1we'd be in the paper!" Chris said, excited as the idea formed in his head.

"Yeah, we'd be on t.v!" Teddy shouted, striking the air.

"Sure!" Chris shouted back.

"We'd even be on tv" Teddy said, thinking about it.

"Yeah!" Chris said with a little more enthusiasm.

"What do we tell our folks?" Vern asked, looking up at them.

"Exactly what you said... We all tell our folks we're tenting out in the back field. You tell your folks you're sleeping over Teddy's... Then we'll say we're going out to the drag-races the next day, until dinner tomorrow night" Gordie explained, sitting up.

"Man, that's a plan and a half" Chris said, skinning his hands with Gordie's. Vern then something about getting hided, which he wasn't listening to anyway, but into skinning it with Gordie. Gordie answered the question for him, and made Chris look up.

"My dad will hide me anyway but hell, it's worth a hiding!" Chris said, nodding.

"Shit yeah!" Teddy said, punching the air again.

"Let's do it! What do you say?"

"Alright" Teddy nodded.

Gordie said sure, and Chris nodded. Only trouble was getting Vern into it. With a few "Verno's" and knuckle-sandwitches, Vern agreed. Chris whooped and hollered, and the plan went on...