Chapter 4: The Sleepover
The next day at school, Thomas was talking with James, Henry, and Percy at .
"So, I talked with my dad, and he said I can go to the sleepover." said Thomas.
"That's great." said James. "My parents said the same."
"As did mine." said Henry.
"Cool." said Percy. "So, see you Friday?"
"Yup." said Thomas.
"Oh, yeah." said James.
"I'll be there." said Henry.
"Alright, sounds great." said Percy.
Soon, Friday arrived, and James arrived home from school to see his dad, Michael, watching a baseball game on TV.
"Hey, Dad." said James.
"Hey, James." said Michael. "How was your day?"
"Great." said James. "I'm really excited for Percy's sleepover!"
"That's great to hear." said Michael. "In fact, maybe, since you're a little too big for your old one, we can go to Walmart and get you a new sleeping bag."
"Alright." said James. "Can I pick it out?"
"Sure." said Michael. "But, you know the rules. Homework first before we go anywhere."
"Already done." said James.
"Are you sure?" Michael asked. "Because I can check, you know."
Well, at that statement, James immediately bolted upstairs to his room. Michael let out a chuckle.
"Gets him every time." said Michael.
Later, James, along with Thomas and Henry, arrived at Percy's house on their bicycles. After leaning their bikes up against the side of the house, they went up to the door and Thomas rang the doorbell. Percy's mother, Linda, answered the door.
"Hello, James and Henry." she said.
"Hi, Linda." said James and Henry.
"Hello, Mrs. Ragland." Thomas said.
"Ah, you must be Percy's new friend Thomas." Linda said. "By the way, you can call me Linda."
"Alright." said Thomas.
At that moment, Percy came down.
"Hey, you guys!" he said. "Ready to have some fun?"
"Yeah!" said Thomas, James, and Henry in unison.
"Great!" said Percy. "By the way, you can put your bikes in the garage. I'll open it for you."
"Alright, thanks." said Thomas.
With that, after Percy opened the garage, which was one of those garages that was button-powered, Thomas, James, and Henry put their bikes in the garage and went back into the house.
"Now, Percy, I have to go to work now, and your dad will be home soon." said Linda. "He's bringing you guys home pizza."
"Alright, pizza!" James cheered.
Everyone laughed, and Linda looked at her watch.
"I better be going, otherwise I'll be late." said Linda as she kissed Percy. "Take care, boys!"
"We will!" said Percy. "Bye, Mom!"
With that, Linda left.
"Hey, Percy, why is your mom going to work so late?" Thomas asked.
"Mrs. Ragland's a waitress at the diner." said Henry. "On Fridays, she works the dinner shift. Every other day of the week is the breakfast and lunch shift."
"Cool." said Thomas.
"Yeah." said Percy. "So, what do you guys wanna do? Play a game or something like that?"
"Yeah, a game sounds good." said Thomas.
"But what kind of game?" James asked.
"How about Sorry! ?" Percy asked.
"Sure." said Thomas.
"Sounds good to me." said James.
"Yeah." said Henry.
"Alright, let's go." Percy said.
With that, the boys went upstairs to Percy's room, which was themed aroudn the DC Comics superhero Green Lantern, which the Green Lantern logo painted on the walls and loads of Green Lantern merchandise, ranging from action figures, comic books, wall decals, even bedspread.
"Wow." said Thomas as he looked around the room. "You must really like Green Lantern."
"Yeah, I do." said Percy. "He's my favorite superhero."
"Cool." said Thomas. "Do any of you have any favorite superheroes?"
"Yup." said Henry. "Green Arrow."
"The Flash is where it's at for me." said James.
"Cool." said Thomas. "I like Captain America and Superman."
"Sweet." said Percy. "Well, let's get to playing that game."
With that, Percy got a Sorry! game out of his closet and set it up on the floor, and when it came to choosing the colored pawns, Thomas chose the blue pawns, James the red pawns, and Percy the green pawns. This left Henry with the yellow ones, but he didn't mind. After everything was set, the game began, and ended with James winning.
"Alright!" James cheered. "Great game, guys!"
"Thanks!" said Percy.
Just then, the door opened, and Percy's father, Keith, poked his head into the room.
"Hiya, kids." Keith said. "Pizza's here."
"Woohoo!" James cheered. "Pizza!"
After putting the game away, the boys all washed their hands in the bathroom, then went downstairs to watch TV with Keith. The pizza he had bought was a large pepperoni pizza cut into 10 slices so each had 2. After they ate, the boys played hide and seek while Keith watched What We Do In The Shadows on TV. After that, they realized it was getting late, so they set up their sleeping bags, got their pajamas on, and brushed their teeth before going to sleep.
"Goodnight, guys." Percy whispered.
"Goodnight, Percy." whispered Thomas, James, and Henry.
Percy then turned the lights off, and the boys feel asleep, with Thomas being happy to have been able to spend some time outside of school with some of his new friends.
End of Chapter 4
A.N. Just in case you were wondering, "What We Do In The Shadows" is this funny mockumentary (meaning, a motion picture or television program that takes the form of a serious documentary in order to satirize its subject) my family likes about a group of vampires who share an apartment in New Zealand.
