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CHAPTER 7

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ngrily barging into my room, I noticed Aaron was in the

living room, watching a car race on the television with Dad.

been?” “Hey, doofus,” Aaron looked at me. “Where have you
I ignored him and quickly went to my room. I flopped on the bed

and lay on my tummy.

Since I started doing comedy, I still don’t understand why Mom—
and Dad—won’t let me do what I love. And what Mom meant by “you

know what’s going to happen” was that everybody who knows me also
knows how bad I am in school—especially in subjects like Math and

Science.

Like I said in the beginning, when it comes to any math test, there’s
a 99% chance I’ll fail. And when my parents found out I got D’s and

F’s on my report card last semester, they decided I’d start taking school
learning classes on Zoom.

You’d probably think that’s not so bad—but the worst part is that
it’s every single day, from 3:10 to 7:00 p.m.!

So, anytime I come back from school, after dinner, I have to

quickly go on the computer and start the meeting. And I don’t want to
pressure myself like that. My parents just don’t understand how much

I love making jokes and making people laugh. I help people forget their