Children's Fiction
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Tommy looked almost as scared as when they were trapped in Smuggler's Cave last fall. "All right," he said.
Jake and Lexie high-fived each other.
"But you have to go slow," said Tommy. "And wait for me if I get tired."
"Don't worry, Tommy," said Lexie. "We won't let anything happen to you." She grinned. "Wildcat Run, here we come."
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I picture him in his dirty clothes, with his knotted hair, and I feel annoyed. I am tired of feeling bad for him. It isn't my fault he was the way he was.
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I suppose I could be less invisible if I were one of the guys who joked around in the locker room. Or if I broke curfew. Or if I complained. It's just easier to not be noticed. That way people don't expect things from you. There's no pressure, nothing to fear.
