Whew! It was time for the Zigzag Afternoon Center. Mitchell McCabe darted into the lunchroom. He scooped up a snack from the counter. It was some kind of bread thing. It had green stuff inside. The green stuff crunched against his teeth. Mitchell gave his best friend, Habib, a poke. “Weird,” he whispered. The lunch lady must have heard. “I like to give out surprises all the time,” she said. “Dee-lightful,” Gina said. Mitchell and Habib grinned at each other. Dee-lightful was the music teacher’s favorite word. Gina was in love with music. Too bad she sang like a coyote. The lunch lady was watching. Mitchell didn’t want to hurt her feelings. He jammed the snack into his mouth. Habib was juggling his snack. It left little green chunks on the floor. Mitchell watched him swoop down and juggle them up again. “Come down to the auditorium, everyone,” Ellie, one of the college helpers, called. “There’s news! Great news!” Mitchell crossed his fingers. “Maybe they’re going to shut down the school,”
