Chapter One Go on Get out of here Mr Meeres pushed Patrick out the door You’ll just be in the way until the movers finish Patrick glared at his father I wasn’t in the way Mr Meeres sighed Patrick you were sitting in the middle of your bedroom floor reading The house could burn down and you wouldn’t notice The movers could smash you flat and you’d never see them coming But Dad there’s nowhere to go 1
Well find some place Where’s your sense of adventure New town new neighborhood Put the blasted book down and go find some new friends Don’t need any new friends Patrick said sullenly I’ve still got Reggie That makes a lot of sense Patrick Reggie is back in New Castle Now get going The screen door slammed shut and Mr Meeres disappeared inside Patrick stared after his father then stumbled off the porch and dragged him self across the lawn He sat down against a fence that separated his yard from the neighbors and opened his book barely noticing the two men wrestling a refrigerator out of the moving van Before Patrick could get lost in his book a high-pitched voice from beyond the fence interrupted interrupted him He peered through the pickets and saw a scrawny redheaded girl standing in the front yard Her hips gyrated and her shoulders swayed as a bright green Hula-Hoop orbited her waist One two three she droned 2
