You still have three rabbits I reminded him Rabbits don’t do tricks At least mine don’t Dylan shrugged Oh well See you at work I walked Penny home through the park She loves the park because there’s so much to sniff and bark at I ran into two friends from school Oscar and Ivan How many times did you go on the Whipper Whirl Oscar asked Ivan Ten times Ivan answered Well I went on it eleven times said Oscar I meant twelve times said Ivan Hey Chad How many times did you go on the Whipper Whirl None I haven’t been to the fair this year Wow said Oscar You really need to go and ride the Whipper Whirl Oh oh oh And you have to try the strawberry-rhubarb French toast sundae said Ivan With marshmallows and chocolate chips added Oscar And whipped cream said Ivan And real maple syrup they shouted together
It’s the most amazing thing in the history of food said Ivan I ate two of them I had three said Oscar That sounds really good I told them but there are Porcupine games every day until the fair is over I have to work The fair was in a town that was ninety minutes away by car so there wouldn’t be time to get there and back before Friday’s night game Besides I’d be way too tired to work Too bad said Oscar I’m going back on Saturday I’m going to ride on the Whipper Whirl fifteen times and eat four strawberry-rhubarb French toast sundaes
I’m going to ride on the Whipper Whirl twenty times and eat five sundaes said Ivan Have fun I told them but I was jealous I would have settled for one ride and one sundae
ballpark Hi Chad said Kevin the teenager who worked at the booth He handed me a baseball Think you’ll hit thirty miles today I don’t know I chucked the ball as hard as I could I saw the score and sighed Twenty-four miles per hour Not even close That’s really good for a kid your age Kevin told me Sure it is I knew that other kids my age can throw twice that fast stopped by the Speed Pitch booth on my way into the Hey you’re throwing five or six miles faster than you were a few weeks ago he said That was true Nate Link showed me how to throw sidearm I told him Nate Link was a relief pitcher for the Porcupines For some reason I found throwing sidearm easier Even Nate was impressed Some guys are just sidewinders he told me Try another one Kevin passed me the ball I threw it as
