The sun was beginning to set when the kids finally collapsed on the grass. They had played hard all afternoon. They were starting to get hungry and tired. Ziggy's head was already drooping.
"Ziggy, I'll bet you'll be asleep before your head hits the pillow," Trixie teased.
"Huh?" Ziggy mumbled.
"I don't know which I am more, hungry or tired," Stingy yawned.
"Well, I'm going to go home. I still have to pack. My family is going camping tomorrow and Sunday. See you Monday!" Trixie struggled to her feat and slowly walked toward her house.
Pixel got up to go too. "I don't think I'm going to stay up long enough to play video games tonight. But that's ok. Tomorrow is a big video exhibition my folks said they would take me to. So I won't be home until late tomorrow, I guess. See you, Stephanie, Stingy, Ziggy!"
Ziggy was lying flat on his back, eyes closed, and was beginning to lightly snore. "Come on Stingy, help me walk Ziggy to his house. We can't leave him here all night," Stephanie told Stingy.
Stingy helped get Ziggy to his feet. "Come on Ziggy, wake up. Geez, you have to stop eating so much candy. You're heavy!" Stingy struggled to help Stephanie hold up Ziggy. They finally were able to get him to his house by a mix of walking and dragging him home. As the door to Ziggy's house closed, Stingy turned to walk toward his house and Stephanie to Uncle Milford's house.
"'Night Stingy."
"'Night Stephanie."
The sun had dropped below the horizon as Stephanie walked through Uncle Milford's front door.