He didn’t argue. He got out of bed and slowly started pulling on his Boba Fett costume.
I helped him adjust the straps and tighten the belt, and by the time he put his helmet on, I could tell he was feeling better.
Time to Think
August played up the stomach ache the next day so he wouldn’t have to go to school.
I admit I felt a little bad for Mom, who was genuinely concerned that he had a stomach bug,
but I had promised August I wouldn’t tell her about the incident at school.
By Sunday, he was still determined not to go back to school.
“What are you planning on telling Mom and Dad?” I asked him when he told me this.
“They said I could quit whenever I wanted to.” He said this while he was still focused on a comic book he was reading.
“But you’ve never been the kind of kid who quits things,” I said truthfully. “That’s not like you.”
“I’m quitting.” “You’re going to have to tell Mom and Dad why,” I pointed out,
pulling the comic book out of his hands so he’d have to look up at me while we were talking.
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