Sticks and Stones

Sticks and Stones — page 5 — was so big Or make fun of his clothes which were mostly from a secondhand store They usually came with defective zippers and missing buttons Bless summertime he thought as he went downstairs for pizza Never was there a time more sacred He should've known something was wrong the moment he stepped into the kitchen and discovered that his parents were still home Neither of them were wearing their usual work clothes

Sticks and Stones — page 6 — Are you guys off today Kevin asked He opened the refrigerator and grabbed a slice of deep dish pepperoni pizza from the grease stained cardboard box shoved inside We are Dad said Right away Kevin noticed something strange in his dad's voice It was like he was nervous about something We wanted to talk to you about how this summer is going to go Oh great Kevin thought as he chewed Here comes the chore list

Sticks and Stones — page 7 — Whatever The chores never took more than an hour especially if he hurried And he usually saved them until it was nearly the end of the day anyway They wouldn't put too much of a kink into his plans After you're done with breakfast you need to go upstairs and pack your duffel bag Mom said Kevin stopped chewing Where are we going he asked Vacation Disneyland Dad looked nervous again and Kevin felt sick to his stomach

Sticks and Stones — page 8 — You're going on an expedition he said Kevin couldn't help it he laughed Sure Dad he said taking another bite of pizza For a minute I thought something serious was going on An expedition sure what are we going to climb Mount Everest Find Bigfoot in the forests of Arkansas It's an all boys expedition Dad explained With Nature Crew And just like that Kevin went back to feeling sick to his stomach

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