I entered the bunkroom to find Snoddy staring out the window in a daze. I sat
down next to him.
He turned towards me and smiled. "Hey, what cha doing here. Miss me already," he
kidded.
I told him what had happened and asked him if I could stay the night.
"We'll have to ask Kloppman, but I'm sure he won't mind, and the first night
is free anyway."
"Well, there's one small problem." What about Jack?" I said nervously.
"Why should Jack be a problem?" Snoddy asked confused.
Just then we heard someone clear there throat behind us. We both turned
around, "hey dere Race, I want ya to meet a good friend of mine Sara."
"Yeah, wese met downstairs." He walked over to me. "Listen, I know dat
some of da guys may still have a problem wit ya, but I'se was talking wid
dem and most of dem now have respect for ya."
I looked at him in shock, "why would they do that?"
He laughed, "well, it's not every day dat someone soaks da leader and lives
to tell about." He explained.
"You soaked Jack?" Snoddy asked in amazement.
I nodded feebly.
"Well den, would youse do me da honor, of allowing me to escort youse downstairs,
so youse can meet me friends?" He smiled.
I smiled back; "it would be my pleasure."
We walked downstairs, Race behind us.
"Hey dere guys, get over here," Snoddy called. "Dis here, is a good friend of mine." Snoddy took me around to each guy to introduce me. Most of them were
really nice, there were a few that I felt uncomfortable around, but I'm sure they'd
warm up to me, I hoped. We asked Kloppman if I could stay the night and he didn't
have a problem with it. It was getting late, so we all headed upstairs to go to sleep.
"You can have this bunk, under Skittery."
I kissed him on the cheek, "thank you Snoddy; you've been a true friend."
He blushed and looked away, "it was nothing. Goodnight," he said while climbing
in to his bunk.
"Night," I whispered back sleep over coming me.
Some time during the night I woke up thirsty, so I went downstairs to get a
glass of milk. After finishing my glass, I turned to head upstairs when I crashed
into someone. It was Jack, and he had been drinking. I tried walking past him
but he stopped me. "Hey where youse going, I wanna have some fun," he said
obviously drunk.
"Jack you need to sleep, you're going to feel horrible in the morning," I told him
trying to lead him upstairs.
"But I'se wanna be wid youse," he started kissing my neck. I pushed him away.
"No Jack, you need your rest," I said firmly.
"Ok, ok, youse win. "You know, youse sure is nice, I love youse."
I didn't say anything.
"What? Don't youse love me," he started crying.
I patted his back, "yes, I love you, but I'll love you even more if you go upstairs
to sleep."
"Ok, only if youse tuck me in."
I sighed, "yes I'll tuck you in, now let's go to bed." I dragged him upstairs.
down next to him.
He turned towards me and smiled. "Hey, what cha doing here. Miss me already," he
kidded.
I told him what had happened and asked him if I could stay the night.
"We'll have to ask Kloppman, but I'm sure he won't mind, and the first night
is free anyway."
"Well, there's one small problem." What about Jack?" I said nervously.
"Why should Jack be a problem?" Snoddy asked confused.
Just then we heard someone clear there throat behind us. We both turned
around, "hey dere Race, I want ya to meet a good friend of mine Sara."
"Yeah, wese met downstairs." He walked over to me. "Listen, I know dat
some of da guys may still have a problem wit ya, but I'se was talking wid
dem and most of dem now have respect for ya."
I looked at him in shock, "why would they do that?"
He laughed, "well, it's not every day dat someone soaks da leader and lives
to tell about." He explained.
"You soaked Jack?" Snoddy asked in amazement.
I nodded feebly.
"Well den, would youse do me da honor, of allowing me to escort youse downstairs,
so youse can meet me friends?" He smiled.
I smiled back; "it would be my pleasure."
We walked downstairs, Race behind us.
"Hey dere guys, get over here," Snoddy called. "Dis here, is a good friend of mine." Snoddy took me around to each guy to introduce me. Most of them were
really nice, there were a few that I felt uncomfortable around, but I'm sure they'd
warm up to me, I hoped. We asked Kloppman if I could stay the night and he didn't
have a problem with it. It was getting late, so we all headed upstairs to go to sleep.
"You can have this bunk, under Skittery."
I kissed him on the cheek, "thank you Snoddy; you've been a true friend."
He blushed and looked away, "it was nothing. Goodnight," he said while climbing
in to his bunk.
"Night," I whispered back sleep over coming me.
Some time during the night I woke up thirsty, so I went downstairs to get a
glass of milk. After finishing my glass, I turned to head upstairs when I crashed
into someone. It was Jack, and he had been drinking. I tried walking past him
but he stopped me. "Hey where youse going, I wanna have some fun," he said
obviously drunk.
"Jack you need to sleep, you're going to feel horrible in the morning," I told him
trying to lead him upstairs.
"But I'se wanna be wid youse," he started kissing my neck. I pushed him away.
"No Jack, you need your rest," I said firmly.
"Ok, ok, youse win. "You know, youse sure is nice, I love youse."
I didn't say anything.
"What? Don't youse love me," he started crying.
I patted his back, "yes, I love you, but I'll love you even more if you go upstairs
to sleep."
"Ok, only if youse tuck me in."
I sighed, "yes I'll tuck you in, now let's go to bed." I dragged him upstairs.
