Jameson stood outside the kitchen，listening to his mother's phone conversation.
"I'm sure he'd love to，" his mother said.
Jameson knew she was talking to Mrs. Kyle down the street. She had a son four years younger than Jameson and was always trying to get Jameson to play with him. Only Jameson didn't want to play with him. He felt bored playing baby games. Jameson hoped Mrs. Kyle wasn't getting Mom to agree to a play date.
Mom said goodbye，and Jameson ran to his room. He sat down at his desk and took out his math book. His mom knocked on the door.
"Jameson，may I come in？"
"I'm really busy studying for my math test right now. " Maybe that would make Mom think twice about forcing him to play with Timothy Kyle.
"Oh，okay then. Never mind. "
Jameson heard his mom walk back down the hall. He was happy his plan had worked，but now he had to stay in his room because his mom thought he was studying.
He looked outside. The sun was shining，and it was the perfect day to be outdoors. He pictured playing football in the park with his friends. Then he thought about the best thing of all，going to the new amusement park. He'd been dying to （渴望） go，but tickets were expensive and he hadn't saved up enough money yet.
He spent the afternoon tossing （掷） his football straight up in the air while lying on his bed. He was more than bored. Even playing with Timothy Kyle was better than this.
He got up and went downstairs.
"All finished studying？" Mom asked.
Jameson nodded. Then his mom said， "Mrs. Kyle called earlier. She had tickets to the new amusement park. She said you could have them. "
Things were different from what Jameson thought. He deeply regretted what he did. "I should try to figure out （弄清楚） what is exactly happening instead of lying to Mom for my own good，" he thought.
