"Nancy Springer - Snickerdoodles" - читать интересную книгу автора (Springer Nancy)

тАЬHey!тАЭ Dane Orwig flinched back. тАЬYou Goddamn geek, what the Hell are
you trying to prove?тАЭ

Blake showed his teeth and read. Even if it was only the ingredients for
snickerdoodles, still there was something potent in the feel of the gibberish coming
up blood temp from his lungs, his gut, and rushing out of his mouth. He wished the
hotshots would hit him, because he had a feeling they could not stop him even if
they did.

But they did not. тАЬWeтАЩre gonna be late,тАЭ somebody nervously suggested, and
the group backed off and moved down the sidewalk, collectively saun-tering so as to
save face.

It was victory, glorious heady victory, but Blake had his pride. He did not yell
yahoo! Instead, eyes darkly sparkling, he stood still and finished reading his curse,
for effect.

By what must have been either in-credible good luck or because of nerves,
Dane went home sick at noon. And BlakeтАЩs enemies watched him sideward and let
him alone pretty much all the rest of that day.

тАЬI had phone calls from the school today,тАЭ his mother informed him over
supper. тАЬI understand you were draw-ing satanic symbols in your notebook during
English class.тАЭ
 Good old Mrs. Xander, founder and adviser of the Bible club. He knew he
could count on her to spread the word. She was so paranoid, she believed the
Procter & Gamble symbol was satanic.

тАЬSo what did you say?тАЭ Blake asked. It was impossible for him to tell what
bis mother was thinking. She had spo-ken in the same level way as ever.

тАЬI told her it was good for children to draw satanic symbols.тАЭ

тАЬGood going, Mom!тАЭ

тАЬShe is not pleased with me.тАЭ

тАЬI bet sheтАЩs not.тАЭ

тАЬAnd then I had a call from your prin-cipal,тАЭ Enola Bloodsworth said. тАЬIt
seems you had been heard to claim you have hex witch blood.тАЭ

тАЬAnd?тАЭ

тАЬI told him it was quite true.тАЭ

Blake had lived long enough to feel some puzzled apprehension; things were
going too well. Nevertheless, he smiled widely and asked her, тАЬYou mind if I take
your book to school again tomor-row?тАЭ