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Speed — page 3 — So it’s practically not even my fault that it’s gone except it is I notice my phone is missing right after we finish setting up the tents one for Grandpa and one for me and my younger brother Bunny Grandpa and Bunny are off getting wood for tonight’s campfire I’m lugging our stuff from Grandpa’s Jeep into the tents when I stop to check my phone battery I’m worried about power sources out here in the wild Okay it’s not the wild It’s the campground of Queenston Provincial Park but it might as well be the wild I hate camping Anyway I go to check my phone and it’s not there Oh No My phone is brand new I do a total speed search everywhere shorts tents the Jeep Nothing I do it all again Still nothing I say a whole bunch of words I’m not supposed to know They don’t help Panting I duck into Grandpa’s tent and look again All I see is a book crammed in the top of Grandpa’s pack Billion-Dollar Brain It’s not about me that’s for sure As I fight my 2 ted staunton

Speed — page 4 — panic I hear Bun and Grandpa coming back Oh no no no I run out grab sleeping bags and foam pads and pitch them into the tents Behind me I hear the clatter of falling wood I turn trying to look like a happy camper I’m sweating and it’s not even very hot Good going Bernard Grandpa always calls Bunny by his real name He unzips his rcaf shell pushes up his fishing hat and wipes his forehead Usually he wears a beret but maybe a beret’s not summer camp enough Tents ship shape Spencer Almost Grandpa nods Okay men here’s the plan We’ll walk the boundaries of where you can roam solo then I’ll have a little lie-down and then we’ll hunt up some excitement Grandpa checks his big flier’s watch Excellent it’s just one thirty C’mon with me Now pay attention boys I’m going to trust you both and I want you to have fun but this is not a normal weekend at the park There’ll be surprises 3 speed

Speed — page 5 — Surprises like a birthday party Bun asks I don’t hear the answer Losing my phone is surprise enough for me As Grandpa leads us across the campground I whisper to Bunny There’s a problem What about he whispers back I lost my phone Where did you last see it In your hand But where was that Right there Bun points At my hand I know where my hand is Bun Man But where was I when you saw my phone He thinks about this as Grandpa points out how far we can go Ice cream Bunny says We just had some Bernard Grandpa says over his shoulder I feel a cool scoop of hope They’re both right we stopped at an ice-cream place just outside the park gates I remember getting out my phone when Grandpa hit the washroom Bun and I were sitting at a picnic table and I shoved the phone under my leg when Grandpa came back sooner 4 ted staunton

Speed — page 6 — than I expected Then Bun and I went to the Jeep while he got extra napkins for the cones Now Grandpa is saying True gen boys watch for poison ivy The old P I will get you every time and the woods will be full of it Another reason not to wear dumb shorts I think Grandpa’s not wearing shorts He calls his tan pants chinos Whatever I’m not going there again now There’s something else I have to do As Grandpa ducks into his tent for a snooze I grab Bunny I’m going back to get my phone I’ll be fast If Grandpa wakes up don’t tell him okay Tell him I’ve gone exploring He’ll like that See you later Bun Man I take off for the road we came in on 5 speed

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