chapter 1-18

ivan sits in the center row. on his right sits uma. on his left sits nikole.

an interesting scent wafts up from the floor directly beneath ivan. uma turns her face in disgust, proclaiming to her friend barbra, "EW! ivan has STINKY FEET! he must be wearing the same socks every day to make a STINK BOMB!"

nikole, also noticing the odor, turns to ivan and asks, "hey, why do your feet smell so bad?"

ivan looks over to nikole and with a non-plussed face says, "decide for yourself. i could be trying to save energy by not changing my socks which will save me an extra thirty seconds in the morning.

or, (and this he says sarcastically while gesturing towards uma) i could be saving my foot-stink to make a STINK BOMB as uma over there suggests.

what do you think?"

barbara whispers to uma, "let's tell the teacher!"

uma, still turned towards barbra, says, "no, let's not. we can try to get his socks at recess, or figure out some other way to save our school from the STINK BOMB!"

nikole just giggles her silly laugh. everyone knows nikole is crazy. everyone also knows that ivan is a major smart-alec.