Bert was wearing a girl's gym uniform and pink sneakers.
The boy rushed over. "Didn't you hear me?"
"Yes," Bert said, confused.
"Why aren't you in class?"
Class? What class? He was...he was...How old was he again?
"Why aren't YOU in class?" He challenged.
"Because my teacher is out. My friend and I were just hanging out."
Bert looked over at Zuleika, sitting there quietly.She looked so familiar, somehow.He pinched himself. Of course she's familiar, she's with Tim like all the time.
"Aren't you supposed to be running?" Tim asked, gesturing to the girl's gym class in the distance.
"Yeah," Bert said. That was right, it was gym time.
Tim returned to Zuleika's side. "I promised my dad I'd keep an eye on Bert now that he's in high school," he commented.
"She's lucky to have a big brother like you," the girl said. "I do not have any brothers or sisters."
