The Camp Phoenix Caper by John V. Madormo

Author:John V. Madormo [Madormo, John V.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781101607794
Publisher: Penguin Group US
Published: 2013-02-21T05:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 13

The Write a Wrong Caper

If he’s not there, then where is he?” Henry said as we walked back to my house.

“Who said he’s not there?” I said.

“Huh?”

The more I thought about it, the more convinced I was that we were still on the right track.

“I think Josh is exactly where we thought he was,” I said.

“So, what are you saying?” Henry replied. “You think that lady from the camp lied to us? And to Sherman’s mom?”

We stopped walking. “Not necessarily,” I said. “She might have been telling the truth.”

Henry shook his head. “Now I’m completely confused.”

“Have you forgotten? Josh doesn’t always tell people his real name. He could have given them a phony one.” I smiled. “There’s only one way to know for sure. We’re going to have to go over there ourselves.”

“Ourselves?” Henry said. There was a nervousness in his voice. “Why can’t we get someone like Eugene to go over there?”

We resumed our walk back to my house. “Don’t you remember what that woman told us? That no unauthorized guests are permitted on the compound? They’ll never let Eugene in. But they just might let us in.” I smiled. “And they might not even know they did.”

“What do you mean?”

I felt the wheels spinning in my brain. “All we have to do is figure out a way to get into that camp. Once we’re there, we can blend in with the other kids. Then we can find out, once and for all, if Josh is there.”

“How exactly do you expect us to get into that place to look around?” Henry asked.

I found myself trying to think of some type of disguise that might help us gain access to Camp Phoenix. But nothing was popping into my head.

“Well, I guess we could just break the law and get thrown in jail. That’s one way,” Henry said with a chuckle.

I was only listening to Henry with half an ear. I kept trying to think up a plan that might get us into that boot camp. It had to be good—really good. And we had to make sure that we could get in and out of there safely. The last thing we’d want would be to get caught while searching for Josh. I kept racking my brain with the hopes of…Wait a minute…wait just a minute.

“Henry, what did you just say?”

“Um…I don’t know.”

“Something about going to jail?”

“Oh yeah. I said if we get ourselves arrested and thrown in the clink, then when the Camp Phoenix bus pulls up, we can just climb on board with the other delinquents. That’s one way to get in.”

“That’s a brilliant idea,” I said. “That’s exactly how we’re gonna do it.”

“Wait a minute. I was only kidding,” he said.

I patted him on the back. “Kidding or not, you nailed it.” I put my arm around him. “Who would have believed it? You and me—a couple of jailbirds.”

“Charlie, you’re absolutely crazy,” he said. “You’re not really thinking about getting yourself arrested just to get into that camp, are you?”

I was a little disappointed in Henry.

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