LATER THAT NIGHT, when my mother read the information about the flu shot, she was furious. She crumpled up the permission sheet and tossed it into the garbage. “It’s ridiculous. They can’t enforce this. I’m calling the school.”
I rolled my eyes. “Mom there’s nothing you can do. Maybe we should just get the stupid shot.”
Mom put her hands on her hips. “Are you kidding me? Absolutely not! Did you notice how our family hasn’t come down with anything yet? It’s because we don’t get those stupid flu shots. If we did, we’d probably be as sick as everyone else.”
“Sorry...” I mumbled.
Allie pouted. “Mom, I have to go to school. There’s a major test next week.” I also knew she didn’t want to be away from her friends or the guy she was crushing on.
Mom put her arm around Allie‘s shoulders. “Don’
