“I think we’re going too far,” Rose called to Mavis. “I can hear the cars out on the highway. I’m not allowed to go near the highway.”
Mavis stopped.
She turned around to face Rose and said, “No one will know. This’ll be an adventure.”
Personally, Mavis loved a good adventure, but she could tell that Rose did not.
“Come on, Rose,” she said. “I bet you anything Henry is here somewhere.”
“But we’re going too far.”
Mavis stomped her foot but immediately regretted it. She took a deep breath and said, “Okay. Then I’ll just go on by myself.”
Mavis turned and began to walk slowly in the direction of the highway. Then, imagine her surprise when she turned around and saw Rose heading back through the woods toward Magnolia Estates.
“Dang it,” Mavis muttered to herself.
Suddenly this adventure didn’t seem nearly as fun.