Sam pointed to a bench by the door to the gym, where Neally’s father and Ms. Blakeman sat. Sam, Quinn, and Tay sat in a corner of the field, checking out the GameBox Tay got for Christmas. “I wonder what they’re talking about,” Quinn said. “The community service project,” Tay said. “She’ll pass it off on him, that and the ESL kids. You get all the dumb stuff when you volunteer. You don’t see my parents volunteering.” “What did he say that Neally’s mom does?” Sam asked. “How would I know and why would I care?” Tay tapped the side of the GameBox. “No way the battery could be dead already.” “Nursing recruitment,” Quinn said. “My mom works with community groups. I heard her tell my dad that nurses are needed to ...” “Nursing recruitment programs design ways to get people interested in becoming nurses.” The boys looked up to see Neally looking down on them. To Quinn’s surprise, Tay held up his GameBox. Neally turned it over in her hand for a moment, said, “Cool,”
