Theo picks me up after school. I hear a couple of girls whispering to each other as I climb into the beat-up old Toyota.
"Hey, Birdie," he says. "How was your first day?"
"It was okay, mom, thanks for asking," I answer playfully. He smiles.
"Roman told me about your folks," he says, his smile fading. "Man, I'm so sorry. If I were you I would probably be on the bathroom floor in an ocean of my own tears, eating Cinnamon Toast Crunch nonstop."
I raise an eyebrow. "Cinnamon Toast Crunch?"
He nods. "It's my favorite food."
He turns on the radio, to some talk show, and I stare out the window for the rest of the ride.
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"Roberta," he says. I look up from my homework.
"Roman, you're home!"
He smiles. I like that his mouth goes lopsided when he smiles genuinely.
"Just wanted to say that..."
"What?"
He pulls my jacket hood up and over my eyes.
"You're such a cute little sister."
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The Bad Boy Is My Legal Guardian?
JugendliteraturBirdie Song's parents have just died, leaving her an orphan. She's sent to California to live with her uncle, but when she gets there, she discovers that her uncle is away on one of his famous "adventures", and he's left her in the hands of his "bes...
