56
UH-OH
"At my house, we call them Uh-Ohs!"
-Ralph
"Raaa-aalph," Lou called. He looked over at Eddie, whose face was blank. Eddie never
did show much emotion, not even when the Chief asked them to look after Ralph. Well,
he probably should have suspected something when the Chief handed them a fire
extinguisher. "In case of an Uh-Oh," he said.
Right now, they were both thinking Uh-oh. Not quite the kind that involved the use of a
fire extinguisher, but it was flashing on and off in Lou's head. Uh-oh. Uh-oh. "Where
are ya, Ralph? C'mon out."
"He's not in the kitchen," Eddie said.
"You checked under the sink, right?"
"First place I looked, Lou."
"Where is that kid?"
"Should we get Laddie?"
"Maybe we should," Lou said.
"One of us should stay here," Eddie said.
"Fine. You go get the dog and I'll stay here."
"Great," Eddie said. He ran out the front door.
Lou stood in the middle of the room, listening.
