It contained his toothbrush, toothpaste, and a box of stationery his mother had given him. He’d promised to write to her at least once a week.
He looked out the window, although there wasn’t much to see— mostly fields of hay and cotton.
He was on a long bus ride to nowhere. The bus wasn’t air-conditioned, and the hot, heavy air was almost as stifling as the handcuffs.
Stanley and his parents had tried to pretend that he was just going away to camp for a while, just like rich kids do.
When Stanley was younger he used to play with stuffed animals, and pretend the animals were at camp.
Camp Fun and Games he called it. Sometimes he’d have them play soccer with a marble.
Other times they’d run an obstacle course, or go bungee jumping off a table, tied to broken rubber bands.
Now Stanley tried to pretend he was going to Camp Fun and Games. Maybe he’d make some friends, he thought.
At least he’d get to swim in the lake. He didn’t have any friends at home.
He was overweight and the kids at his middle school often teased him about his size.
Even his teachers sometimes made cruel comments without realizing it.
On his last day of school, his math teacher, Mrs. Bell, taught ratios.
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