“My parents are coming,” said Luke. “Okay.” “So’s my sister, Louise.” “Good for you,” said Elliot. “Serene’s going to come with us,” Luke said. “We’re going to have a picnic.” “This is a very boring story, loser,” said Elliot, instead of saying “Quit rubbing it in.” “Did it sound different in your head?” “You can come if you like,” said Luke. “Since nobody else is going to ask you, and everyone should have something to do on parents’ day.” “That’s all right,” said Elliot. “I actually can’t imagine anything worse than having to attend an all-Sunborns-all-the-time parade.”
