“You are so lucky to have the window seat in your classroom.”

He was talking to his friends, but the girl answered instead of the person he was talking to. “So what? You could pay even less attention in class?”

He scowled. “All I’m sayin’ is that it’s a crime to be inside on a day like today.”

She should have agreed with that, because he knew she liked days like this, but she rolled her eyes instead. “Says the guy who spends half his time playing video games.”

“Not on days like this!” he protested.

Their friend laughed. She sighed. He groaned.

“Look. All I’m saying is that chalkboards are so old fashioned. Can’t stand looking at them.”

The three finished lunch before the bell rang.