9 The Greatest Moment of My Life

Chapter 9 The Greatest Moment of My Life On Thursday morning we were doing math in our class when Mrs. Patty's voice came over the loudspeaker. "Mr. Granite, please send A.J. to Mrs. Jafee's office." Bummer in the summer! "Ooooh!" Ryan said. "You're in trouble, A.J." "Maybe you'll get kicked out of school for all the mean things you've said to me, Arlo," said Andrea. "Your face should get kicked out of school," I told her. I walked down the hall real slowly, just in case I was in trouble. If you ever get

called down to the principal's office, walk as slowly as you possibly can. That's the first rule of being a kid. "Am I in trouble?" I asked when Mrs. Jafee opened her door. "Heavens no!" Mrs. Jafee said. "Come on in." And you'll never believe in a million hundred years what she had on her desk. I'm not gonna tell you. Okay, okay, I'll tell you. Mrs. Jafee's desk was filled with cake, cookies, candy, and a tub of ice cream! "You gave me an idea yesterday, A.J." Mrs. Jafee told me. "You said guys and gals would learn better if they ate ice cream, cookies, cake, and candy. So, doggone it, I decided to do an experiment to see if that was true."

"You mean I get to eat all this?" I asked. "You betcha! Have a seat." This was even better than the time Mr. Klutz gave me a candy bar! This was the greatest moment of my life. I sat down, and Mrs. Jafee handed me a book called Civil War Stories for Kids. She told me to read the first chapter. "Can I have a cookie while I read?" I asked.

"You betcha!" Mrs. Jafee said. "That's the whole idea of the experiment. Eat as many cookies as you want." I took a cookie from the plate and ate it while I read the first page of the book. I hate reading, but it wasn't so bad because I had a cookie. "Can I have some candy?" I asked when the cookie was done. "Okeydokey!" Mrs. Jafee said. "Eat up!" I gobbled down some M&M's, jelly beans, and a KitKat bar while I read from the book. I couldn't wait to tell everybody in class that Mrs. Jafee gave me junk food. They would be so jealous! "Have a hunk of cake," Mrs. Jafee said. "Don't mind if I do!" I said. I kept reading chapter one in the book while I ate. It was about a drummer boy who had to fight in the war.

"How about some ice cream?" Mrs. Jafee asked. "It's Moose Tracks." "My favorite flavor," I said. Mrs. Jafee put a big scoop of ice cream in a bowl and gave it me. It was great, but I was starting to get full. "More candy," Mrs. Jafee said. "No, thank you," I told her. "I'm going to take a little break." "I wasn't askin' you if you wanted more candy, A.J.," she said. "I was tellin' you that I'm givin' you more." "Oh," I said. "Okay. Can I bring some of it home with me to eat later?" "Nope, sorry," Mrs. Jafee said. "The experiment must be completed on school grounds." I took a Twix bar and ate it. My stomach was starting to feel a little funny.

"More cake," said Mrs. Jafee.