小说园

第7部分（第2页）

Brawk…Brawk…Brawk！

Eggs　scare　me。　Chickens；　too。　And　buddy；　you　can　laugh　at　that　all　you　want；　but　Im　being

dead　serious　here。

It　started　in　the　sixth　grade　with　eggs。

And　a　snake。

And　the　Baker　brothers。

The　Baker　brothers　names　are　Matt　and　Mike；　but　even　now　I　cant　tell　you　which　ones

which。　You　never　see　one　without　the　other。　And　even

though　theyre　not　twins；　they　do　look　and　sound　pretty　much　the　same；　and　theyre　both　in

Lytas　class；　so　maybe　one　of　them　got　held　back。

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Although　I　cant　exactly　see　a　teacher　voluntarily　having　either　of　those　maniacs　two　years　in

a　row。

Regardless；　Matt　and　Mike　are　the　ones　who　taught　me　that　snakes　eat　eggs。　And　when　I

say　they　eat　eggs；　Im　talking　they　eat　them　raw　and

shell…on　whole。

I　probably　wouldve　gone　my　entire　life　without　this　little　bit　of　reptilian　trivia　if　it　hadnt　been

for　Lyta。　Lyta　had　this　major…league　thing　for

Skyler　Brown；　who　lives　about　three　blocks　down；　and　every　chance　she　got；　she　went　down

there　to　hang　out　while　he　practiced　the　drums。　Well；

boom…boom…whap；　what　did　I　care；　right？　But　then　Skyler　and　Julis　brothers　formed　a　band；

which　they　named　Mystery　Pisser。

When　my　mom　heard　about　it；　she　pletely　wigged　out。　“What　kind　of　parents　would　allow

their　children　to　be　in　a　band　named　Mystery

Pisser？　Its　vile。　Its　disgusting！”

“Thats　the　whole　point；　Mom；”　Lyta　tried　to　explain。　“It　doesnt　mean　anything。　Its　just　to

get　a　rise　out　of　old　people。”

“Are　you　calling　me　old；　young　lady？　Because　its　certainly　getting　a　rise　out　of　me！”

Lyta　just　shrugged；　implying　that　my　mom　could　draw　her　own　conclusion。

“Go！　Go　to　your　room；”　my　mother　snapped。

“For　what？”　Lyta　snapped　back。　“I　didnt　say　a　thing！”

“You　know　perfectly　well　what　for。　Now　you　go　in　there　and　adjust　your　attitude；　young　lady！”

So　Lyta　got　another　one　of　her　teenage　time…outs；　and　after　that　any　time　Lyta　was　two

minutes　late　ing　home　for　dinner；　my　mother