Chapter Six ★ Research

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“Sure.” Calvin replied then patted my back. He said, “You know. I would totally take a job at the fair.”

Jacob and I looked at him. Jacob signed, “You’ve got to be kidding…”

Calvin replied, “Nope.” He made the ‘P’ pop when he said it too. Jacob nodded. He could hear fine but couldn’t speak. His voice box had mysteriously stopped working one day.

Many people say it was due to the laringitis whereas the senior community said it was because of a dark deal that Jacob’s mom had made.

Jacob signed, “Why?”

He and I knew that Calvin wasn’t going to spill the beans unless we asked. Calvin leaned back in his chair and rested his arms behind his head. He answered with a humongous grin, “Dudes, isn’t it obvious?”

I still wasn’t following his lead and replied, “What?”

Calvin propped his feet up and crossed his legs. Jacob threw him a dirty look. Calvin didn’t care about his feet being on the furniture. He said, “Dudes, it’s so simple. Even I know what to do…”

Jacob signed and I said, “Just spit it out already.”

He sat back up motioned his hands down in a calming fashion and leaned forward, “Okay. Okay dudes. Chill. No need to pitch a fit.”

“Just thing for a moment dudes…” Calvin said.

I snarked, “I’m trying…”

“Bro.” Calvin shook my chair. “If you got a job at the park then you could like… y’know…”

Jacob continued to throw daggers at him but motioned with his hands for Calvin to continue. That was Jacob’s shorter version of ‘Get to the point, nitwit.’

“Cha.” Calvin bobbed his head, “ I would look for clues for your Aunt Tabby’s whereabouts.”

I looked at Jacob who’s wide eyes stared right back at me. For once Calvin had a good plan. MOst of the time he was daring us to do stupid stuff like parachuting off the roof with a blanket.

But this idea was pretty good. I rubbed the bottom of my chin and thought about his plan. Jacob signed, “So, you gonna do it?”

Calvin waited to hear my reply. Both of them leaned in closer almost falling into my lap. I  licked my lips a few times then shrugged my shoulder and answered, “What other choice do I have?”

Jacob shrugged too and signed, “None really.”

Calvin shot up from his chair with his hands raised in the air and exclaimed, “Wahoo! Awesome dude!”

“Shhhh!” I shushed him and whispered, “Quiet. Remember? We’re in a library.”

He ducked his head, “Whoops. Sorry dudes.”

‧͙⁺˚*·༓☾ – TO BE CONTINUED… –☽༓･*˚⁺‧͙