Chapter 10 PDF

# Chapter 10 ## At Lunch, Niles Showed Miles the Cafeteria. "Here is where we get our trays," said Niles. "And there is where we get our food, from a lunch lady, which is a lady serves our lunch." "Right," said Miles. "I get it." "And then over there are the tables. You might not know where to si...

# Chapter 10 ## At Lunch, Niles Showed Miles the Cafeteria. "Here is where we get our trays," said Niles. "And there is where we get our food, from a lunch lady, which is a lady serves our lunch." "Right," said Miles. "I get it." "And then over there are the tables. You might not know where to sit, since it's your first day, so you should probably sit with me." Miles decided it was important to sit as far from Niles as possible. Miles picked up a tray which was soon loaded with turkey chili, tomato soup, macaroni and cheese, and milk. Niles did the same. "This all looks great, Mrs. Conlon!" Niles said to the lunch lady. "And I'd like you to meet the newest student at Yawnee Valley Science and Letters Academy. His name is Miles." The lunch lady looked around and then leaned in close. "Well a friend of Niles can have two milks." She placed another carton on Miles's tray. Extra milk, the first good thing to come from being Niles's buddy. Miles picked up his tray, turned around, and found himself face-to-face with Josh Barkin. "My dad thinks you're the one who moved his car, nimbus," said Josh. "OK," said Miles. "That's going to be my car one day," said Josh. "OK," said Miles. "So basically you moved my car, you nimbus." "But I didn't," said Miles. "And you embarrassed my dad and the Barkin family name, so basically you embarrassed my name. And that's why I'm going to beat you up. To preserve the honor of my name. And to avenge my future car. So I will probably beat you up twice-once for each." "Well I don't think your dad will like that," Miles said. "Oh, I'm not going to beat you up at school," said Josh. "That would be against the rules, and I'm going to be principal here one day. But you know what, Miles Murphy? There's no school rule against beating you up on the sidewalk in front of your house, or behind the gas station, or in a pasture. I will think of other places too. Places where nobody will catch me. There are so many places where I can beat you up besides school, Miles Murphy. And nobody will ever know, except for me. And you." There was only one thing to do. Miles tilted his tray and spilled his lunch all over the front of his own clothes. Now he was covered in turkey chili, tomato soup, and macaroni and cheese. "What the-" said Josh. "Why did you do that?" Miles cried out. "Why did you do that to me?" The kids in the cafeteria heard the commotion and turned to see Miles covered in food. They pointed. They laughed. The room went wild. "What is going on here?" Ms. Shandy walked up to Miles and Josh. She stared at the stains on Miles's shirt. "Josh came up and just knocked my lunch tray out of my hands," said Miles. Ms. Shandy looked at Josh. "I didn't!" said Josh. "That nimbus spilled it all over himself!" "Why would I spill food on myself?" asked Miles. "I don't know!" said Josh. "Because you're a maniac! Ms. Shandy, I never break the rules. You know that!" Ms. Shandy looked from Miles to Josh.
 "I think I can help, Ms. Shandy. I saw everything." It was Niles. "Thank you, Niles," Ms. Shandy said. "What happened here?" "Yeah, Niles," said Josh. "What happened here?" "Niles," said Miles. "Josh walked right up to Miles and knocked the tray out of his hands," said Niles. "It was just like Miles said." Josh was shocked. Miles was shocked. Ms. Shandy smiled. She had been waiting for this day for a long time. (Lots of teachers had) "Come on, Mr. Barkin. We're going to see Principal Barkin." She led Josh out toward the principal's office. Everyone in the lunchroom watched them leave. "Why'd you do that?" Miles asked. "Josh made me swallow a rock over the summer. Twice." "Well, thanks," said Miles. "Here's your milks," said Niles, picking the cartons up off the floor. "They didn't break."