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There’s not much to report from the rest of the weekend. I spent most of my time waiting for Monday and the meeting with Brody.

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On Saturday afternoon, Leo came over to play video games. After about fifteen minutes, I told him that video games are a lot less fun when you can play them whenever you want.

“That’s impossible,” Leo said.

“Trust me,” I told him.

We ended up just hanging out and talking about Cathy Billows and her adorable lack of ability at touch football. (Well, I talked, and Leo shook his head and rolled his eyes.)

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On Saturday night, Mom, Dad, and Nana went out to dinner.

“Do you want to come?” Mom asked.

“Can the couch fit in the car?” I answered.

They brought me back a doggie bag.

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On Sunday morning, Nana baked an amazing batch of chocolate chip cookies, maybe her best batch ever, and then proceeded to give me only three of them.

“Are you serious?” I cried. “What are you doing with the rest?”

“Giving them to your principal and your teachers, to thank them for not kicking you out of school,” she said.

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On Sunday afternoon, I texted Charlie Joe Jackson and told him everything. He texted me back a one-word answer: JEALOUS.

Two minutes later, he texted me again: I KNEW YOU COULD DO IT.

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On Sunday night, Cathy Billows instant-messaged me for the first time ever.

HAVE FUN TOMORROW! she wrote. TELL BRODY I SAY HI!

I printed it out and had Nana put it in my desk.

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I should probably mention one other thing that happened that weekend. Me and my dad went back to not talking to each other.