“Yo,” he says. “Now that your spic big brother ain’t here, we gonna have that talk.” “Okay,” I say. “No problem.” But I have no idea what to do. I can put him off for another day or two, but sooner or later I’ll have to deal with it. Gratefully, Samson pulls Freddie and me from the line and takes us for Stage Night. “Did you two fools forget?” he says. “No way,” says Freddie. “I didn’t eat none of that nasty spaghetti, ’cause I know we’re havin’ the good stuff.” “That’s right,” says Samson. “You thought about what you want to do for an activity?” “Let James pick,” Freddie says. “All I care about is eatin’.” Samson raises an eyebrow, waiting. “Can you show me how to lift weights?” “Absolutely,” he says. “Come on.” We spend the next hour in the weight room. Freddie sits on the exercise bike and watches television while Samson starts me out on the bench press. He shows me how to grip the bar and plant my feet flat on the ground.
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