Chapter 5 LJ and I did hang out at recess We were going to play basketball but Nadia’s goons were stationed at the courts LJ didn’t have any bucks with her and I couldn’t spend any because of Mary Ann’s present 1
Then I had a pretty great idea Want to go chill by the school wall I asked Okay not the greatest idea But at least we weren’t just wandering around looking like two lost puppies As we leaned back against the brick I had a clear view of the monkey bars and watched kids climbing to the top of them But before most of them could even start swinging around Nadia was sending them down the way they came up I wonder what’s going on I said 2
You didn’t hear asked LJ Nadia is making everyone pay a triple tax this week What Why She shrugged again Maybe she just feels like being triple mean A triple tax was insane The regular tax was already ridiculous Who would pay three times as much to do something they should be able to do for free But that’s not fair Kids can’t earn bucks fast enough to keep up with that I said LJ nodded I threw my hood up over my head Even though I never paid Nadia’s tax and even though 3
