1 Things Get Stuck in My Head

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CHAPTER ONE THINGS GET STUCK IN MY HEAD I'M MOLLY. I get things stuck in my head sometimes. I'll give you a few examples. This morning, I had Froot Loops for breakfast. Froot Loops come in six different colors—red, orange, yellow, green, purple, and blue. When I poured the dry cereal into my bowl, I took the purple and green ones out. That's because purple and green remind me of grapes.

And I don't like grapes because they come in big bunches and it's hard to tell how many are in a bunch. I like to know how many things there are. That's just me. So, I only had red, blue, orange, and yellow Froot Loops in my bowl. I ate all the blue ones first. It's kind of hard to get only blue Froot Loops on your spoon, but it's worth it. When I only had red, orange, and yellow Froot Loops left, I just ate them all. They could be mixed up. That's because red and yellow make orange, so those Froot Loops are allowed to be together. See what I mean? Oh, I also couldn't be done until I knew all the Froot Loops were gone.

I needed to know that there wasn't one hiding beneath the milk at the bottom of the bowl. I sort of splashed my spoon in the milk to make sure there wasn't one left. My dad asked, "Molly, what are you doing?" "I'm making sure there aren't any more Froot Loops in my bowl," I answered. "It's important."

This made perfectly good sense to my dad. Both my parents understand me very well. So do Rosie and Simon. They are my two best friends. Here are a few more quick examples. The socks in my sock drawer are folded flat. They're not rolled up in balls. Flat things are not supposed to be rolled up.

Also, if I start a book, I can't read anything else until I finish that book. I can't read a different book. Or a magazine. Or a comic book. I have to finish that book first. And my pillows need to be in a certain order before I get into bed. They need to be like this: RED ON THE BOTTOM ON TOP PINK WHITE RECTANGLE RED SQUISHY PINK SQUARE It's just who I am. Now I'm going to tell you about something that got stuck in my head last week at school. Mr. Willow asked me to take the absentee slip to the main office. It's the piece of paper he fills out after taking attendance in the morning. I went to the office and turned the slip in to Mrs. Beyersdoerfer. We just call her Mrs. B.