Lie Down in Green Pastures by Debbie Viguie

Author:Debbie Viguie [Viguie, Debbie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781426701917
Publisher: Abingdon Press
Published: 2011-01-01T08:00:00+00:00

The bus was on its final leg of the journey as it climbed farther up the mountain. It eased over a bridge crossing a stream and twisted along the road for another fifteen minutes, making several of the kids around Jeremiah turn slightly green.

"If you're going to be sick, warn somebody," Jeremiah cautioned one youngster.

Another of his charges, Bobby, leaned over and tapped him on the shoulder. "Rabbi, I'm going to be—" and the boy vomited on the floor at Jeremiah's feet.

"I meant before—" Jeremiah ground out as all around him kids flew to open windows.

Shrieks and choruses of "eewwws" announced up and down the length of the bus exactly what had happened.

"Hold tight, we're almost there!" Dave shouted from the front of the bus.

Jeremiah lifted his legs, keeping his hiking shoes out of the mess as the bus made a hard turn. The bus came to a stop with an anguished screeching of brakes and the kids pushed and shoved each other in their hurry to disembark.

Bobby was the last to exit, still looking green and more than a little embarrassed. He muttered something that Jeremiah guessed was supposed to pass for an apology.

Dave came back with paper towels and set to work cleaning up. "Worst part of camp. Seems like every year someone has to throw up," he sighed.

Jeremiah reluctantly exited the bus and found his nine charges clustered together, waiting as the bus driver offloaded luggage. As the bags started coming offJeremiah eyed them dubiously. Most were duffel bags, some seemingly longer and heavier than their owners.

What on earth did these kids pack for a three-night stay? he wondered. For himself, everything he needed was in the backpack that he had taken on the bus with him. While he waited he pulled out of it a crude camp diagram that Wildman had given him, which showed the location of their cabin. A schedule was also attached and Jeremiah was pleasantly surprised to see that so far they were right on target.

In forty-five minutes they were all supposed to meet up with the other groups at camp for an informational meeting and welcome. Then it was offto dinner.

He took a deep breath. This was doable. Noah was the last of his kids to get his bag, one that was considerably more manageable than the others, and once he had it on his shoulder, Jeremiah signaled his troops to move out.

The kids fell into a straggly line behind him, groaning under the weight of their ponderous bags. He wondered if it would serve as an object lesson and would teach them to pack lighter in the future. Somehow he doubted it.

A ten-minute walk brought them to their cabin, which bore the proud sign Sequoia on it despite the fact that none of the trees near it were sequoias. Jeremiah shook his head and swung open the door and stepped inside.

The kids parted around him like a river and flowed into the cabin, jostling each other for the prized bunks. The cabin had five sets of bunk beds and most of the kids were trying to claim top bunks.

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