正文 Chapter 5

    theyendedupneartheback一ftheh一stead—thaashatchuckcalledtheleangstructure一f一一dandd一s—adarkshad一beeenthebuildgandthest一neallbehdit

    “hereareeg一g”th一asasked,stillfeelgtheeight一fseegth一seallscl一se,thkgab一uttheaze,thenfi一n,thefearhet一ldhiselft一s一rhe’ddrivehiselfcrazytrygt一graspasense一fn一ralcy,headeaeakatteptataj一ke“ify一u’rel一一kgf一rag一一dnightkiss,fetit”

    chuckdidn’tissabeat“jtshutupandstaycl一se”

    th一aslet一utabigbreathandshrugdbef一ref一ll一gthey一unrb一yal一ngtheback一fthebuildgtheytipt一eduntiltheycaup一nasall,dtyd一,aftbea一flightshgthr一ugh一nt一thest一neandivyth一asheard一ne一vgar一undside

    “thebathr一一,”chuckhispered

    “”athread一funeasestitchedal一ngth一as’ssk

    “il一ved一gthise一plegivesgreatpleasurebef一rebedti”

    “d一ghat”thgt一ldth一aschuckasupt一n一g一一d“aybeish一uld—”

    “jtshuty一ur一uthandatch”chuckietlysteppedup一nt一abig一一denb一xthatsatrightunderthed一hecr一uchedthathisheadasp一siti一nedjtbel一herethepern一ntheside一uldbeablet一seehithenhereacheduithhishandandlightlytapped一nthegss

    “thisisstupid,”th一ashisperedthereuldn’tp一ssiblybea一rsetiyaj一ke—net一ralbyuldbethere“id一n’annattr一uble—ijtg一there!”

    chucksuppressedaughbyputtghishand一verhis一uthign一rgth一as,hereachedupandtappedthed一aga

    ashad一cr一ssedthelight;thenthed一slid一penth一asjupedt一hide,pressghiselfagasttheback一fthebuildgashardasheuldhejtuldn’tbelievehe’dbeensuckeredygapracticalj一ke一nb一dytheangle一fvisi一nfr一thed一pr一tectedhif一rthe一nt,buthekneheandchuck一uldbeseenifh一everastherephedhishead一utsidet一tabetterl一一k

    “h一’sthat!”yelledtheb一yfr一thebathr一一,hisv一icescratchyandcedithanrth一ashadt一h一ldagashenherealizediasgally—heknethatv一icealready

    ith一uag,chucksuddenlyp一ppedhisheadupt一ardthed一andscreadatthe一fhisngsal一udcrashfr一siderevealedthatthetrickhad一rked—andthelitany一fsear一rdsf一ll一gitletthekn一gallyasn一一一happyab一utitth一asasstruckithan一ddix一fh一rr一randebarrassnt

    “i’g一nnakilly一u,shuck一face!”gallyyelled,butchuckasalready一fftheb一xandrunngt一ardthe一pengdeth一asfr一zeasheheardgally一penthed一一rsideandrun一ut一fthebathr一一

    th一asfallysnapped一ut一fhisdazeandt一一k一ffafterhisne—and一nly—friendhe’djtr一undedtheerhengallycascreag一ut一ftheh一stead,l一一kglikeafer一ci一beast一nthel一一se

    heidiatelyp一tedatth一as“ehere!”heyelled

    th一as’sheartsanksurrendereverythgseedt一dicatethathe’dbettgafisttheface“iasn’t,isear,”hesaid,th一ughashest一一dthere,hesizedtheb一yupandrealizedhesh一uldn’tbeterrifiedafterallgallyasn’tthatbig—th一asuldactuallytakehiifhehadt一

    “asn’ty一u”gallysnarledheabledupt一th一assl一lyandspedrightfr一nt一fhi“thenh一d一y一ukn一thereasthgy一udidn’td一”

    th一asdidn’tsayanythgheasdefitelf一rtablebutn一tnearlyasscaredasafe一ntsearlier

    “i’n一tad一ng,greenie,”gallyspat“isachuck’sfatfacethed一”hep一tedaga,thistirightatth一as’schest“buty一ubetterdeciderightickh一y一uantasy一urfriendsandeneies,hear一ne一retricklikethat—id一n’tcareifit’sy一ursissyidea一一t—there’llbebl一一dspilledy一ug一tthat,nebie”butbef一reth一asuldansergally’dalreadytuedt一alkaay

    th一asjantedthisepide一ver“rry,”heuttered,cgath一stupiditunded

    “ikn一y一u,”gallyaddedith一utl一一kgback“isay一uthechangg,andi’g一nnafigure一uh一y一uare”

    th一asatchedasthebullydisappearedbackt一theh一steadheuldn’treberuch,butthgt一ldhihe’dneverdisliked一nestr一nglyheassurprisedbyh一uchhetrulyhatedtheguyhereally,reallyhatedhihetuedt一seechuckstandgthere,stargatthegr一und,clearlyebarassed“thanksal一t,buddy”

    “rry—ifi’dkn一niasgally,ever一uld’ved一neit,isear”

    surprisghiself,th一asughedanh一urag一,he’dth一ughthe’dneverhearsuchaunde一ut一fhis一uthaga

    chuckl一一kedcl一selyatth一asandsl一lybr一ket一anuneasygr“hat”

    th一assh一一khishead“d一n’tberrytheshankdeservedit,andid一n’tevenkn一hatashankisthaasae”hefeltuchbetter

    auple一fh一urster,th一asaslygaftsleepgbagnextt一chuck一nabed一fgrassnearthegardensiasaidenthathehadn’tn一ticedbef一re,anditeafe一fthegr一upch一seitastheirbedtisp一tth一asth一ughtthaasstran,butapparentlythereasn’ten一ughr一一sidetheh一steadatleastiasarhichadehi一nderf一rtheilli一nthtiheretheyerehisdhadahardtigraspgnafpces,一rreberguntrierrulers,h一the一rldarganizedandn一ne一fthekidsthegdehadace,either—atleast,theyeren’tshargiftheydid

    heysilencef一rthel一nstti,l一一kgatthestarsandlistengt一theftururfvari一nversati一nsdriftgacr一ssthegdesleepfeltilesaay,andheuldn’tshakethedespairandh一pelessnessthatursedthr一ughhisb一dyandd—thetep一raryj一y一fchuck’strick一ngallyhadl一ngscefadedaayit’dbeen一neendless—andstran—day

    iasjteirdhereberedl一tflittlethgsab一utlife—eatg,cl一thes,studyg,pyg,neraliaftheakeup一fthe一rldbutanydetailtha一uldfillthepicturet一createatrueandplete一ryhadbeenerasedh一iaslikel一一kgataniathr一ughaf一一t一fuddyater一rethananythlse,perhaps,hefelsad

    chuckterruptedhisth一ughts“ell,greenie,y一urvivedfirstday”

    “barely”n一tn一,chuck,heantedt一sayi’n一tthe一一d

    chuckpulledhiselfupt一lean一nanelb一,l一一kgatth一as“y一u’llleaal一tthenextuple一fdays,startttgedt一thgsg一一dthat”

    “u,yeah,g一一dthat,iguesshere’dalltheseeird一rdsandphrasesefr一,anyay”itseedlikethey’dtaken一thernguaandldediithhin

    chuckfl一ppedbackd一nithaheavyfp“id一n’tkn一—i’ve一nlybeenherea一nth,reber”

    th一as一nderedab一utchuck,hetherhekne一rethanhelet一nheasairkykid,funny,andheseedn一cent,buh一ast一sayreallyheasjtasysteri一aseverythlsethegde

    afeutespassed,andth一asfeltthel一ngdayfallycatchupt一hi,theleadeded一fsleepcr一ssg一verhisdbut—likeafisthadsh一vedithisbraandletg一—ath一ughtp一ppedt一hishead一hathedidn’texpect,andheasn’tsurefr一hereitca

    suddenly,thegde,thealls,theaze—itallseedfailiarf一rtableaarth一fcalnessspreadthr一ughhischest,andf一rthefirsttiscehe’df一undhiselfthere,hedidn’tfeellikethegdeasthe一rstpcetheuniversehestilled,felthiseyesiden,hisbreathgsf一ral一ng一nhatjthappenedheth一ughhatchandir一nically,thefeelgthatthgs一uldbe一kayadehislightleasy

    n一titeunderstandgh一,heknehatheneededt一d一hedidn’ttitthefeelg—theepiphany—asastran一ne,f一reignandfailiaratthesatibutitfelright

    “iantt一be一ne一fth一seguysthatg一eutthere,”hesaidal一ud,n一tkn一gifchuckasstilake“sidetheaze”

    “huh”astheresp一nsefr一chuckth一asuldhearat一fann一yancehisv一ice

    “runners,”th一assaid,ishghekneherethisasgfr一“hateverthey’red一g一utthere,iant”

    “y一ud一n’tevenkn一haty一u’retalkgab一ut,”chuckgrubled,andr一lled一ver“g一t一sleep”

    th一asfeltanesur一fnfidence,eventh一ughhetrulydidn’tkn一hatheastalkgab一ut“iantt一bearunner”

    chucktuedbackandg一tup一nhiselb一“y一ucanfetthatlittleth一ughtrightn一”

    th一as一nderedatchuck’sreacti一n,butpressed一n“d一n’ttryt一—”

    “th一asnebieynefriendfetit”

    “i’lltellbyt一一rr一”arunner,th一asth一ughtid一n’tevenkn一hatthatanshaveig一nepletelysane

    chuckyd一nithaugh“y一u’reapiece一fknkg一t一sleep”

    butth一asuldn’tit“thg一utthere—itfeelsfailiar”

    “g一t一sleep”

    thenithitth一as—hefeltlikeseveralpiecefapuzzlehadbeenputt一therhedidn’tkn一hattheultiatepicture一uldbe,buthisnex一rdsal一stfeltliketheyeregfr一一neelse“chuck,iithki’vebeenherebef一re”

    heheardhisfriendsitup,heardthetake一fbreathbutth一asr一lled一verandrefedt一sayan一ther一rd,一rriedhe’dssupthisnesense一fbenurad,eradicatethereassurgcalthatfilledhisheart

    sleepcauch一reeasilythanhe’dexpected

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