Lake Eerie was exactly like its name, eerie! The only thing that was perfect at the camp was the welcome sign and the boss’s office, and that wasn’t much. All of the cabins had little electricity, some of the windows were broken, and some of the doors hung on one hinge.
The woods at the right side of the cabins looked cold, dark, and creepy all at the same time. From only a few feet away, you could hear the birds screaming and the growling animals searching eagerly for food.
The lake didn’t even look clear, and blue like in the brochure. It was green, brown, yellow, black, and mucky like someone had dumped something into it. It stunk too. Danny didn’t want to know what was poured into there, and hoped he would never find out.
There was only one bathroom, and it was an outhouse. Danny groaned as he glanced at the card to where his cabin was. If it was nighttime and he had to go really badly, he would have to walk all the way from the back row of cabins to the front just to get to the outhouse. Danny also realized that it was a huge problem for Chuckie, who only had one month of experience in potty training.
‘If I have to go at night,’ Danny thought, ‘then I’ll head to the bushes if I have to.’
Before Danny could even tell Tommy, Chuckie, and Phil where their cabin was, Tommy suddenly cried, “You guys, look! It’s that S.T. Sohg guy we sawed on the TB!”
Danny looked to where Tommy was pointing. He was right. Sitting at a picnic table, near one of the cabins, was no other than S.T. Sohg.
The man sitting across from him looked awfully familiar to Danny. He had a similar look to S.T., except he was a slight bit taller than him. The man had a square chin, with a white beard and long white hair tied back into a ponytail. He was dressed nicely, and he had a big smile on his face.
“What’cha looking at Danny?” Phil asked.
“That man sitting with S.T. Sohg. I think I’ve seen him somewhere! Don’t you think he looks familiar?”
“No.” Phil answered.
“Nuh, uh.” Chuckie said, shaking his head.
“Not really!” Tommy exclaimed.
Sam and Lil walked out of the camp’s main office and joined the group.
“Guess what,” Lil cried, “me and Sam have to share a cabin with Angelica!”
“I’m just glad you’re gonna be there with me Lil.” Sam groaned. “I won’t be able to sleep for the next two months!”
“If she says something mean to you guys,” Tommy lectured, “don’t hold back! Look her straight in the eye and tell to stop whatever she’s doing!”
“It really works?” Sam asked, with a surprised look on her face.
Phil smiled. “It only worked for Tommy a buncha times!”
“Well then, we’ll try it!” Sam exclaimed.
“Hey, Sam!” Danny cried. “Doesn’t that man S.T. Sohg’s talking to look like anyone you know?”
Sam looked at where Danny was pointing. “Oh, yeah! That’s Vlad Masters. You know, that billionaire we learned about in school?”
“Wait a minute! Did you say Vlad Masters?”
“Yes.”
“That’s my Dad’s old college pal! I’ve seen lots of pictures of them together. I thought I saw him somewhere!”
“Wow, Danny!” Chuckie exclaimed. “I’m sure your daddy will be happy to see him again!”
Danny hesitated. “Well, um, I’m not sure if that’s a great idea you guys!”
“Why not, Danny?” Tommy asked. “Don’t you want your daddy to see his friend?”
“Well, yeah, I want him to. But-,”
“Then why don’t you want them to be happy?”
“I want them to be happy. It’s just that-,” Danny paused.
“It’s just that, what, Danny?” Chuckie asked.
Danny glanced at his friends. They all had puzzled looks on their faces. He wanted to tell them what happened that fateful day, but he wasn’t sure how the babies would handle it.
A few minutes passed before Danny finally spoke. “Guess what, I’ll tell you the story.”
His friends cheered.
Danny held up both his hands. “But, not right now. This story can’t be heard by anyone else. Besides, we all have to get settled in our cabins before we can have any adventures!” He motioned the babies to come closer toward him. Danny’s voice then became barely more than a whisper. “Meet me inside our cabin after dinner tonight. You’ll hear the whole story! Bring no one else!”
With that, Danny grabbed his bags, and started his long walk toward his cabin, leaving the babies to wonder what his story was all about.
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