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December 22

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The Third Floor
9 P.M.
Kevin laid on the fold-out couch and stared up at the attic rafters. How could
they ever believe Buzz? he thought angrily. What a bunch of jerks.
He heard footsteps on the stairs. That would be his mother, of course, coming up
to yell at him.
A moment later Kate opened the door and entered the room. Kevin stared
straight up at the rafters and ignored her.
"The last time we all tried to go on a trip, we had a problem that started just like
this," Kate said.
"Yeah," Kevin said bitterly. "With me getting dumped on."
Kate crossed her arms firmly. "That isn't what happened last time and it isn't
what's happening now. Your brother Buzz apologized to you."
"And when you couldn't see, he wiggled his retainer at me," Kevin said. "He
didn't mean what he said. He was just kissing up to you."
"I'm sorry, Kevin, but I don't believe that," Kate replied. "You've been so
negative lately. I wish you'd be more cooperative. Now, we're all getting on that
airplane at ten o'clock tomorrow morning. Your father's spending a lot of money
to take us to Florida."
"Great," Kevin snapped. "We're going to spend three and a half hours cooped up
in an airplane just so we can see a bunch of palm trees and old people with bony
legs."
It was obvious to Kate that her son wasn't ready to cooperate. "All right, Kevin.
You sit up here for a while and think about it. When you're ready to apologize to
Buzz and the rest of the family—"
"I'm not apologizing to Buzz," Kevin shouted. "I'd rather kiss a toilet seat."
"Then you can stay up here for the rest of the night."

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"Then you can stay up here for the rest of the night."
"Fine," said Kevin. All the anger he was feeling spilled out. "I don't want to be
down there anyway. I can't trust anybody in this family. And you know what? If
I had my own money, I'd go on my own vacation. By myself. Alone. Without
any of you guys. And I'd have the most fun of my whole life."
"You got your wish last year," Kate warned him. "Maybe you'll get it again this
year."
"I sure hope so!" Kevin yelled at her.
Kate gazed helplessly at her young son. She didn't understand what was
troubling him. Maybe he just had to be left alone. She turned and went back
down the stairs.
Kevin watched his mother leave. Then he looked up at the rafters. Someday I'm
going to go away all by myself, he thought. No one will bother me, no one will
make fun of me, no one will cause me any trouble.

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