Zero Tolerance Meets The Alien Death Ray And Other (Mostly) Inappropriate Stories - Plot & Excerpts
He's the biggest kid in our school, and he liked to make sure everyone knew it. When I took my seat, he poked me in the arm and said, "Hey, shrimp." Okay — I'm short for my age. But I'm not so short I'd be mistaken for seafood. I looked over at him and said, "Hi." It was the safest thing to do. If I ignored him, he'd get mean. If I tried some sort of wise-guy answer, he'd get even meaner. Luckily, the assembly started before Augie could think of some way to make my life miserable. The program was actually pretty cool. They had a five real football players on stage. These guys made Augie look like — well, they made him look like he made me look. That's how big they were. They talked about stuff like studying hard and staying in school. It wasn't really a message I needed to hear. I did okay in school, and I didn't have any plans to drop out of seventh grade to enter a life of crime. They also talked about eating good food, and paying attention to nutrition. The biggest player in the group held up a sack of oranges in one hand and a head of lettuce in the other.
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