The day I met Trouble whose real name is Jenna was NOT a good day It all started at recess when she called me a boogerhead Am not I yelled Are too Jenna yelled back I stamped my foot Am not Are too Things were not going well No one was going to win this shouting match So I scooped up an armful of leaves and threw them at Jenna’s head Sometimes that’s what you have to do You have to throw leaves But NOT when your teacher Ms Harter is standing right there Oops Molly We don’t throw leaves at each other
Ms Harter said That wasn’t true because I HAD just thrown leaves I was going to say that but Jenna spoke first She made her eyes real big Ms Harter Jenna said I didn’t do anything Really I was just standing here I opened my mouth but no words came out She didn’t do anything Ha She started it This wasn’t fair So I did the only thing I could I scooped up more leaves and threw them at her head again Now she looked like a tree A big lying tree A Liar Tree Sometimes like I said you just have to throw leaves Ms Harter shook her head Molly go to the
principal’s office she said Now Fine I said but she’s a Liar Tree Jenna stuck out her tongue at me then pulled it back in real fast Ms Harter didn’t see I stomped away I WANTED to go to the principal’s office Principal Martinez knew me pretty well She and my mom had grown up together I was sure she’d be on my side Jenna hadn’t been at my school more than a week But right away she started being mean to me Maybe Principal Martinez could tell me why
