He was cautious and polite, “No, no, we’re not lost…sorry, just one last question—did any boys come by here looking for a phone?”

Annie looked at them curiously. “What did they look like?”

One of the other Suits spoke up immediately.. “One was tall like a corn stalk. The other one...short and round, like a tomato.”

My heart started racing. Bones looked at me and whispered excitedly, “Hey, that kinda sounds like us . . . Bonestalk and the Lumpmato!”

I looked at him with my mouth open and managed to get out, “Ya think so?”

Annie shook her head and told them she didn’t know anybody like that. Then the Suits immediately scurried to the street. The car was running. Two of the Suits had stayed behind. The next thing we heard was peeling of the tires SCRREEECH from the SUV, and they were gone.

It was very quiet now, and I thought Annie might have walked out of the foyer, so I whispered to Bones, “We need to get out of here.” I put my index finger to my lips, “Quietly.”

I’m not sure who screamed louder, me or Bones, but we both screamed at the same time. We weren’t expecting to see Annie sitting on the couch when we got up. “DAHHHHH!!”

She sat there, smiling. “Hi guys!” She knew we were there.

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