THE BIG “NO BIG DEAL”

After class on Saturday, Madison called me over. When I got to her, she leaned over and pulled something out of her bag. “I brought something for you,” she said, handing me a folder.

I looked down at what she’d put in my hand. It was a taekwondo handbook.

“Th-thanks,” I managed.

“No big deal. You needed one.”

“How did you get it?”

Madison got a mischievous grin. “I used my mom’s copier. She’s a realtor so she has one in her office at home. I’m not supposed to be in there, but . . .” She shrugged.

“Won’t you get in trouble?”

Madison grabbed her stuff off the floor and headed toward the door. “Not now,” she said over her shoulder. “She didn’t catch me.”