school had started last week , but both seemed to still be on their summer time schedule . no matter who wins , i 'm still having fun riding bikes with my dad . `` a car jumped the curb and almost hit her . '' i thought , getting back to the most important topic . bouncing , they plunged downward into darkness . `` how many men is she going to have ? '' do n't tell me mrs. chase is a seamstress . '' that 's the price they place on cutting me out of their lives . 