And that’s when I got my craziest idea ever.

I could invite Evan Forbes over to eat. I could do my scientific research in the comfort of my very own home.

That’s too crazy, I thought. Besides, what would be the point? So Evan Forbes could bully me in front of my family? So he could find things to make fun of, like Margaret’s potty training chair that Sarah kept parked in front of the TV?

And then this funny picture came into my head. Remember that day Evan got held back at lunchtime because he hadn’t turned in his homework? I’d sort of forgotten about it, but all of a sudden I remembered how his face looked when I turned around, like he was about to cry.

Maybe Evan Forbes wasn’t so tough after all.

I’d invite him over and see if I could find out.