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Aren’t Fridays supposed to be good?

This one started badly

The note onuseful My eyelids wanted to stay closed; my favorite jeans were in the hae

Worst of all, my cell phone was dead: the shiny, candy red one that I’ll have until it falls into a gutter; the one that has the calendar and reminder bells and is essentially my portable, socially acceptable security blanket

“You’ll be fine,”

“How do you know?” I asked “I could have a huge math test today There could be a school assembly that I won’t know about”

“It’s just one day, London You’ll be fine without your phone for one day”

“Easy for you to say,” Iout the

Now, right now, standing here, I have proof thatI am not fine without my phone for one day

Today is the day that I needed a new T-shirt for gym class Had it not been dead, ether at the start of the year with important little reminders like this one, would have instructeda shirt for Phys Ed today

Therefore, today is the day I’ what to do

I can’t very ear a sweater for basketball (which is e’re playing, according to the board near the locker rooe if she has an extra top We won’t ever really be friends, but she still responds overenthusiastically “Sure, London, here you go Forgot your clean shirt again, huh?”

Again?

I make a mental note to jotwhy today’s note didn’t ym shirt