Smack: Based on a True Story
Lauren loved recess. She loved to jump rope. She loved to play tag. She loved to do somersaults.
Cole loved recess, too. He loved to swing. He loved to climb. And he loved to kiss Lauren smack on the mouth.
“Cole won’t stop kissing me,” Lauren told her friend Carrie.
“Just stay away from him,” Lauren said. “I’ll hide you.”
Carrie buried Lauren in wood chips. Cole found her.
Carrie hid Lauren in the twisty slide. Cole found her.
Carrie hid Lauren by a lunchlady. Cole found her and kissed her smack on the mouth.
Lauren didn’t love recess anymore.
“Cole won’t stop kissing me,” Lauren told her teacher.
“Just watch out for him while you’re playing,” her teacher said. “You’ll be fine.”
At recess, Lauren played jump rope. She kept tripping while watching for Cole.
Lauren played tag. She kept getting caught while looking for Cole.
Lauren somersaulted all around the swings. She bumped, smack, right into Cole.
He kissed her.
Lauren hated recess.
“Cole won’t stop kissing me,” Lauren told her parents at home.
“Just stay away from him,” Lauren's mom said.
“Just hit him,” said her dad.
Lauren's mom gave Dad a look. “Just trying to help,” he said.
Lauren's mom patted her on the head. Lauren's dad winked at her.
The next day at recess Lauren hid for a while in the bushes. She got bored.
She ran around by herself where Cole wasn’t. She got dizzy.
She was too worried she’d run into Cole to do a somersault.
The bell rang.
She lined up to go in from recess. “I did it,” she said to Carrie. “ I hid, I played, I watched and I stayed away from Cole.”
Carrie made a face and pointed. Lauren turned around. Cole was behind her.
He kissed her, smack on the mouth.
So Lauren smacked Cole. Right on the mouth.
Cole’s two front teeth popped out.
Lauren's dad met her in the principal’s office.
“Smacking?” asked the principal.
“Kissing?” said Lauren's dad. He winked at Lauren.
Back in class Cole said, “It didn’t hurt.”
But he never kissed Lauren, smack on the mouth, again.
Lauren loved recess. She loved to jump rope. She loved to play tag. She loved to do somersaults.
Cole loved recess, too. He loved to swing. He loved to climb. And he loved to kiss Lauren smack on the mouth.
“Cole won’t stop kissing me,” Lauren told her friend Carrie.
“Just stay away from him,” Lauren said. “I’ll hide you.”
Carrie buried Lauren in wood chips. Cole found her.
Carrie hid Lauren in the twisty slide. Cole found her.
Carrie hid Lauren by a lunchlady. Cole found her and kissed her smack on the mouth.
Lauren didn’t love recess anymore.
“Cole won’t stop kissing me,” Lauren told her teacher.
“Just watch out for him while you’re playing,” her teacher said. “You’ll be fine.”
At recess, Lauren played jump rope. She kept tripping while watching for Cole.
Lauren played tag. She kept getting caught while looking for Cole.
Lauren somersaulted all around the swings. She bumped, smack, right into Cole.
He kissed her.
Lauren hated recess.
“Cole won’t stop kissing me,” Lauren told her parents at home.
“Just stay away from him,” Lauren's mom said.
“Just hit him,” said her dad.
Lauren's mom gave Dad a look. “Just trying to help,” he said.
Lauren's mom patted her on the head. Lauren's dad winked at her.
The next day at recess Lauren hid for a while in the bushes. She got bored.
She ran around by herself where Cole wasn’t. She got dizzy.
She was too worried she’d run into Cole to do a somersault.
The bell rang.
She lined up to go in from recess. “I did it,” she said to Carrie. “ I hid, I played, I watched and I stayed away from Cole.”
Carrie made a face and pointed. Lauren turned around. Cole was behind her.
He kissed her, smack on the mouth.
So Lauren smacked Cole. Right on the mouth.
Cole’s two front teeth popped out.
Lauren's dad met her in the principal’s office.
“Smacking?” asked the principal.
“Kissing?” said Lauren's dad. He winked at Lauren.
Back in class Cole said, “It didn’t hurt.”
But he never kissed Lauren, smack on the mouth, again.
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