The Free Verse Society

Chapter Seventeen

CHAPTER

SEVENTEEN

Jae

Mom: Jae. When are you going to talk to me?

Me: Just been super busy.

Mom: Doing what?

Me: Sitting in a banyan tree

Mom: A banyan tree

Mom: It’s lunchtime. Aren’t you supposed to be at school?

Me: You could say that

Mom: Well then why aren’t you?

Unknown: hey, it’s Derek

Me: Hey

Derek: got a new venue idea, super cool. wanna meet tomorrow?

Me: Have to ask uncle

Me: Don’t hold your breath

Derek: 7pm atlantic avenue at gulf stream