LarryBoy in the Amazing Brain-Twister by Doug Peterson

Author:Doug Peterson [Peterson, Doug]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-0-310-42429-1
Publisher: Zonderkidz
Published: 2004-10-22T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 13

BOWLED OVER

3:30 P.M.

It’s amazing how quickly a fad can spread. By afternoon, a bunch of kids at Bumbly Park were strutting their stuff with clothes hangers in their shirts.

Meanwhile, Junior left the Daily Bumble and cut through the park on his bicycle. He spotted Ricky and Ziggy, who were loaded down with the afternoon edition of the newspaper.

“I’m here to help you deliver papers,” Junior beamed. Hanging with Ziggy and Ricky brought with it amazing prestige. Wait till my friends see this! he thought.

“Great!” said Ziggy. “Maybe you can go bowling with us when we’re done.”

“Really? I’d love to!” he replied. But then it hit him. Ziggy wasn’t talking about the kind of bowling most people do. Ziggy meant bully-bowling.

Junior’s heart sank. “Ummm … I don’t know if I can.”

Ziggy’s eyes became dark and narrowed. “Listen, Asparagus. You’re one of us now. And that doesn’t happen to many Veggies. You’d better go bowling with us … or else.”

Being cool suddenly didn’t seem all that hot. Junior gulped. “Who … who are you planning to bowl over?”

“Who else?” laughed Ziggy. “Those two losers over there.”

Junior looked down the sidewalk. Ziggy was talking about Wally and Herbert, who were both loaded down with their own newspapers to deliver.

“But you’ve already bowled them over today.”

“We’re trying for a turkey … that means we’ve got two strikes to go!” said Ricky.

“We’ll do the actual bowling. All you have to do is retrieve our bowling balls when we’re done,” Ziggy told him. “Whataya say, kid?”

This was Junior’s big chance to take a stand. But which stand would he take? To be cool like Ziggy and Ricky? Or stand up for what’s right and show kindness?

“We’re waiting for an answer, Asparagus,” growled Ziggy.

Junior didn’t know what to do.

“Come on, Asparagus. Be cool and rule. Or be a loser and drool.”

“Either way, you’re part of the game,” snickered Ziggy. “You can help us, or we’re going to bowl you over. Take your pick.”

Junior looked around. A group of kids had collected and were hanging on every word. He took one last look at Ziggy’s ugly stare. He was scared.

“Let’s go bowling,” he muttered.

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