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Futless
A condition of boredom, confusion, or frustration; an inability to move forward.
It was no use.
I flung the papers off my bed, futless.
These were the fourth set of images I’d drawn for the mural and nothing was working. Mr. Halpert had taken one look at the first two sets and said that while he liked taro patches, canoes, and rainbows, he thought it a little passé.
When I asked, Mom told me later that passé meant Mr. Halpert wanted something more original.
I was out of ideas and time. Mr. Halpert expected a final design tomorrow if we were going to get everything ready for the Summer Fun kids next week.
Out the window, I saw Jay carry his surfboard around the house to the backyard and place it in the rack by the door. He threw his beach towel over the railing
