Fort
“My mind was already racing like crazy. The second I heard him yawning and stretching and moving around in his sleeping bag, I said, “So today we go to Gerard’s house, right?”
“Right,” said Augie.
“I was thinking you should do the talking.”
Augie frowned. “Why me?”
“You know them better than I do.”
“Nice try, Wyatt. Come on. We’ve gotta do it together. We’re a team, right?”
I sighed. Neither of us was looking forward to seeing Mrs. DeMuth after what had happened the last time. “Okay,” I said. “D...eal.”
“Let’s get it over with,” Augie said.
As soon as we’d eaten some bread and peanut butter, we left the woods, got on our bikes, and headed for the DeMuths’.
Gerard and his mother were out in the yard when we pulled up. She was weeding, and Gerard was staring down at the concrete path that led from the street to their front door. Something really interesting had his attention, and he didn’t even look up as we parked our bikes. Mrs. DeMuth did look up, and was glaring at us in a definitely unfriendly way as we walked closer.MoreLess
“Right,” said Augie.
“I was thinking you should do the talking.”
Augie frowned. “Why me?”
“You know them better than I do.”
“Nice try, Wyatt. Come on. We’ve gotta do it together. We’re a team, right?”
I sighed. Neither of us was looking forward to seeing Mrs. DeMuth after what had happened the last time. “Okay,” I said. “D...eal.”
“Let’s get it over with,” Augie said.
As soon as we’d eaten some bread and peanut butter, we left the woods, got on our bikes, and headed for the DeMuths’.
Gerard and his mother were out in the yard when we pulled up. She was weeding, and Gerard was staring down at the concrete path that led from the street to their front door. Something really interesting had his attention, and he didn’t even look up as we parked our bikes. Mrs. DeMuth did look up, and was glaring at us in a definitely unfriendly way as we walked closer.MoreLess
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