A BUS Journey.............

I saw two empty seats on the aisle near the back of the bus. I plopped down into one of them and shoved my backpack under the seat in front of me.

Some kids near the driver were tossing a

. blue Nerf football back and forth. Two girls

were singing a camp song I knew from my

old camp.

The bus made a roaring sound - and lurched

forward before Heather sat down. She fell on me,

and her elbow jammed right into my gut.

"Oof.'

Did that hurt? Three guesses, and they're

all yes.

My sister didn't apologize, of course. Instead,

she pulled herself up and yelled at the bus driver,

"Give me a ding-dong break!"

That made some kids laugh. Heather didnt

care. She sat down and started talking instantly

to the girl next to her.

I turned at the kid next to me. He was

staring through big black-frame eyeglasses at a

manga book in his lap. He was moving his lips as

he read it. He didn't look up.

Why didnt he say hi or something? I guessed

maybe he was shy.

He as about my age . He had white-blond

hair cut really short and pale blue eyes behind

the glasses. He was maybe the palest guy I

ever Saw.

You know what flashed into my mind? A zombie in a movie I watched over at my friend's

house a couple nights before.

The dude wasn't a freak or anything. It's just

that with that white-blond hair, everything

blended into everything.

And he was wearing a white T-shirt and baggy

white cargo shorts.

And what was he squeezing in the hand

that didn't hold the manga book? Was that a rab-

bit's foot? your backpack?"

did raise his eyes from the comic, though.

"Where's the rest of the rabbit?" I asked.

I know it was a lame joke. But Ithought it was

a little funny. He smiled. But he didn't laugh. He held up the rabbit's foot. "It's kind of a good - luck thing," he said. I took it from his hand. Yucko. It was wet from his sweat.

Im Boone Dixon," I said. "That's my sister,

Heather." I pointed.

I'm Ronny McDonald I thought he said. A

car horn honked. I couldn't really hear him.

he shook his head. "Roddy McDonald."

think you're gonna need good luck?" I asked.

I handed him back his rabbit's foot. "You really

his shrugged his narrow shoulders. " I heard

out this camp" he said softly.

Like what?" I asked.

Scary things.

Weird....

He shrugged again. He glanced out the windows.

I dont think he wanted to talk about it.

snakes.' he said finally.

I waited for him to say more.

* Farms and flat green fields passed by outside the bus window*.

Somekids at school said stuff about snakes in

the lake. Roddy said,

turning to me. Behind his glasses, his eyes were wide. The kid really looked frightened.

"These kids read about it online. They said the counselors make you swim with the Snakes,"

Roddy said. He twirled his damp rabbit's foot in his hand, "You have to swim

across the lake. And the Snakes...the Snakes will..."

I felt sorry for the dude. Some kids at his

school told him a bunch of baloney, and he

believed it.

"I tried to tell my parents," Roddy said. "But

they thought I was making it up so I wouldn't

have to go to camp."

"You're a first-timer, right?" I said. "Don't you

know kids always tell scary camp stories to

frighten new campers? It's just what kids do.

You know. It's a tradition."

"Not this time," Roddy said. "They didn't

make it up."

The manga book fell out of his lap. He leaned

down to get it. When he sat back up, his face was

still filled with fear.

"Know what they call this camp?" he asked.

"Sure," I said. "Camp Hither."

No, he said, shaking his head. "Everyone

who goes there calls it Camp Slither. Because of

all the snakes.

I laughed. He looked so serious, I just couldn't

help it. "Roddy," I said, " I've been to two different wilderness camps. Camps are fun. I had an

awesome time. So will you."

He swallowed hard. Those kids told me other snake stories.

"They made them up!" I cried. "They were

He stared at me.

""Tell you what,"_ I said. "Lets ask some kids

who were at Camp Hither last summer. They'll

tell you the truth."

I stood up. The bus was filled with Campers. Every seat. Kids were laughing and talking.

cupped hands around my mouth and Shouted,

"Hey, everyone! Everyone! Who was at this camp last year? I need to tallk to you-"

Some kids turned around to stare at me. No

"How many?" I asked. "Dont all raise your at one time

No one. Not one raised

I gazed down the long aisle. "All new camp-

rs?" I asked.

Some kids nodded their heads. Others turned

around and went back to what they were doing.

I dropped back onto my seat. "Weird" I

muttered. SEE I AM RIGHT BOONE.

no one ever goes back to this camp."

because no one survives" he stammered.

"See? T'm right, Boone," Roddy said. "No one

His whole body shuddered. "M-maybe its

Roddy that's impossible, " I Said, "This is

the bus for new kids, that's all. They probably

sent another bus for old campers. There will be

lots of- I stopped short and gasped. I heard a sharp

rattling sound. Right next to me. "

"SNAKE" Roddy sereamed. "It's a SNAKE!"

* The End of Chapter *

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