Danny and I sat in silence, fiddling with our thumbs. I felt like we’d been sitting in there for hours. What was taking the babies so long?
‘Well, on the bright side,’ I thought, ‘at least the lights are on!’ I’ve never told anyone this, but I’ve been afraid of the dark since I was three years old. I was at a nighttime carnival with my parents, and there was a petting zoo there. I was so excited to see the animals, so I asked Mom and Dad if we could go see them. They both agreed.
I guess I was so busy looking at the animals, that I didn’t hear my parents say it was time to go. When I turned around, they weren’t there.
It was so dark there. Besides the Ferris wheel lights, I couldn’t see anything! So, I started to cry. Hey, what else was I supposed to do? I was only three! Luckily for me, a security man came up to me, and soon enough we found my Mom and Dad. I think that was the scariest moment of my life! I’ve never gone to a carnival since then. And I’ve never been anyplace that’s dark since that day either.
After a few more minutes of silence, Danny suddenly stood up. “That’s it!” he cried. “I’m busting the door open!”
I glanced up at him with a worried look on my face. “Danny, I don’t think that’s such a good idea!”
“Why?” Danny asked, raising an eyebrow. “Got any better ideas?”
I thought for a moment. “No, but-,”
“Then it’s settled then!” Danny interrupted. “Now, on the count of three, I’m gonna slam the door down! One…”
He took a few steps back.
“Danny, I don’t think you should do this!” I cried.
“Two…”
Danny got into a running position.
“You could get hurt!”
“Three!”
Danny ran as fast as he could toward the door and slammed himself into it as hard as he could. WHAM!
“OWWW!” Danny yelled, jumping up and down and clutching his left arm. “OW! OW! OW! OW! OWWW!”
I gasped. “What did I tell you?”
“It hurts!” Danny said, gritting his teeth. “I think I bruised it!”
“Hang on!” I cried. “I think there might be some bandages in the first aid kit!”
Danny glanced up at me with a surprised look on his face. “We have a first aid kit in here?”
“Of course we do! Where did you think Mrs. Robinson gets all her bandages? From a magical genie in her pocket?”
“Sort of.” Danny answered.
I sighed, and grabbed the first aid kit from the top shelf of the cupboard under the sink. I quickly fished through the first aid kit until I found a box of Reptar bandages. Once I got the box open, I pulled a bandage out and gave it to Danny.
“All better, now?” I asked him, with a smirk on my face.
Danny nodded with an annoyed look on his face. “Yeah, thanks.”
He sat down in a nearby chair and placed the Reptar bandage on his left elbow. Danny gave a huge sigh. “Well,” he mumbled, “I guess we’re stuck here for awhile.”
I nodded. “I guess so.”
Silence. Then, “I messed up, didn’t I?”
I glanced over to see Danny looking up at me. “What do you mean?”
Danny sighed. “I guess, what I’m trying to say is, I should’ve let Bart join our ghost group. We’ve been trying to get new members for months to join our team. Then an opportunity like this comes right in front of my face, and BAM! I blow it.” He paused for a moment. “I guess I just wasn’t thinking at the time.”
Wow. I had never heard Danny say anything like this before. I felt kind of bad.
“No,” I replied, “I messed up. I guess I was in such a rush for finding new members, that I wasn’t thinking about you or the babies opinions for Bart joining our group.” A pause. “I guess I just got a little carried away.”
I noticed Danny grin a little bit. “I don’t think the survey thing was the best option!”
I couldn’t help but laugh at this. “No, I guess it wasn’t!”
Danny laughed too. “Listen, I’m sorry if I was such a jerk the past few days. I was so busy trying to find new members, that I guess I didn’t have time for the stuff I enjoy. Like, Valentines Days for example. Or hanging out with my friends. I shouldn’t have let that happen.”
So that explained the whole Valentines Day thing! I smiled. “And I’m sorry if I got a little pushy and told everyone your Reptar Bar reaction. I was acting like-like-,” I couldn’t think of what to say next.
“Angelica?” Danny suggested.
I giggled. “Yeah. Like Angelica!” I paused. “So, does this mean that we’re friends again?”
“The best!” Danny exclaimed.
We gave each other a quick hug.
Once we pulled away from each other, an idea hit me. “Oh, man!” I cried, slapping myself on the forehead. “I can’t believe I didn’t think of this before!”
“What is it?” Danny asked, with a puzzled look on his face.
I pulled one of my hairpins out, and held it up to Danny’s face. “You know how to pick locks, right?” I said smiling.
Danny grinned.
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