“But you’re right, Auggie, we should’ve told you when we found out last month that you got in,” said Dad.
“In hindsight,” sighed Mom, “yes, I guess.” “Did that lady who came to the house that time have something to do with this?” I said.
“The one that gave me that test?” “Yes, actually,” said Mom, looking guilty. “Yes.”
“You told me it was an IQ test,” I said. “I know, well, that was a white lie,” she answered.
“It was a test you needed to take to get into the school. You did very well on it, by the way.”
“So you lied,” I said. “A white lie, but yes. Sorry,” she said, trying to smile,
but when I didn’t smile back, she turned around in her seat and faced forward.
“What’s a lamb to the slaughter?” I said. Mom sighed and gave Daddy a “look.”
“I shouldn’t have said that,” Dad said, looking at me in the rearview mirror.
“It’s not true. Here’s the thing: Mommy and I love you so much we want to protect you any way we can.
It’s just sometimes we want to do it in different ways.”
“I don’t want to go to school,” I answered, folding my arms.
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