Highlights for Children, March 1st, 2007
He's sitting on the outside of the windshield when I get into the minivan. Just another housefly. A pest.
I slam my door, a little harder than usual.
He doesn't move.
Hmmm.
As Mom buckles herself into the driver's seat, she lowers one eyebrow in my direction. I understand the glare. That's the don't-slam-the-door glare.
"Sorry," I say. This is going to be a rough day. First, the glare. Later on, my math test.
Mom starts the engine.
The fly doesn't move.
Mom starts driving.
The fly still doesn't move.
Mom drives faster.
Is this fly dead? Are his nasty little feet stuck to the winds...
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