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And that's where we found him. That SHOULD'VE been the end of the night, but it wasn't When we got back to the room, we found out that Manny had pocketed one of the baby turtles while no one was looking, so Dad had to bring it all the way back to the beach to set it free.

Thursday I guess Mom wasn't too happy with the way our family vacation was going so far, because after breakfast she said she was gonna take a "spa day." That sounded like a GREAT idea to me, and I told Mom I was gonna tag along. I've always wanted to get a massage, and I figured this was my big chance. But Mom said she needed time to HERSELF. and the rest of us were on our own. That meant WE had to watch Manny.

Once Mom left, the three of us tried to figure out what to do. Manny was too much to handle, so I suggested we just drop him off at the Toddlers' Cabana and let the people who worked there deal with him. Dad liked that idea, because he said he wanted to get in a workout at the gym. He told me and Rodrick we were responsible for getting Manny to the Toddlers' Cabana, and then he left. The path took us right past the wall that separated our half from the Wild Side. I guess some kids were trying to get a peek at what was over there, but the landscapers put a stop to it.

I asked Rodrick what he thought was on the other side, and he said he already KNEW. He said some of his friends in the Teen Zone told him that all SORTS of crazy stuff goes on over there and there's even a beach where people sunbathe without any clothes on. He said there's a HOLE in the wall and if you look through it, you can see the other side. But I knew Rodrick was just trying to trick me, because he's told me this kind of thing BEFORE.

One summer when we were at the town pool, he told me that if I peeked over this cinderblock wall, I could see into the ladie's locker room. Well, I BELIEVED him, and I've been trying to erase that image from my mind ever since. We brought Manny to the Toddlers' Cabana, and the kids inside were making puppets. I told the person in charge we were dropping our little brother off for the day and we'd be back later. The counselor said the only requirement for a drop-off was that the kid was potty-trained, and I told him that Manny WAS.

But Manny must really not have wanted to make puppets, because he got himself out of it. Rodrick said I had to watch Manny by MYSELF, because he was gonna go check out the activities in the Teen Zone. But I knew he was just going there to meet up with that girl. I was not happy that I got stuck with Manny. I didn't want to take him to the beach, because he'd just start collecting pets again. So I took him to the Pirate Playplace, which was a splash zone for little kids.