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Chapter 4
Philip and Sam and Slap!
I walked to my room.
Only guess what?
Danny wasn't there! That's what!
I looked around in my room.
"Hmmm…. Where did that sneaky guy go to?"
Just then I heard the toilet flush.
He walked into the hall a little while later.
He standed by me and looked at me.
He raised and eyebrow at me.
"Can I see your room?" he asked.
I cheered in joy.
'Cause of course I wanted to show him my room!
"Sure!" I cheered. "Of course you can! My stuffed animals would love to see you, I bet!"
Then I took his hand. And I sighed.
'Cause his hand was warm and comfy!
Then I peeked in there to see if any of my animals were sleeping.
And guess what?
Philip Johnny Bob saw me! That's what!
He waved to me.
Hi, Junie B., he said. Why are you peeking in here like that? Are you hiding a surprise behind your back?
I smiled at that guy.
Then I made my voice very quiet.
"Oh, just wait until you see this surprise!" I hollered very whispering.
I peeked at Danny.
His head was tilted to one side. And his eyebrow was still raised.
He had confusion in his head, I think.
I did a smile.
"Hello, how are you today? I am fine, except me and my stuffed elephant Philip Johnny Bob are having a little conservation here, so don't bug us, please."
I peeked back into my room.
Then someone tapped on my shoulder.
I turned. It was Danny.
"I think you mean conversation, Junie B.," he said very quiet. "Conservation is when you protect and animal or plant that is rare or getting very rare."
I smiled again.
"Well, thank you. Now I have another word in my vocabulary. So please don't bug me while I'm still talking with Philip."
Then I turned back into my room.
Danny tapped on me again.
I swinged back out.
"What?" I said kind of snappish.
"Can I see your room now?" he asked again.
I gasped. 'Cause I completely forgot, that's why!
"Of course! I hope Philip doesn't mind that our conservation is cut short!"
"Conversation," Danny said.
"Whatever," I said.
Then I took his hand again. And I swinged the door open.
"Ta-Da!!!" I hollered.
Danny looked around very curious. Then he saw my stuffed animals.
Philip gasped at him.
Wow, Junie B! he said. This guy is a chunk!
I smiled very proud.
"I know, Philip!" I said. "I know he is a chunk!"
Then Danny looked weird at me. Then his cheeks turned pink. And he smiled.
"I don't get that a lot," he said kind of quiet.
I felt my cheeks go pink, too.
"I didn't think so," I said very whispering.
He smiled bigger. Then he walked into my room. And he sat on my bed.
"Wow," he said. "Your room is bigger than mine!"
I smiled very proud.
"Well, you can tip the person who built this house a billion jillion years ago!" I shouted.
Danny chuckled. Then he looked at my Raggedy Ann named Ruth and my Raggedy Andy named Larry.
"Who are those two?" Danny asked.
"That's Ruth and that's Larry," I answered.
He smiled. Then he looked at my Teddy. Then my Bunny Slippers. Then Philip Johnny Bob.
When he was done looking, he looked at my clock.
"It must be near dinnertime," he said. "What are you hungry for, kiddo?"
I thought a little bit.
"Some pasketti with meatballs," I said.
He nodded.
"Spaghetti with meatballs, got it!"
Then he ran to the kitchen.
I looked at my animals and two dolls.
"So," I said to them. "What do you think?"
Ruth squealed.
He is the cutest person I ever saw! she said.
I think he's kinda cute, Larry said.
I think he has got to be the best person for you, Junie B! Philip Johnny Bob said.
I smiled.
"Well, I'm glad you all like my new baby-sitter! Bye-bye!"
Then I started to skip into the hall. But Philip called me.
I ran back into my room.
"What?" I asked him.
For your information, he said. I did mind.
I skipped into the dining room for my pasketti.
And guess what?
It was on the table waiting for me!
That never happened when Mother was there!
I gasped and springed onto the chair. And I gobbled on my pasketti.
And guess what?
It was the best pasketti I've ever had!
I took five forkfuls of pasketti then I waited for Danny to come to the table and eat it with me.
He finally came and ate some forkfuls.
"Mmmm…" he said. "Pretty good, huh kiddo?"
I nodded.
"It is very good! You should be on Chef Tony's crew!"
He laughed and ate more pasketti.
After a few minutes, when we were done with our dinner, Danny was playing on his phone.
It's buttons were beeping and booping all over the place.
I sighed. "You're lucky," I said after a few beeps.
He looked up. "How?"
"You have a phone, and I don't." I slumped in my seat.
He smiled. "Well, it's for safety reasons, like if you got lost somewhere. And it's for communicating, which means to talk with other people, like people in relationships."
I scrunched my face in disgust. "Eew. People kissing people is icky. Like one time I saw my daddy and my mother kissing after dinner. When they were done, my mother said, 'You taste like garlic bread.'"
Danny chuckled, then suddenly gasped and frowned.
"Oh no!" he said. "I was supposed to meet Sam at the movies today! And I forgot to tell her I was baby-sitting you!"
He groaned and slammed his head on the table. Then he started to moan and holler stuff I couldn't understand.
I looked at him weirdishly.
"Who the heck is Sam? And what is this odd talk about movies and such?"
He didn't answer me.
I tapped on his head.
"Did you hear me? And why are you under there so long?"
He didn't answer me again.
I tapped on him again.
"Hmmm. You must be taking a nap in there."
Then he lifted his head up.
"Sam's a girl that I'm dating, and she's probably all mad right now."
He put his head on the table again. Then he shouted a bad word.
I gasped and slapped him on the back of his head.
He jerked it up and stared at me angrily. "What was that for?!" he shouted.
"You said a bad word," I explained.
Then he stopped looking mad. And he put his head on the table again.
Then he got up. And he went to the sink. And he took an aspirin.