Cool Campers by Mike Knudson

Author:Mike Knudson
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Penguin Young Readers Group
Published: 2011-04-11T04:00:00+00:00

8

Flying Toilet Paper

THERE WERE FOUR toilets in the bathroom, but we only took two rolls. We figured we had better leave a roll or two there. Graham and Tiny both hid a roll under their shirts, and we hurried back to our cabin. We stayed up and played cards, waiting for everyone else to go to bed. Toad came by and checked on us at around nine thirty.

“Lights out in five minutes,” he said. We turned them off and climbed into our bunks, pretending to sleep. I did such a good job pretending that I actually fell asleep. Luckily, Graham woke me up.

“What time is it?” I mumbled. I couldn’t tell if I had been asleep for five minutes or five hours.

“It’s almost midnight,” Graham said. “It’s time to move.”

I rubbed my eyes and got up. Slowly Tiny opened the door and we crept outside. There was just a sliver of a moon, and while the stars were bright, it was still really dark. We giggled softly, thinking about what we were about to do, and headed down the path. Suddenly, we heard a familiar voice.

“Hey, Toad Claws, what’s going on?” It was Toad.

“Um, hi, Toad. Where are you going?” Tiny asked. Toad said he was on his way to the staff cabins. Then he asked us again what we were doing. I had a sick feeling inside. I knew we were busted.

“Okay,” I said. “We were on our way to toilet paper the Muscular Monsters’ cabins. Well, David’s cabin.” I was so nervous I started talking faster and faster. “It’s just that David is so mean, and then today when he switched Tiny’s and Graham’s underwear, we just thought we’d—”

“Shhh.” Toad put his finger to his lips. “You’re going to TP the Muscular Monsters’ cabins?”

“Yes, but we’re sorry. We won’t do it. Please don’t punish us,” BB pleaded. We didn’t want to get stuck cleaning the toilets, which is what happens if you get caught outside after lights-out.

“That’s Flex’s patrol,” Toad said. He looked around and rubbed his hand through his hair.

“Well, just promise me you’ll go straight back to your cabin after you’re done.”

We stood there, confused. It sounded like he was actually telling us to go ahead with our prank. Graham raised his hand like we were in school.

“Excuse me, but are you saying it’s okay if we—”

“All I’m saying,” Toad interrupted, “is that I never saw you tonight.”

Toad began to whistle, and he started down the path to the staff cabins without saying another word. I remembered how Flex had made that mean comment about Toad earlier, and I wondered if Toad was secretly happy we were pulling a prank on Flex’s patrol.

A few minutes later we reached David’s cabin armed with our toilet paper. Graham wanted to be the first one to throw a roll. He was standing behind me. He pulled his arm way back, and Tiny, BB, and I looked up to see where the roll would go. Suddenly, I felt a smack on the back of my head.

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