Lucky by Chris Hill

Author:Chris Hill
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Published: 2015-12-06T16:00:00+00:00

“Ouch!” Nimlet tried to pull away from Mazie’s firm grip. “Miss Trimble, you’re hurting me!”

“Don’t you ‘Miss Trimble’ me, you stupid male. If I don’t clean it properly, that arm really will hurt.”

“But, Mazie, don’t you think it’s clean—”

She spun toward Lucky. “And you! What did you think you were doing? Cloudfoots don’t bite when they wrestle. I never told you to bite him, did I?”

“No, Mazie,” said Lucky, hanging his head.

“Avoid him, that’s what I said. In and out quickly—don’t let him get a hold,” she carried on crossly, licking the wound clean. “There, that’s the best I can do. Now come along, we’re leaving.”

Nimlet looked confused. “Where are we going?”

“To a quiet and secluded drey I know. First Daughter wants you both out of the way. Nimlet needs to recover and the gossip needs to die down. You’ve caused her enough trouble as it is.”

Lucky and Nimlet followed Mazie unhappily out into the trees. They saw groups of squirrels on other branches who all scurried quickly away as they approached. Lucky spotted the witty squirrel with some other cadets and signaled a greeting, but the males turned their backs. No one wanted to talk to them.

Lucky was puzzled. “Why are they all avoiding us?”

Mazie sighed. “They don’t understand what happened at the Trial, but they know you didn’t act like Cloudfoots. They don’t want you in the Clan.”

“But that’s not fair,” said Lucky. “I know I’m not a Cloudfoot—but Nimlet is!”

“I don’t want to be a Cloudfoot,” declared Nimlet, “if it means following orders you know aren’t right!”

Lucky was horrified. “Nim, I don’t even look like a Cloudfoot. How was I ever going to fit in? But you—you’re a wrestling champion! You can easily do the Final Run—join the Patrol Leader’s—”

“Forget that!” interrupted Nimlet. “I’ve tried ‘fitting in’ and I’m not joining the Patrol Leader’s troop without you. We’re in this together.”

Lucky shut up.

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