I ____ on the stage at my school auditorium. I ____ braces on my teeth and they made my lips hurt. My palms ____ sweaty, and my glasses ____ down my nose. I ____ a pencil, but it ____ a lot. My history teacher, Mrs. Crisafulli, ____ to ask me a question using a microphone. This ____ the third time this had happened. I had answered 26 questions before, and I got 25 of them right. I ____ in my chair, ____ my foot, and my old polo shirt felt too tight. It ____ it hard to breathe. I ____ to fix it, but it ____. I felt like I ____ to pass out. My heart ____ really fast, and my fingers ____ cold and blue. I ____ quickly, and my eyes were shiny. I hadn't even heard the question yet. I ____ my pulse using my fingers, something Mr. Mendoza ____ us in gym class. But I ____ in gym class; I ____ for Mrs. Crisafulli to find the page with the question. I ____ about what Arabella had asked me about lakes in Latin America during our second French class. I ____ Lake Nicaragua, Lake Atitlán, and Lake Yojoa. Raj had laughed at the name Lake Titicaca. I ____ that lakes get water from rivers, like the cracks in the pavement. I was so focused on my pulse and thinking about death that I ____ Mrs. Crisafulli ask the question, just like she did every year. The only word I ____ was "…Coldest…in the world." My pencil made messy marks as my shaky hands tried to write in the last 20 seconds.____

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