6 Ch6-Good News？

Chapter 6 Good News? Mr. Klutz's office is really cool. He has a snowboarding poster on the wall and a punching bag in the corner with a face painted on it. I wasn't too worried. The last time I got sent to the principal's office for being bad, Mr. Klutz gave me a candy bar. It was the greatest day of my life.

When I opened his door, Mr. Klutz wasn't sitting at his desk like a normal principal. He was hanging upside down from a bar attached to the ceiling. He had on boots that were attached to the

bar. He says that when the blood rushes to his head, it helps him think. Mr. Klutz is nuts. "Come in, A.J.," he said as he pulled himself out of the boots and fell into his chair. "I'm sorry I punched Neil the nude kid," I said. "I won't do it again!" "I understand, A.J.," Mr. Klutz said. "I was a boy once." "Just once?" I asked. "I'm a boy all the time." Mr. Klutz laughed even though I didn't say anything funny. "A.J., I have some good news for you," Mr. Klutz said.

"You're going to give me a candy bar?" I guessed. "Oh, better than that," Mr. Klutz said. "I'm happy to inform you that you have been selected for the gifted and talented program!" "What?!" "Remember that test the whole school took a few weeks ago?" he said. "Well, you scored very high. We think you are gifted and talented. Congratulations, A.J.!" Gifted and talented? I don't

want to be gifted and talented! Dorks and dweebs like Andrea are gifted and talented. Not cool kids like me! I just wanted to be normal. I just wanted a candy bar. "There must have been a mistake," I said. "Can I take the test again? I'm sure I'll do a lot worse." Mr. Klutz laughed again, even though I didn't say anything funny. "I'm sure you're anxious to get back to class and tell everyone the good news," he said. No I wasn't. If the kids in class found out I was gifted and talented, they'd think I was a dork like Andrea. What could I do? As I walked down the hall back to class, I thought of my options:

1. I could change my name and wear a fake nose and glasses so nobody would know who I was. 2. I could keep a paper bag over my head for the rest of my life. 3. I could go live with the penguins in Antarctica, Penguins are cool. 4. I could just keep my mouth shut and hope nobody ever found out I was gifted and talented.