The Summer We Saved the Bees by Stevenson Robin

Author:Stevenson, Robin [Stevenson, Robin]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: JUV013000, JUV029010, JUV039220
Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
Published: 2015-09-01T07:00:00+00:00

Eighteen

THAT EVENING, AFTER Mom had tucked the twins into bed in the back of the van, I asked her about swimming the next day.

Mom shook her head. “I’d like to be on the road by nine. It’s a short drive to Hope, less than an hour. We can do a morning show there and be in Kamloops in time for a late-afternoon show.”

“Two shows?” I made a face.

“We’re going to be doing two shows most days, if possible. The whole point of this trip is to reach as many people as possible.”

“I get that, Mom. I just think the twins could use a break.”

“A break, already? We’ve only just started.” She tilted her head to one side, studying me. “Are you sure this is about the girls, Wolf? Because you're the only one I hear complaining.”

“Yeah, actually I don’t even like swimming. But in case you haven’t noticed, Whisper hasn’t even spoken since we left home. Not. One. Word.”

“She’s fine,” Mom said dismissively.

“She’s not,” I said. “And I think these shows are really hard on her. Seriously, Mom. All the pressure? It’s killing her.” I had a mental image of the health bars Duncan had been making in his computer game—a little row of hearts hovering above Whisper’s head, slowly disappearing one show at a time.

“She’s always been quiet,” Mom said. “You can’t compare her to Saffron. They’re two different people.”

“I know,” I said. “You always say that. But it’s not normal for a kid to go for days without speaking at all.”

Mom stood up and put her hands on her hips. “Well, Wolf, if we don’t save the bees, her speech will be the least of her concerns.”

I just stood there for a few seconds, staring at her. It was like there was this thick glass wall between us, and everything I was saying was bouncing right off it.

She wasn’t even hearing me.

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