at school

I stop sitting out

of all the games

I kick the footy around

I talk about

that show on TV

I listen when Josh

tells us about

his dad’s last race

I win

the farting competition

I tell a great joke

that Mum told me

(but I don’t say

where I heard it)

in class

Josh and I laugh

draw racing cars

in each other’s notebooks

Ms Ives never says a word

I start to feel almost

normal again.