CHAPTER 6: …ANOTHER ONE RETURNS
The week had flown by, and it was time for Joslyn to return to Detroit. All of the gang were there to see her off. She was happy to finally meet Lucy and the Serpent Sisters face to face, and to reunite with her campmates Charlie Brown, Frieda, Linus, Eudora, Franklin, Melanie, Snoopy, Woodstock, and Freddy. She was also happy to meet new friends like Peppermint Patty, Marcie, Franco, Hans, Dolores, Jose, Claudia*, and Thibault, to name a few.
"Well it time for me to go," Joslyn announced. "I had so much fun this week. It was nice to see all of you and to make more new friends. You guys are the best."
"Thanks, Joslyn," said a happy Lucy. "I'm so glad you came to visit."
"I am, too," added Charlie Brown. "Don't be a stranger now?"
"I won't, Charles," assured Joslyn. "I will be back later this year. And I'll have a surprise for all of you when I return. But for now, I'll see you in a few months!"
"Goodbye, Joslyn!" shouted the kids. Snoopy gave her a kiss on the hand and she entered the bus. When she took her seat, she waved at her friends, and they waved back. She would treasure the moments she spent with them.
And I never thought I'd feel this way
And as far as I'm concerned
I'm glad I got the chance to say
That I do believe, I love you
And if I should ever go away
Well, then close your eyes and try
To feel the way we do today
And then if you can remember
Keep smiling, keep shining
Knowing you can always count on me, for sure
That's what friends are for
For good times and bad times
I'll be on your side forever more
That's what friends are for
Well, you came in loving me
And now there's so much more I see
And so by the way
I thank you
Oh and then for the times when we're apart
Well, then close your eyes and know
The words are coming from my heart
And then if you can remember
Keep smiling and keep shining
Knowing you can always count on me, for sure
That's what friends are for
In good times and bad times
I'll be on your side forever more
That's what friends are for
Keep smiling, keep shining
Knowing you can always count on me, for sure
That's what friends are for
For good times and bad times
I'll be on your side forever more
That's what friends are for
Keep smiling, keep shining
Knowing you can always count on me, for sure
Cause I tell you, that's what friends are for
Whoa, good times and the bad times
I'll be on your side forever more
That's what friends are for
Later that night at the bus station, another bus pulled in to the docking area. A lot of people got off the bus. One was a young girl with a bow in her brown hair. She grabbed her suitcase from the side compartment and walked into the night. She knew where she was going. She heard her cell phone ring and she answered it.
"Hello?" she said. "Oh hi, nana. Yeah I just got into Sparkyville. I'm on my way to your house now. But you're not the only one I'm looking forward to seeing. Yep. That's him. As happy as I am to spend some time with you, nana, I really can't wait to see my Brownie Charles!"
TO BE CONTINUED…
"That's What Friends Are For" written by Burt Bacharach and Carol Bayer Sager
© Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.