Mr. Terupt Falls Again

Peter is working with Alexia, usually referred to as Lexie, as they help Mr. Terupt move their classroom belongings into their new room in the school’s annex. Peter wants to be with Mr. Terupt as much as possible, especially because his parents work all the time and his brother, Richard, is usually busy. Anna, Jeffrey, and Ms. Newberry also frequently help. Peter goes into the bathroom and kicks the door of a stall, and it turns out Jeffrey is in there. Jeffrey jumps up, and this causes him to dribble some pee on his pants. Jeffrey says he will get revenge.

Peter tries to find a better way to move the unwieldy boxes but keeps dropping things. As a result, he runs into a desk and hurts his genitals. People start joking, and Lexie laughs so hard that she farts. She denies this, however, and blames the fart on Peter.

Lexie has been alone a lot because her mother has to work in the afternoon and evenings, so she sleeps in the mornings. She likes teasing Peter, but she no longer acts like a mean girl like she did the previous year.