Another day, another assignment. That's what it seemed like to Daniel anyway, as if the teachers were trying to squeeze in work they had meant to do in the fall. He was walking home from school after a quick stop off at the library to pick up a couple of novels for the upcoming English assignment and a book for that science paper that was due in a while. Mentally, Daniel was over his evening plans for the work he had to do when he heard a voice.
Daniel stopped on the sidewalk, trying to locate it when he spotted Annie up ahead on her front lawn. What is she doing? he wondered. Curious, Daniel headed toward Annie's house and stopped in front of her. Her eyes were still closed so with a small smile, Daniel waited for a moment before speaking. "Moby Dick, right?"