1 OPERATION YARN BOMB Ronny the Rattlesnake is naked But not for long Adam meet Ronny I say motioning to the three foot-tall rattlesnake statue my middle school mascot in front of us I’m the only one who calls him Ronny As far as I know I’m the only one who calls him anything at all I decided a while back that Ronny needed a name and
an outfit Today he’ll finally get the outfit part My older brother inspects the statue and gives Ronny’s metal tail a shake hello Zin this yarn bomb is going to be the best ever he says On Adam’s scale of things being great best ever is the highest The very best And Adam’s never been wrong Most of the neighborhood isn’t even awake yet in the muddy pre-dawn light It’s five-thirty in the morning the last day before summer vacation and as planned Adam and I are the only ones at school We’re dressed in dark colors for our secret operation I wear charcoal gray like always and Adam wears all black except for his blue boots which he practically never takes off Ready I ask Adam crinkles his eyebrows making his face look way more serious than usual and nods Then he unzips the retro duffel bag he’s carrying and holds it open in my direction before swiveling his head around to keep watch
