What Goes Around Is Bad Circulation
by c. safos

Pablo did his best to keep quiet. He had pulled his legs behind the door and out of sight. He had folded himself tight behind Amy's closet door and waited. It was cramped, and his knees were in his chest. He could feel the blood pumping into his heart. It made his legs tingle as if ants were crawling on his skin, but he knew it was because his legs were crossed, and the blood was pumping hard.
Suddenly, he heard a sound from the bedroom. This is it, he thought to himself. Now, she'll pay for hiding my video game controller. Amy was settling into her desk and pulling out her homework assignment from her bag.
Pablo was just about to spring forward when he heard his mom's voice call upstairs, "Amy! Get down here and wash these dishes! It's your turn!" She called out again when there was no answer. "Hurry up, I need to help your sister Maya with her homework!"
"Aw, man," Amy called out. She closed her book and walked back downstairs. Her mom's voice still rang in the air.
Pablo decided to wait. While Amy washed dishes, and their mom was helping their younger sister Maya, Pablo would wait. Five minutes turned into ten. Ten minutes turned into twenty.
Just as he was about to give up, Pablo saw Amy return to her desk. This is it! he thought. As she sat down, Pablo flung the closet door open, screamed, "Got you . . . ooohhhhh," and plopped on the ground. He writhed around holding his legs. "They're asleep! They're asleep!" he said over and over.
Amy looked down at her brother and said sharply, "Pablo, please, I'm really busy and don't have time for this."
"You'll pay, Amy! This isn't overrrrr . . . owww," he said as he limped off and out of her room. Who is the narrator referring to in the quote, "She closed her book and walked back downstairs"?
A.
the Narrator
B.
Amy
C.
Maya
D.
Amy's Mom