One Crazy Year

One Crazy Year by Stephen Flynn

So, it’s May 10 and I can see the end of the school year in sight. It’s been one crazy school year:

My dog Sparky contracted an animal form of SARS.

My dog Sparky died.

My train broke down for 5 hours.

My grandparents died.

My friend’s grandparents died.

I had to bail my older brother out for streaking at a Mets game.

I had to pick up my younger brother for streaking in the school yard.

I got on the wrong flight back from spring break in Mexico ¡nd winded up in Alaska.

In Alaska, I lost my green card so I got deported back to Mexico even though I was born in England.

My girlfriend and I had our first child named Stephen I last week.

But probably best of all, my teachers believed every word of it.