clothes 6