Chapter+10

=**Chapter 10 (p. 52-57) – “a trash day is very gay”**=


 * Slang-Harry Big Fella**


 * Idiom-**
 * Clarify- furtively (53) – secretively**
 * Feigning (54) - faking**

Lincoln was still upset about the burglar and tried calling his mother’s office, but he only got her answering machine. He had trouble walking to school because his knee hurt so much. Lincoln went to the library to meet Monica. They chatted for a while and Monica sensed something was wrong. Linc wanted to tell her about the break-in, but didn’t know how. He said there was a problem but that he didn’t want to talk about it. When Monica pushed, he snapped at her and said he had to go. Monica got upset with him and he left. Lincoln felt badly he knew he had acted like a jerk, Monica was mad w/ him, Tony was upset w/ him and his house had been broken into. Lincoln went to the school office and asked to use the phone, but the secretary said “you know the rules.” Linc goes on to his classes. On his way to English Monica called to him, but he ignored her. After classes, Linc went to practice. He tried to tell the coach about his knee, but coach wanted look at it. He told him that he didn’t need to be a crybaby. Linc didn’t know what to do. He got dressed and went out on the court to test his knee. Then he remembered his mom so he went to the coach’s office to call her and tell her about the break-in. She wanted him to go home immediately and asked him a series of questions. He told her he through the cup, didn’t hit the guy and hadn’t called the police. He told her he had to go, but would be home straight after practice. Linc returned to the court, but his knee was hurting so much that he went to the bench. At the end of practice, Coach told him that he would not be playing in the game the next day. Linc said it was okay b/o Franklin was going to win like in 70. He and the coach had a staring match and coach went off muttering. Linc didn’t know what to say to the players when they passed him to the locker room. He was the last to shower and limped home in the dark.