Chapter 4

Gene and I slept on the beach for a night and I started to believe Gene was thinking I was crazy for doing this. When we woke up I knew that we had limited time to get to school and Devon was at least a three hour drive. I thought it would be a good idea to go for a morning swim before we got ready to leave even though Gene did not. I accused Gene of wanting to be the class valedictorian, and he admitted to it. I was never very good at school; however I am a great athlete. I am probably the best athlete that Devon has ever had. Gene was always a great student but he did not do so well in sports. I decided that I should better start studying if I wanted to graduate because they wouldn’t just pass me because of my athletic abilities. Gene and I had not been talking much lately, I’m not quite sure why though, I don’t remember doing anything wrong. The only time I saw him was when the Suicide Society would meet every night, but we really didn’t interact. One night when Gene and I were sitting in our room Leper came in to tell us he was finally going to jump out of the tree, although we both knew that he wouldn’t. I asked Gene to come with me and he freaked out because he needed to study. I never realized that Gene had to study I thought everything just came naturally to him. I completely understood so I told him not to go because I wanted him to keep being the best and if that meant he needed to study then that’s what he had to do. Gene told me that he believed he studied enough for the night so he decided to come with me anyways.

This is a picture of the beach that Gene and I slept at before school one day.

This picture is of Gene who studies to keep his strait A's.

"As that crucial summer wore on and I tightened the discipline on myself Phineas increased his bouts of studying." - Page 47. This quote shows that Finney started to study more to become a better student.

"Phineas was without question the best athlete..." - Page 47. This quote shows that Finney is really good at the sports that he plays.