DAY 28: WEDNESDAY NIGHT

Mom gave me a free pass tonight. Those were her words: a free pass.

She said I can stay home from school. But then she reminded me that the sun will go down again tomorrow, whatever that means. (I think it means that my free pass is a one-night deal.)

I've been sitting in my room thinking for about as long as a creeper can without going crazy. I tried to sleep, but I can't turn off my brain. It keeps replaying my blowup, over and over again.

Now I'm thinking about weird little details. Like, what should I do with all the gunpowder that I brought home in my backpack?

And what happened to that pork chop? Did the vending machine just swallow it up?

I really wish I'd found it, because after my big blowup, that chop was probably burned to a crisp, just the way I like it.

Anyway, these are the things you think about when you're staring at a blank wall.

I really should put up some pictures or something.

But not right now. I got a free pass tonight. And I gotta figure out the right way to use it.