The Losers Club

By the end of Monday, Alec acknowledges how easy his quizzes have been since he’s been sitting up front and paying attention in class. However, he’s still having a bit of a hard time not daydreaming about the books he’s reading.

Lily arrives at the Losers Club table with a backpack full of books. Alec suggests they get a bin for all of them so they can be stored with the Losers Club. Lily settles in with a new book, and Alec does the same. Today he has a Ray Bradbury collection of short stories that used to belong to his dad. He reads a story called “All Summer in a Day” and is moved by the narrative. He’s particularly emotional about the bullying done by the kids in the story to one of the characters. He rereads it immediately after finishing.

Alec wonders where Nina is. It’s been 20 minutes, and she still hasn’t shown up to the club table. He looks around and spots Nina playing kickball with Kent and the other Active Games players. Kent rolls the ball toward Nina, and she practices her kicking. They seem to be having a good time together. Alec really feels like a loser sitting at the table with Lily behind a label that says “The Losers Club.