Free Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney Page A

reads: " Rowley Jefferson, the principal is going to hear about this!
    Yes, Ma'am."
    I forgot about the whole incident until today.
    Anyway, Mr. Winsky told Rowley he's going to have to apologize to the kindergartners tomorrow morning, and that he's suspended from Patrols for a week.
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    I knew I should probably just tell Mr. Winsky it was me who chased the kids with the worms. But I wasn't ready to set the record straight just yet. I knew if I confessed, I'd lose my hot chocolate privileges. And that right there was enough to make me keep quiet for the time being.
    At dinner tonight, Mom could tell something was bothering me, so she came up to my room afterward to talk.
    I told her I was in a tough situation, and I didn't know what to do.
    I got to give Mom credit for how she handled it. She didn't try to pry and get all the details. All she said was that I should try to do the "right thing," because it's our choices that make us who we are.
    [Image: a cartoon showing a boy talking to his mom.]
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    I figure that's pretty decent advice. But I'm still not 100% sure what I'm going to do tomorrow.

    Thursday

    Well, I was up all night tossing and turning over this Rowley situation, but I finally made up my mind. I decided the right thing to do was to just let Rowley take one for the team this time around.
    [Image: a cartoon showing a boy saying sorry to the kids.] The Caption reads: " I'm sorry I terrorized you children."
    On the way home from school, I came clean with Rowley and told him the whole truth about what happened, and how it was me who chased the kids with the worms.
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    Then I told him there were lessons we could both learn from this. I told him I learned to be more careful about what I do in front of Mrs. Irvine's house, and that he learned a valuable lesson, too, which is this: Be careful about who you lend your coat to.
    [Image: a cartoon showing two boys.] The Caption reads: " I guess this has been a learning experience for both of us!"
    To be honest with you, my message didn't seem to be getting through to Rowley.
    We were supposed to hang out after school today, but he said he was just going to go home and take a nap.
    I couldn't really blame him. Because if I didn't have my hot chocolate this morning, I wouldn't have had much energy, either.
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    When I got home, Mom was waiting for me at the front door.
    [Image: a cartoon showing a boy talking to his mom.] The Caption reads: " Did you do the right thing?
    Yeah!"
    Mom took me out to get some ice cream as a special treat. And what this whole episode has taught me is that every once in a while, it's not such a bad idea to listen to your mother.
    [Image: a cartoon showing a boy having an ice-cream with his mom.] The Caption reads: " Slurp"
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    Tuesday

    There was another announcement on the loudspeaker today, and to be honest with you, I kind of figured this one was coming.
    [Image: a cartoon showing a boy drinking.] The Caption reads: " Greg heffley, please report to Mr. winsky's office.
    Sipppp..."
    I knew it was just a matter of time before I got busted for what happened last week.
    When I got to Mr. Winsky's office, he was really mad. Mr. Winsky told me that an "anonymous source" had informed him that I was the real culprit in the worm-chasing incident.
    Then he told me I was relieved of my Safety Patrol duties "effective immediately.
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    Well, it doesn't take a detective to figure out that the anonymous source was Rowley.
    I can't believe Rowley went and backstabbed me like that. While I was sitting there getting chewed out by Mr. Winsky, I was thinking, I need to remember to give my friend a lecture about loyalty.
    [Image: a cartoon showing a boy talking to his teacher.]
    Later on today, Rowley got reinstated as a Patrol. And get this: He actually got a PROMOTION. Mr. Winsky said Rowley had "exhibited dignity under false suspicion."
    [Image: a cartoon showing a boy and his teacher.]
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    I thought about really letting Rowley have it for ratting