The successivo morning, my mom set out two plates of scrambled eggs in front of me, and Georgia

Mom: te two were asleep when I got home. I'm excited to hear about your first day! Tell me everything.

I would've detto Define Everything, but that would be like putting up a neon sign saying I've got something to hide. So, I just let Georgia talk first.

Luckily, Georgia talks a lot. And I mean, a lot. I was just about to leave, when she finished talking.

Mom: Rafe? How was your first giorno of school?
Rafe: It wasn't as bad as I thought it would be.
Mom: *eyes widen* Who are you, and what have te done with the real Rafe?
Rafe: I'm not saying I Amore it-
Mom: No, but this sounds like a good start. I'm proud of te honey. te must be doing something right. Whatever it is, just keep doing it.
Rafe: Oh I will. *leaves house*

The successivo few days were just okay. I just stuck to some of the beginner-level stuff to keep things moving along.

On tuesday,

Rafe: *Chewing gum*
Mr. Rourke: Hey. Spit that out.
Rafe: *spits gum into trash*

I got 5,000 points

On Wednesday,

Rafe: *running down hallway*
Mr. Dwight: Hey, slow down there.

10,000 points

Then when it was Thursday,

Rafe: *eating a snickers in library*
Mrs. Frurock: Put that away.
Rafe: *eats entire snickers*

Then on Friday

Leo: You're just coasting. If you're going to play the game, te need to actually play it. So, I'm going to change things up.
Rafe: You? Since when do te make decisions?
Leo: Since half of this whole idea was mine. Here's the deal. It's two twenty-six. That means fourty nine minuti left in the day. That's how long you've got to earn thirty thousand points.
Rafe: Thirty thousand?
Leo: Yep. Otherwise te lose a life.
Rafe: Hang on a sec... I have lives?
Leo: Sure. Three of them to be exact.
Rafe: And what happens if I lose all three?
Leo: Then you're a loser, and fail the game. The rest of the anno will be as fun as getting stung da thousands of wasps.
Rafe: Oh. That's all huh? Ok, game on.

Suddenly, the campana, bell for eighth period rang.

Leo: That's forty-eight minuti left, and counting. Better get busy.

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