“Bill” BY CODY MATTHEW JAMES III 2/8/05

Chapter 39 SCOTTY GETS BUSTED

“What are we gonna get at the mall Cathy?” Chris asked.

“I thought we could get Jeanne and Bill a von voyage present for 
tomorrow.”

“Like what?”

“Don’t know until I find it Chris but first we have to go by another 
store.”

“Which one Cathy?”

“A costume place I know.”

“Cathy, we gonna get hair for Scotty?” Ricky asked. “Yeah…I don’t want 
a repeat like the last two times we went to the mail.”

“You mean Scotty is losing his hair an you want to hide it.” Kevin 
said. “Am not!” I said staring at Kevin. “What color hair do you want 
Scotty?” Cathy asked. “Purple with spikes.” Kevin said. “No brown 
hair.” Marcos said. “He already has brown hair Marcos.” Chris said. 
“Yellow an blue with spikes.” Ricky said. “Sorry Ricky but we don’t 
want to draw attention to him at all.”

“Cathy, he would look cute with auburn hair.” Chris said “We’ll see 
when we get there Chris.”

“Are you sure they are open this early Cathy?”

“Yeah Scotty, they open at nine every morning.”

“Yeah and Cathy likes the guy that works there too.” Ricky said. “And 
in a minute I know who’s going to get diaper changed first little bro, 
if he does not stop teasing me.” Cathy pulled into the parking lot in 
front of the store and we all looked at all the costumes they had 
displayed in the front window. “I know what I’m going to be this 
Halloween.”

“What Kevin?” Cathy asked. “The creature from the black lagoon.” Chris 
answered. “No I’m not Chris. I want to be a Power Ranger.”

“I want to be Spider Man.” I said. “What do you want to be Marcos?”

“I want to be a soccer player.”

“Which one?”

“Don’t care.” Cathy opened the side door of the SUV and then watched as 
Chris unfastened our car seat harnesses, then she said, “Looks like I 
got all the rugrats here.

“Hey, you calling me a rugrat, Cathy?”

“If the name fits, Chris.”

“Cathy, should we bring this thing with us or leave him here?” Chris 
asked as he looked down at me in my car seat. “Better bring him Chris 
or we won’t have a reason to shop here.”

“Hey I ain’t a THING!”

“Wanna bet little dude?” Chris said as he unfastened my car seat 
harness and then I was all over him. “Hey little dude, you got guts but 
no brains.”

“Okay you two no wrestling or the big kid gets it first.” Cathy said as 
she looked quickly down at Chris’s diaper Kevin and Ricky ran over to 
the window and looked in while Cathy helped Marcos out of the SUV. When 
we got to the store, Ricky Kevin, and me ran into the store and down 
the aisle looking for the costumes. “Marcos, why don’t you go and check 
out the costumes with the others.”

“Okay Cathy.”

“And Chris I need your help for a minute.”

“What for?”

“I just do.” Cathy said as she watched Marcos walk down the aisle. 
“What do need?”

“Your shirt and pant size.”

“How come Cathy?”

“What are they Chris?”

“I wear a size sixteen shirt and fourteen pants, why.”

“Hi Cathy, haven’t seen you for a long time.”

“Hi Mark…Mark I need your help. I need some dance wear…aw, you know 
some tights and a leotard.”

“You know where the are Cathy.”

“Yeah but I need some that are a smaller size.”

“Planning on losing some weight, Cathy? You look so good the way you 
are.”

“No they are not for me, Mark. Chris is going to be taking ballet 
tomorrow.”

“HEY CATHY, I don’t want to get tights now!”

“Okay Chris. We can pick them up at the mall while all the monkeys 
watch…they are looking at the costumes now and I thought it would be 
a…”

“Okay lets just get it over with an don’t tell no one.”

“The tights and leotards are in the children’s section Cathy. If you 
want I can keep the boys busy while you find what you need?”

“If you will Mark, oh and by the way can you find a wig for Scotty? We 
are trying to disguise him so he won’t get mobbed at the mall.”

“Is he a TV celebrity, Cathy?”

“No Mark, he works for a company that is new in the area and it seems 
he is getting more publicity then he needs.”

“Straight, curls, long, short, black, blond?” Mark asked. “Just keep 
them occupied Mark and well be done in a few minutes.”

“Okay Cathy.” Mark said then he headed towards the costume section. 
“Why do I have to wear tights Cathy?”

“The info on the class said ALL students will have to wear tights and a 
leotard.”

“WHAT?…I’m not wearing no leotard Cathy.”

“Chris all a leotard is, is a tight shirt. Don’t you want to show off 
your muscles?”

“Yeah but not that way.”

“You can wear the leotard inside the tights and no one will know Chris. 
Fred Jordan will be a little upset if you didn’t try ballet Chris an he 
said it will help you get more commercials an also help you when you 
play baseball.”

“Yeah, but a leotard?”

“Don’t worry Chris, we’ll find one that matches your cheeks.”

“Huh?”

“Your pink cheeks down there. I think maybe a pink leotard and white 
tights.”

“You’re pushing it Cathy.”

“I figure a white leo and black tights will do for you Chris.”

“What are Scotty and Ricky wearing?”

“Tights and a leotard.”

“You know what I mean…what colors?”

“White.”

“How come they aren’t wearing black tights like me?”

“It was a set I got for them. They were cheaper that way.” Cathy said 
as she looked over the dancewear. Cathy reached down and picked up a 
pair of tights, the she found a white leotard an checked out the size. 
Chris looked at the other leotards as Cathy asked, “See any colors you 
like Chris?”

“No but I didn’t know they came in all these colors.”

“A lot more colors then that and you can get different leotards too. I 
think this one with the short sleeves will fit you Chris.”

“Can we get outta here now?”

“We still have 2 find a wig for Scotty. Why don’t you go and tell Mark 
I need to see him and you stay with the other monkeys until I come and 
get you?”

“Okay Cathy.” Chris said, then he ran down the aisle “Hey Chris, you 
can go as Freddy next Halloween.” I said. “No way little dude I‘m going 
as the first baseman of the Dodgers.”

“I’m going as a Power Ranger.” Kevin said. “All you have to do is wear 
your underwear, Kevin.” Ricky said.

“I’m gonna wear some red satin shorts and a shirt an go as a soccer 
player.” Marcos said as he looked at the shorts. “What do you want to 
be Scotty?” Chris asked. “He’s going as a white ghost in his white 
tights and leotard an his fat diaper butt.” Ricky said. “I might go as 
Jake the American dragon.”

“You ready to try on some wigs Scotty?” Cathy asked as she walked up. 
“Do I have to Cathy?”

“If you don’t want to get mobbed every time we go to the store or mall 
you do Scotty.”

“What color wig are you thinking about Cathy?” Mark asked. “It’s up to 
Scotty since he’s going to be wearing it.” I looked at Marcos, then I 
said, “Black hair Cathy.”

“We got plenty of black wigs. Do you want curls, wavy, or straight?”

“Straight, like Marcos’s.” I answered. “Got one over here for you 
Scotty, do you want it parted down the middle or on the side?” Mark 
asked as he led me over to the wigs. “Parted down the middle like 
Marcos‘s.”

“Scotty, why don’t you try this one on? It’s about your size,” Mark 
asked. “Hey that’s a wig for girls. I don’t want hair that long!”

“Don’t worry, Scotty. We will just cut the extra hair off so you like 
it.” Mark said as he slipped the wig over my hair. “Oh you look so cute 
Scotty. Wanna go out on a date?” Chris asked teasingly. “Hey Scotty, 
why don’t you try on this beret too an see it you like it?” Cathy 
asked. Mark pulled the wig down over my hair and then led me over to a 
mirror. I looked at myself and it looked like I was somebody else. 
Cathy put the beret on my head then I looked into the mirror again. 
“Yeah I like that Cathy but the hair needs 2 be shorter, lots shorter.”

“So you want to take off about twelve inches Scotty? It will leave the 
length of your hair below your ears.”

“Yeah, that’s about right.”

“Well, Cathy?”

“How much is it all together Mark?”

“Sixty-two dollars plus tax.”

“Well then it’s up to Scotty.” I held the hair up so I could look in 
the mirror and I liked what I saw. “Yeah I like it Cathy.”

“Get the scissors Mark and give him a hair cut.”

“Scotty, go over there and have a seat on the chair.”

“Hey Cathy, how much do you think I can get for a lock of hair from the 
Jordan kid?” Chris asked. “Not much Chris.”

“I sat down on the chair, then Mark started cutting my hair as the guys 
watched. “I think I’m in love.” Chris said as he batted his eyes at me. 
“How’s that Scotty?” Mark asked. I picked up the mirror and looked at 
myself and there was a strange face looking back at me. “I like it. 
Cathy… do you think it will work?”

“Who are you kid?” Cathy asked jokingly. “That’s Scotty Cathy.” Marcos 
said Cathy paid and then we left the costume store an we went to the 
mall. “What are we going 2 get my mom an dad 4 a von voyage present 
Cathy?”

“I thought a wine and fruit basket would be a nice idea Scotty.”

“What else are we going to buy?”

“I thought we could check out the clothing store and see what my little 
bro and Scotty need 4 school.”

“Aw clothes.” Ricky and I said at the same time. “Well we don’t have to 
go shopping for clothes. You two can just wear diapers an a smile this 
fall when you go back to school.”

“I’d like to see that, the little dude wearing just his beret, a diaper 
and smiling.” Kevin said. “I would never be caught dead at school 
wearing only a diaper.” Kevin said

“Kevin, you would look cute just like Scotty.” Cathy said as she winked 
at Kevin. “What about me?” Ricky asked. “You would look cute too little 
bro.”

“Can we go to the toy store Cathy?” Kevin asked. “Sorry, Kev, but we 
have to go shopping for clothes first an we will see if we have any 
time left.”

“Are we going into the tiny tots to get clothes for Ricky an Scotty?” 
Chris asked. “Sure if they want to an besides they have clothes for big 
boys like you Chris, up to size sixteen.”

“I’m not going in there to try on no clothes.” Chris said as he stepped 
back. “Why not Chris? They have the shorts you like you know the light 
blue satin ones with the white long sleeve shirt an a black bow tie. I 
saw it the last time I was in there.” I said. “I think you meant size 
six not size sixteen Scotty, an just your size to.”

“I anit no size six Cathy.”

“Oh yeah I forgot Scotty, you are now a size six x.”

“I’m a size eight like Ricky.” I said. “Ricky is almost a size ten 
now.”

“I’m a size six like Scotty.” Marcos said.

“Augh!” I said as I walked into the department store.

We went over to the little boys clothes an then I saw what I wanted. A 
pair of cargos with pockets everywhere.

“Can I get these Cathy?” I asked as I held up the pants.

“Why don’t you go try them on first Scotty?”

I ran over to the dressing room with the pants, then I heard Cathy say, 
“Chris, why don’t you help Scotty try on the pants and make sure they 
fit him.”

“Okay Cathy as long as you watch, Marcos?” I found a empty dressing 
room and Chris followed me in as he asked, “Are you going to miss your 
mom and Bill tomorrow Scotty?”

“Yeah, I wish I could go with them.”

“They will be sucking face all the time.”

“Yeah but I can be playing video games an swimming an eating while they 
do.” I said as I unsnapped my crotch. Chris held the pants down as I 
stepped into them, then he pulled them up and fastened the pants 
closed. “Do they fit you Scotty?”

“Yeah and they are loose enough, too.”

“Scotty, if they were any longer they would last you thru high school.” 
I looked down at the floor an all I saw were pant legs but no feet. 
“Cathy? I think Scotty needs a smaller size.” Chris yelled from the 
dressing room. “Scotty can’t be smaller then size six x Chris.”

“You better take a look Cathy. I think Scotty is shrinking then.” I 
opened the door to the dressing room and walked over to Cathy, the pant 
legs dragging behind me. “Scotty, turn around and let me check the 
size.” Cathy said. I turned around then Cathy reached into the 
waistband then said, “These are size 10 pants Scotty. No wonder they 
didn’t fit.”

“Can you find pants that look like this Cathy?”

“I’ll try, Scotty.”

“Are these what you want?” Ricky asked as he showed me a pair of pants. 
“No. I want some blue ones Ricky.”

“Hey Scotty, what about these pants?” Kevin asked. I looked over at 
Kevin and he was holding a pair of overalls. “No I want cargos for 
school.”

“Try these Scotty. They are a little darker but they have all the 
pockets you want.” Cathy said as she held the pants up against me. 
“Yeah, little dude. Those look more like your size.” Chris said, then 
we went back into the dressing room. “Hey Cathy, they have the same 
highchair here like the one in the restaurant me and Scotty used.” 
Ricky said as he ran over to the baby department. “You mean Scotty and 
you still need a highchair when you eat?” Kevin asked. “Yup.”

“Ricky… does Cathy feed you guys too, like little babies?”

“Only when we let her.”

“Does she burp you after she’s fed you too?” Marcos asked. “Nope, but 
she always has to wipe Scotty’s face after he’s done eating.”

“And I have to wash loudmouths face too...and his hands an tummy an…” 
Cathy said. “Boy I’m gonna have some fun teasing Scotty now.” Kevin 
said with a smirk. “An I’m going to give someone a spanking right here 
in the store if he does tease Scotty….didn’t you need me a few weeks 
ago to help you blow your nose Kevin?”

“Yeah but…”

“Look Cathy, they have soccer pajamas here.” Marcos said, then hobbled 
over to the clothing rack. “Hey, how are you guys doing Chris?”

“Cathy, I can’t get Scotty’s zipper up because of his diaper.”

“Shut up Chris. I don’t want everyone in the store to know.”

“Come on out here Scotty and let me take a look.” Cathy said as she 
opened the dressing room door

I stepped out as Cathy got down on her knees an worked on the zipper an 
managed to pulled it up. “Why don’t u just sew the zipper closed Cathy? 
Scotty doesn’t need it anyway.”

“I need it when I get dressed Chris!” I said. “Hey Cathy, where’s 
Marcos?” Chris asked. “He’s looking at some pajamas with Kevin and 
Marcos.” I looked over at the little boys department and saw Marcos 
holding the pajamas that were covered with black and white soccer ball 
print, and I looked at his smile as he stood there feeling the softness 
of the fabric and it reminded me of the second time that I had saw him 
when I gave him my toy truck. “Be right back, Cathy.” I said then ran 
over to Marcos an asked, “Do you like those pajamas Marcos?”

“Yeah I like the neat print.”

“What about the blanket sleeper behind you…the one with the soccer 
print.” Marcos turned around and I saw his eyes light up as he said, 
“Yeah I like those too.”

“Marcos, how would you like them for your birthday present from me?” 
Marcos looked at me, then at the pajamas as he asked, “You want to buy 
these for me?”

“Yeah I didn’t know what to give you for a present on your birthday an 
since you like them an they look warm like my sleepers.”

“Scotty, you have to buy the pants first before you can wear them.” 
Cathy teasingly said as she walked up. “Cathy I want to buy those 
pajamas for Marcos for his birthday…can I?”

“I guess so Scotty an I’ll loan you the money.”

“Hey what about me little dude? Aren’t you gonna buy me a birthday 
present to?” Chris asked. “Yeah Chris…Cathy, do they sell zippers here 
that you can sew on Chris’s lips an them sew it SHUT forever?”

“Hey that’s mean little dude.”

“Chris, take Scotty back to the dressing room an help him get changed.” 
Cathy said as she folded up Marcos’s new pajamas. “Change him into what 
Cathy, a gargoyle?”

“You’re a gargoyle Chris.”

“You’re the gargoyle Scotty.”

“Okay, you two wombats, get to the dressing room and changed. We still 
need to get a present for Bill and your mom Scotty.”

“You mean my mom and dad don’t you Cathy? “You better hurry or I will 
make it a condolence present to your mom and dad after I murder you 
Scotty.” Cathy said. I took off towards the dressing room with Chris 
close behind me. Chris helped me get changed, then I folded the pants 
as we left the dressing room. I looked for Cathy then I saw her 
standing in line at the cashiers. I handed the pants to Cathy as I 
asked, “Where is Ricky?”

“I think he is till looking at the pajamas with Kev and Marcos.”

I ran over to the little boys department and looked around but couldn’t 
see them, then as I got back to the main aisle, I saw them over in the 
baby department looking at the highchairs. “Hey what’s up?”

“We were just looking at the highchairs…you know Scotty, the highchair 
you need when you eat out .” Kevin said. “I don’t need a highchair when 
I eat out. I thought the waiter was gonna bring me something I could 
sit on so I could eat.”

“Yeah and Cathy pulled the strap real tight around Scotty’s waist so he 
couldn’t eat as much.” Ricky said. “I did little bro?” Cathy asked from 
behind. “Ah…I mean?”

“Okay, you animals, let’s go to the deli store ad see if we can find a 
gift basket for Jeanne and Bill’s von voyage party.” I put my beret on 
my head and then took the bag from Cathy, then raced Kevin, Ricky, and 
Chris to the door. I held the door as Cathy walk with Marcos out into 
the mall and I followed them, then I heard the security alarm sound and 
looked around to see what had set it off. The next thing I knew I was 
being held by two mall security men. As they lifted me up by my arms, 
the bag fell from my hands, and as I looked down, my hair and beret 
fell off my head. “HEY I didn’t do nothing!” I yelled. “HEY, What are 
you guys doing?” Cathy asked. “This boy set off the security alarm Miss 
by something in the bag or on his person. We will need to check him out 
and the bag to make sure there is no stolen merchandise inside.” the 
man said. “I can guarantee you there is no stolen merchandise in the 
bag an I don’t think Scotty could hide anything in his sun suit, 
either!”

“YEAH the only thing Scotty could hide in his sun suit is his diaper.” 
Chris yelled at the men. “Yeah and his diaper is probably loaded by now 
too!” Ricky added. I looked past Cathy towards the mall and a group of 
people had gathered and they were looking right at me. I looked at one 
girl that was about the same size as me, and I watch as her smile 
turned into a giggle. I followed her eyes and realized she was looking 
at something below me, and when I looked down, I saw why her smile had 
turned into giggles when I saw my sun suit had risen up exposing my 
Jordan diaper for all to see. As I raised my head to look back at the 
people I heard a squeaky voice say, “HEY, it’s da Jordan kid, mommy!” I 
looked down to see a little boys freckled face staring up at me. I 
managed a half hearted wave with my hand at the kid, then he said, “See 
mommy, his face is on my diaper!”

“Tommy, I think you mean his picture is on the diaper package?” his 
mother said. “Yeah mommy.”

“I suggest you GOONS let Scotty down NOW because of all the 
embarrassment you are causing him an that we go back into the store and 
take care of this!” Cathy said angrily. “Ah, Cathy?” Chris started to 
say. “You boys stay out here with Chris and you stay with 
him…UNDERSTAND?” I looked at the Chris, Marcos, Kevin, and Ricky while 
the security men let me down then the security man picked up the bag an 
escorted us back to the store. As we went inside, I heard the alarm go 
off again an I quickly turned to the man holding the bag an yelled, 
“HANDS ON THE WALL MISTER…AN SPREADEM!” I watched as the security man 
turn off the alarm, then we went back to the cashiers. The pants and 
pajamas were poured out onto the counter as Cathy gave the man the 
receipt, then she reached down and fastened my crotch snaps. I watched 
as the man checked the items in the bag against the receipt, then he 
noticed the security tag that was mistakenly left on my pair of pants 
and removed it. As I nervously walk around at the counter, I knew that 
feeling that was in my diaper. “Ah, Cathy?”

“What Scotty?”

“You know what Ricky said about being loaded?”

“Huh?”

“Loaded?”

“Scotty, you mean?”

“Yup.”

“Do you think you can wait till we get a present for your mom and dad?”

“I guess so.”

“Cathy?” Ricky said as he walked up. “Ricky, I told you to stay with 
Chris!”

“Cathy, there are lots of people out there.”

“So?”

“They want to see Scotty when he comes out.”

“You mean?”

“Yup they want to see the Jordan kid Cathy.”

“How many people Ricky?”

“Lots and lots,” Cathy thought for a moment then she said, “Ricky, tell 
Chris to take you guys out of the mall the EXACT same way we came in 
and to wait at the door for Scotty an me. Tell him to do it 
nonchalant.”

“Non cha lant?”

“Just walk out like you guys are leaving to go home and wait outside 
the door for us.”

“Cathy?”

“What now, Ricky?”

“What should we do with Scotty’s hair an hat?”

“Take them with you…Remember wait at the door for us.”

“Okay Cathy.”

“We are terribly sorry Miss. It seems that the cashier forgot to remove 
the security tag from the pants. Here is a ten dollar gift card for 
your inconvenience to use towards your next purchase in the store. Is 
there anything else we can do for you?”

“Yeah, as a matter of fact there is. We need to leave the store but 
there are people outside waiting to see Scotty. Is there another way 
out of the store?”

“Yes there is and we need to protect the Jordan Kid from being mobbed.” 
the security man said. I looked at the man for a moment, then he said, 
“My little boy is potty training now and every morning when he wakes up 
dry, he lets me know. He says the Jordan kid would be proud of him if 
he knew he didn’t wet his Jordan diaper last night…Do you think …Do you 
think you could send my son a email. I know he would be delighted to 
hear from the Jordan kid? I read my son a few of your online questions 
and answers to him every night before he goes to sleep.” Before I could 
answer, Cathy said, “Scotty would be delighted to send him a personal 
email. You can write your sons email address on the back of the 
receipt.”

“Under one condition, mister…HANDS ON THE COUNTER AN SPREADEM!” I said. 
The security man looked at me for a moment then he turned, placed his 
hands on the counter an then spread his feet as he asked, “Like this 
JK?”

“Yup…I always wanted to say that to a big dude an get away with it.” 
The security man looked over his shoulder, smiled and chuckled as he 
asked, “Where are the other boys going to be meeting you Miss?”

“My name is Cathy and they are going to meet us at the east door of the 
mall.”

“Good then you can leave thru the stockroom. The stockroom door exits 
near the east door of the mall.” the security guy said as he lead us 
thru the double doors into the stockroom an to a door that led outside.

As we went through the door Cathy said, “Thank you very much. This will 
save Scotty from being mobbed.”

“The malls east door is down there and to the left. If anything happens 
just push this button by the door twice and I’ll know its you and let 
you back in.” the security man said “Again thank you very much.” Cathy 
said, then she led me down the walk towards the mall east door. When we 
got to the corner, Cathy and me peeked around the corner to make sure 
the coast was clear an we saw Marcos, Ricky, Kevin, and Chris, there 
faces pressed to the glass looking into the mall.

“Hey you guys ready to go home?”

Chris turned and saw us standing there an asked, “How did you guys get 
out of there? I thought I saw Scotty in front of the store signing 
autographs or something.”

“We got out of the store thru the stockroom door on this side.” I said. 
“Cathy, you gotta see this!” Ricky said as he ran over to the door and 
opened it. Cathy and me looked into the mall and saw all the people 
still gathering out front of the store and excitingly talking amongst 
themselves. “It looks like they are waiting to see Scotty come out in 
handcuffs for stealing.” Kevin said as he peeked inside. “I didn’t 
steal nothing and I wasn’t arrested for nothing.” I said. “We had 
better hit the road before anyone else notices us here.” Cathy said as 
she started for the S.U.V. “But what about the present for my mom and 
dad?”

“We can get that later Scotty. Kevin should have been home awhile ago 
and we still have to take Chris and Marcos home too.” I looked at 
Marcos and saw his smile slowly turn into a frown, then I said, 
“Marcos, I want you to wear your new pajamas tonight and let me know if 
they are warm enough when I see you on Wednesday at your birthday 
party.”

“Okay Scotty…I will.” Marcos said, then a smile appeared as I kissed 
him on his cheek. As I got into the S.U.V., I threw the bag into the 
rear, then I got into my car seat, then Chris helped Cathy strap all of 
us into our car seats, and then we left the mall. Cathy called Kevin’s 
mom as we pulled up to our apartment to let her know that we were 
dropping him off, then we headed to the children’s home. As Cathy 
parked the S.U.V. at the children‘s home, Marcos turned around to look 
at me an I could tell he had been crying. “Hey Marcos, I hear you’re 
going to school this year? Are you scared?” I asked as Chris unfastened 
my car seat harness. “Kind of Scotty.”

“Nothin’ to be scared of Marcos. There will be guys your age an they 
wont pick on you like Chris does.” I said as I got out of the S.U.V. 
“Hey I don’t pick on Marcos little dude.”

“Yeah you do BIG DUD.” I said as I tackled Chris on the grass area. We 
wrestled around on the grass until I had Chris right where I wanted 
him…sitting on top of my stomach and he had my arms pinned down on the 
grass. “Now Marcos did you see what Chris did to me?”

“Yeah he pinned you down, Scotty.”

“Now Marcos…if you meet a big goon like Chris at school …don’t start a 
fight with him ‘cuz you will always lose. Just tell Chris…I mean the 
goon you want to be friends an you will have a bodyguard before you 
know it.”

“Hey, I’m not a goon little dude!”

“Okay you little kids, that’s enough messing around. It’ time we get 
you monkeys inside before lunchtime,” Cathy said as she got the bag out 
of the S.U.V. As we walked up the walkway to the house, I knew I was 
going to miss Chris but I knew I was going to miss Marcos the most.

As we got to the door we were meant by Mrs. Cutter, then Marcos turned 
and gave me a BIG hug an a kiss on the cheek. I felt the tears well up 
as I cleared my throat an said, “I’ll see you on Wednesday Marcos…for 
your birthday.” then I turned an ran back to the S.U.V. “HEY SEE YOU 
LATER, LITTLE DUDE.” Chris yelled at me. “Remember Chris, tomorrow I 
will stop by at ten AM to pick you up for class.”

“Okay Cathy but if I don’t like it I will quit.” I watched from the 
S.U.V. as Cathy gave Marcos and Chris a hug and a kiss on their cheeks, 
then I watched as the door closed as they walked out to the S.U.V. As I 
stared at the door, I saw it open a little bit, then a small hand waved 
at me and I knew it was Marcos’s hand.

END OF CHAPTER 39