Mr. Monk Goes Camping
by Spyro :o)
Chapter 4 The Escape
" Excuse me, where are you going?" the officer who was outside of the cabin said when he saw Sharona and Adrian walk out.
" We're just going to visit his cousin. Do you have to come with or something?" Sharona asked.
" People who are in custody are not allowed to visit family members." the officer said sturnly.
" But Captain Stottlemeyer -"
" Captain Stottlemeyer would agree with me. The person in custody cannot leave this building." the officers tone of voice became very angry.
" But -"
" Sorry, You'll have to go back in." Adrian looked into the cabin and then asked, " Do you know what happened to Mr. Tithers?"
" Of course I know what happened. The old man was killed and somebody was taken into custody because we think they did it. Now get back in there."
" But, you see, I'm not the one in custody and - neither is Sharona." Adrian said pointing to Sharona when he said her name. Sharona looked back at Adrian as if he just fell out of the sky.
" Well, then who is?" the officer asked eagerly.
" He's twelve years old. His name's Benji."
" Adrian!"
" Twelve?" the officer said unbelievably. " They think a twelve-year-old did this?"
" Yeah, yeah I know you - you hate to see our youth getting into things like that." Adrian looked back at Sharona for help. She stared at him but then turned away and loked at the officer. " Yeah, you know I'm kinda ashamed because he's my son."
" Aw, that's too bad. I'm sorry. Don't you think one of you should stay here with him. You know, keep him company?" the officer asked in a more friendly voice.
" Uh - no. He's not a real talker."
" We - we better get going. Come on Sharona." Adrian turned back around and he and Sharona headed for the docks.
" Wait!" They both turned back around. The officer was holding up a paper. " It says here the man in custody is named Adrian Monk. And he's 44 years old."
" Uh - his real name's Adrian. Well call him Benji for short." Sharona quickly said.
" Yeah, he's - he's big for his age." Adrian added.
" Wait a minute - your name's Adrian!" Sharona and Adrian raced down until they reached the docks. Sharona hopped into a row and then beckoned Adrian in.
" No. I - I need to clean it first."
" Adrian, you either clean it later or never see your cousin or the light of day again." There was a short pause. " Well, I suppose I could clean it later -"
" Hey! You - Adrian!"
" Hurry he's catching us!" Adrian closed his eyes and jumped into the boat and Sharona hurriedly rowed it away leaving the officer alone on the dock yelling out to Adrian.
*
" Adrian, your gona be fine. This should be Daniel's house right up here." Sharona said. Adrian was scrunched up in a ball on his seat looking around at the boat is if it was crawling with snakes. " This is disgusting. How could Calvin stand this?"
" Adrian, would you calm down?"
" Yuck. I hope Daniel has a hose and soap."
" Adrian, please!" Adrian decided to drop it and look at something else. After awhile, he said, " You're - you're going a bit crooked."
" No, I'm not."
" If you just turn it - " Adrian stood up and tried to grab the paddles from Sharona. " Adrian sit down!"
" But you're -"
" No, I'm not. Just sit down. You don't know what you're talking about."
" Yes, I -"
" Adrian! Sit DOWN!" The boat began to rock and Adrian froze. " Uh oh. What - what it this doing?"
" It's gona tip over if you down sit down." Adrian imediately started to sit down but his sleeve got caught on the end of one of the paddles. He despritely tried to pull it off but it did nothing.
" Adrian, don't pull it! Don't - Ahhh!" The boat rocked even harder until it tipped completely over.
Sharona popped her head up and looked around. " ADRIAN! Adrian!" A few seconds later, Adrian's head came out of the water.
" Oh my God. Adrian, are you alright? Can you swim?" Adrian began to splash around like a fish, " I'm okay. I - I can swim."
" Adrian, you aren't moving." Adrian looked over at her. " As you might of guessed, it's not exactly a hobby of mine. I didn't say I was good."
" Adrian, you're gona drown!"
" Hey there! What're you two doing out here? Let me help yea up." A man, who Sharona recongized as Daniel Monk, said as he ran out to the edge of his dock and threw out a lifesaver.
" Oh, thank you." Adrian said covering the lifesaver with his body over the lifesaver leaving Sharona to swim her way to the dock. She looked at Adrian angrily as she swam.
When they finally reached the dock and out of the water, Adrian looked up at Daniel. " Daniel? Is that you?"
" Adrian!" Daniel opened his arms to hug his cousin but Adrian backed away. " I'm sorry, but I really need to clean up first."
" Oh, yes. Right. I'll get you some of my clothes."
" Your - clothes? Did you just buy them?"
" No."
" Well, I don't think -"
" Oh, don't think anything of it. It's a gesture of kindness from your long lost cousin."
" Did you wash them with Clorox?" Adrian asked. Sharona rolled her eyes. " Well, no. I washed them with Bounty I think. Why does that matter?"
" Adrian, you'll live." Sharona said. She then turned back to Daniel. " Hi, I'm Sharona. Adrian's my boss. We're going on a little vacation and -"
" We'll tell you later. Where's your clothes and your bathroom?" Adrian said.
" Inside." Daniel said turning around and heading towards his small cottage." Folow me."
As Sharona and Adrian followed Daniel, Adrian asked, " Do you have a hose and some Windex I could borrow too?"
Chapter 4 The Escape
" Excuse me, where are you going?" the officer who was outside of the cabin said when he saw Sharona and Adrian walk out.
" We're just going to visit his cousin. Do you have to come with or something?" Sharona asked.
" People who are in custody are not allowed to visit family members." the officer said sturnly.
" But Captain Stottlemeyer -"
" Captain Stottlemeyer would agree with me. The person in custody cannot leave this building." the officers tone of voice became very angry.
" But -"
" Sorry, You'll have to go back in." Adrian looked into the cabin and then asked, " Do you know what happened to Mr. Tithers?"
" Of course I know what happened. The old man was killed and somebody was taken into custody because we think they did it. Now get back in there."
" But, you see, I'm not the one in custody and - neither is Sharona." Adrian said pointing to Sharona when he said her name. Sharona looked back at Adrian as if he just fell out of the sky.
" Well, then who is?" the officer asked eagerly.
" He's twelve years old. His name's Benji."
" Adrian!"
" Twelve?" the officer said unbelievably. " They think a twelve-year-old did this?"
" Yeah, yeah I know you - you hate to see our youth getting into things like that." Adrian looked back at Sharona for help. She stared at him but then turned away and loked at the officer. " Yeah, you know I'm kinda ashamed because he's my son."
" Aw, that's too bad. I'm sorry. Don't you think one of you should stay here with him. You know, keep him company?" the officer asked in a more friendly voice.
" Uh - no. He's not a real talker."
" We - we better get going. Come on Sharona." Adrian turned back around and he and Sharona headed for the docks.
" Wait!" They both turned back around. The officer was holding up a paper. " It says here the man in custody is named Adrian Monk. And he's 44 years old."
" Uh - his real name's Adrian. Well call him Benji for short." Sharona quickly said.
" Yeah, he's - he's big for his age." Adrian added.
" Wait a minute - your name's Adrian!" Sharona and Adrian raced down until they reached the docks. Sharona hopped into a row and then beckoned Adrian in.
" No. I - I need to clean it first."
" Adrian, you either clean it later or never see your cousin or the light of day again." There was a short pause. " Well, I suppose I could clean it later -"
" Hey! You - Adrian!"
" Hurry he's catching us!" Adrian closed his eyes and jumped into the boat and Sharona hurriedly rowed it away leaving the officer alone on the dock yelling out to Adrian.
*
" Adrian, your gona be fine. This should be Daniel's house right up here." Sharona said. Adrian was scrunched up in a ball on his seat looking around at the boat is if it was crawling with snakes. " This is disgusting. How could Calvin stand this?"
" Adrian, would you calm down?"
" Yuck. I hope Daniel has a hose and soap."
" Adrian, please!" Adrian decided to drop it and look at something else. After awhile, he said, " You're - you're going a bit crooked."
" No, I'm not."
" If you just turn it - " Adrian stood up and tried to grab the paddles from Sharona. " Adrian sit down!"
" But you're -"
" No, I'm not. Just sit down. You don't know what you're talking about."
" Yes, I -"
" Adrian! Sit DOWN!" The boat began to rock and Adrian froze. " Uh oh. What - what it this doing?"
" It's gona tip over if you down sit down." Adrian imediately started to sit down but his sleeve got caught on the end of one of the paddles. He despritely tried to pull it off but it did nothing.
" Adrian, don't pull it! Don't - Ahhh!" The boat rocked even harder until it tipped completely over.
Sharona popped her head up and looked around. " ADRIAN! Adrian!" A few seconds later, Adrian's head came out of the water.
" Oh my God. Adrian, are you alright? Can you swim?" Adrian began to splash around like a fish, " I'm okay. I - I can swim."
" Adrian, you aren't moving." Adrian looked over at her. " As you might of guessed, it's not exactly a hobby of mine. I didn't say I was good."
" Adrian, you're gona drown!"
" Hey there! What're you two doing out here? Let me help yea up." A man, who Sharona recongized as Daniel Monk, said as he ran out to the edge of his dock and threw out a lifesaver.
" Oh, thank you." Adrian said covering the lifesaver with his body over the lifesaver leaving Sharona to swim her way to the dock. She looked at Adrian angrily as she swam.
When they finally reached the dock and out of the water, Adrian looked up at Daniel. " Daniel? Is that you?"
" Adrian!" Daniel opened his arms to hug his cousin but Adrian backed away. " I'm sorry, but I really need to clean up first."
" Oh, yes. Right. I'll get you some of my clothes."
" Your - clothes? Did you just buy them?"
" No."
" Well, I don't think -"
" Oh, don't think anything of it. It's a gesture of kindness from your long lost cousin."
" Did you wash them with Clorox?" Adrian asked. Sharona rolled her eyes. " Well, no. I washed them with Bounty I think. Why does that matter?"
" Adrian, you'll live." Sharona said. She then turned back to Daniel. " Hi, I'm Sharona. Adrian's my boss. We're going on a little vacation and -"
" We'll tell you later. Where's your clothes and your bathroom?" Adrian said.
" Inside." Daniel said turning around and heading towards his small cottage." Folow me."
As Sharona and Adrian followed Daniel, Adrian asked, " Do you have a hose and some Windex I could borrow too?"