Discovery on Little Hog Island Part 16

I am posting my entry for today before I even go to bed from yesterday, May 9—it IS a new day, today, May 10, 2005. I am doing this because I did not get the lawn mowed or do any of the other chores I need to do. No retreat today. But here’s my retreat entry anyway. And a new chapter to boot. Yay!

Discovery on Little Hog Island Part 16

Part 1, part 15

“Absolutely. I hear on NRP today that just saying the word beer makes men view women with ‘beer eyes,’ seeing them as more attractive than they really are. I always wanted to be more attractive, but not by saying the word ‘beer!’ And . . . I have homework.”

“Okay, okay. I get the point. I will be stopping by your site to make arrangements to take you out to Hog Island to see the roseates and arctics.”

“See you then.” Dana revved her engine lightly and then swung out of the campsite and onto the road back North. She could see the dim lights of Buck’s Dingy heading slowly back toward Hog Island.

Chapter 2: A Project with Billy Owens

Rude waited for Billy outside Mr. Brunelle’s Physics class. He peered through a rip in the electricity handout Mr. Brunelle had taped over the window to stop kids from looking in while he was talking. Billy and Garrett were sitting together at the back of the room shooting spit-balls through a straw trying to stick them on the ceiling over Ami Whitehouse’s head. One of them came loose and dropped onto her head. Ami reached up and felt it, made a face, and looked up at the ceiling just as another came loose. She ducked to the side and it plopped onto her shoulder.

“Damn,” Rude said. He had been hoping it would hit her in the face. Ami turned and glared at Billy and Garrett.

“What did you say, Rude?” A familiar voice said. Rude turned. It was Phip Rellins. No one called him Mr. Rellins. He was Phip to everyone, teachers and students alike. “Did you want me to escort you down for a little talk with Mr. Harmond?”

part 17