6 Off We Go

CHAPTER 6 OFF WE GO I wonder what I should pack. Randy says that you have to be prepared for anything. He says that he's taking snowshoes, malaria pills, signal flares, a snakebite kit, and a lifeboat.

I think I'll take my lucky rabbit's foot. Of course, it wasn't lucky for the rabbit. Oh, well. I stumble downstairs for breakfast. I grab a box of cereal and pour some into a bowl. Then I pour in some milk. It all bubbles up. I look at the cereal box. It says DISHWASHING POWDER.... I guess I'll skip breakfast.

I open the front door and step outside. It's dark and full of coats. Wrong door. I try again and really step outside. It is just as dark but there are no coats. Even the early birds aren't up yet. I feel like an early worm and wiggle to the corner.

I wait there with my brown teeth chattering. Out of the gloom come two lights. It's the school bus. Mr. Fenderbender opens the door and I get on.

All the kids are there, sitting stiff and staring straight ahead. They all have brown teeth. Everybody's breath smells horri- ble. A green fog covers all the windows. I guess we won't be singing camp songs today. MOVE IT! After four minor collisions, Mr. Fenderbender stops and tells us to get out. Things have to get better... don't they?