Lolli said as the girls turned the corner onto Zach’s block. Janey saw him, too. Zach was in front of his house. He was messing around with his skateboard, trying to get it to jump over a big crack in the sidewalk. “Hi,” Janey said, hurrying up to him. “What are you doing?” “Learning Chinese,” Zach said with a smirk. “What does it look like?” Janey looked at the house. Loud music was coming out of an open window. “Is someone having a party?” “Nah, that’s just my older brothers.” Zach rolled his eyes. “A bunch of their dumb friends came over. They’re lucky my dad is the only one home. My mom would never let them play their stupid music so loud.” “Where’s your mom?” Lolli asked. Zach flipped his skateboard up, catching it in one hand. “At work. Her clinic is open on Saturdays.” “Oh.” Janey thought it was so cool that Zach’s mom was a veterinarian. That was practically her dream job! She didn’t say that, though. She figured Zach would probably just make fun of her.
