He ran toward the front of the museum A T rex skeleton stood guard inside the huge glass doors But Maddy turned back to the bees She walked over to a placard and read it Honey bees are diminishing in number across the United States threatened by habitat destruction pesticides and monoculture There were a lot of big words in that sentence But Maddy got the idea Bees were in danger She read on Why does this matter Bees pollinate many of the crops that
grow in our nation If we lose bees we lose our food source What can we do about it Maddy started to read on But another hand on her shoulder pulled her back into the moment Mads time to go said her mom The market closes at one Drew was already outside the museum I’m starving he called as Maddy and Mom approached I hardly ate anything today Um do you call three waffles with chocolate sauce and a boatload of
maple syrup nothing said Maddy She followed him down the steps Oh yeah I forgot he called back Metabolism of a rabbit said Mom walking alongside Maddy I wish I was thirteen again
Maddy wasn’t exactly hungry But her stomach felt hollow in a way she couldn’t exactly identify She couldn’t stop thinking about the bees But she did love cheese rolls She hurried to catch up with Drew
