Funny Kid Belly Flop chapter sampler

OTHER PEOPLE ARE WAITING, MAX. LET’S KEEP THIS MOVING, BUDDY.

Ugh. Don’t call me buddy. Sounds like nuddy and you hardly need to remind me about that. I look down at the water from where I’m balancing up on the starting blocks. I don’t want to go in there. ‘Pirates used to do this to kill people, Chaz,’ I say. ‘Are you a pirate? Are you trying to kill me?’ ‘Max, I promise you, you will not die from diving into this swimming pool.’ Chaz flashes this big smile. His teeth are very white. His tan is very … tan.

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