Overtime (2012)
“Charlie had never seen so much water pour from the sky. It was raining so hard his mother let him borrow an umbrella, even though it was almost guaranteed never to make it back home again. Still he was soaked to the skin. Pudge shivered next to him, equally wet.
“Maybe we should call the skate-a-thon off,” Pudge said. “Attendance is gonna suffer with this weather.”
“We won’t get a bus again, and we’ll lose our deposit,” Charlie replied. Pudge didn’t answer, and who could blame him for wanting t...o go home. Not a single member of the committee had shown, apart from the ever-reliable Dalton. Charlie had sent one of the buses back, and this one was less than half full — a waste, as A.J. had predicted.
A fresh crack of thunder sounded, as if to punctuate his dire thoughts, which not even the arrival of Scott, Nick, Zachary and Matt could lighten. Ms Cummings tapped Charlie’s umbrella with hers.
“Are we about ready to go?” she said. “It’s a long drive to Humberside, especially with the rain.MoreLess
“Maybe we should call the skate-a-thon off,” Pudge said. “Attendance is gonna suffer with this weather.”
“We won’t get a bus again, and we’ll lose our deposit,” Charlie replied. Pudge didn’t answer, and who could blame him for wanting t...o go home. Not a single member of the committee had shown, apart from the ever-reliable Dalton. Charlie had sent one of the buses back, and this one was less than half full — a waste, as A.J. had predicted.
A fresh crack of thunder sounded, as if to punctuate his dire thoughts, which not even the arrival of Scott, Nick, Zachary and Matt could lighten. Ms Cummings tapped Charlie’s umbrella with hers.
“Are we about ready to go?” she said. “It’s a long drive to Humberside, especially with the rain.MoreLess
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