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Ms. Higgins kept a tight rein on him for the rest of the day and made him sit with her at the front of the bus on the way back to the school. Things only got worse from then on. The Gooch brothers made kissing sounds and marriage jokes about him and Ms. Higgins. They kept it up until the rest of the kids joined in, including Milo. Max slumped down in his seat and stayed that way till the bus pulled up in front of the school. Ms. Higgins made him stand beside her as the other kids got off the bus. He avoided the stares by focusing his gaze on the ground. When the last kid left for the day, he headed inside with Ms. Higgins. His stomach churned at the thought of how mad his mom was going to be. Summer would be filled with extra chores, no video games and an early bedtime. He sat down and
