8
THE METRONOME
We all sat in the kitchen. Four of us around the table, Doozy included. “Who’s going first?” asked Dad. For some reason, all eyes were on the cat. But Doozy didn’t fancy it, so Mum picked up my report book and kicked off.
“Geography. Joe could do a lot better in this subject if he put his mind to it.”
Mum handed the report book to Dad, who went next. “History. If Joe put his mind to it, he would do better in this subject.”
It was Mum’s turn again. “Maths. Joe has difficulty keeping his mind on the subject at hand, but if he learned to concentrate more on his work he could do very well in this subject.”
Dad again. “English. Joe could do well in this subject if he concentrated more in class.”
I could see there was a pattern developing. But as games go, it wasn’t the be
