Funny Kid Belly Flop chapter sampler

‘Max!’ Miss Sweet puts her marking down and stands up. It looks as though she’s decided to get involved in this stalemate. ‘The whole class is waiting for you. Get in the water!’ ‘I’m sparing them from this injustice, Miss Sweet! I don’t hear any of them complaining.’ ‘Swimming is fun, Max,’ Chaz tries. ‘Plus, do it enough and you’ll get all lean and muscular.’ He winks. And smiles. He’s talking about himself. ‘How did you get your muscles to be so … angular?’ I ask, screwing up my face. ‘They’re like triangles. It’s like someone drew you with a ruler.’ ‘From swimming, Max!’ Chaz exclaims. He seems to be getting a tad frustrated. ‘So that’s what happens when you swim?’ I ask. ‘Yes!’ ‘Then I am definitely not –’

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