Good News, Bad News, Worse News

The good news was, I earned that tenth tag by sundown. Sure, it was a lot of garbage, and by the time I finished my second bag most of the other kids had already filled theirs. When I handed my bag to Fish, slightly lighter than the others, he gave me that look again and shook his head.

But that didn’t matter. I had my tenth tag in my hand! That meant I got to keep going!

So did Carmen, Burp, Diego, Thea, Veronica, and D.J.

See? Check out my new flashy and updated report on The Program: