The Big Game by Tim Green

Author:Tim Green
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 2018-06-12T16:00:00+00:00

An angry squirrel woke Danny.

Braced on all four feet as if it were ready to jump from the empty windowsill, it flashed its tail and chattered at him, baring its long yellow front teeth.

“Oh, scat!” Danny faked a lunge and the squirrel disappeared. “Stupid squirrel.”

His body ached, his head too, partly from a poor sleep on the plywood floor and partly from the game against Froston. He flung open the trapdoor and swung his legs into the opening, feeling for the last spike with his toes. Going down was easier only because of the dawn sky glowing through the leaves.

A bird or two called out, but nothing so serious as in the springtime, when they seemed to sing for their lives. A chipmunk ran across the path, scattering sticks and leaves as it dashed for the safety of its nest. When he reached the stream, he scolded himself for crossing in the dark at night. He could have gotten hurt, and that would’ve wrecked his football season more surely than Ms. Rait.

By the time he got to his back door, the sky in the east glowed pink and he hoped his mom was asleep. Quietly he slipped inside, took off his shoes, and tiptoed toward his bedroom. He wondered what he’d been thinking when he left the house like that. Now he was tired and sore and jittery at the thought of being caught. He had no idea how mad his mom was about him yelling at her, but he knew she’d freak out if she realized he’d been away all night. He suspected the punishment would be extreme.

Danny breathed a sigh of relief when he set foot inside his bedroom. He’d almost closed the door when someone thrust a hand into the crack. The door bounced open, and there stood his mother with her arms crossed.

“Danny, where have you been?”

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