Lumpy: Where r u?
Bones: Kitchen
Lumpy: Breakfast??
Bones: .........

The big buffoon started typing but forgot to send, which meant only one thing. Something had him distracted—or someone.

When I got down to the kitchen, Gina was making pancakes. Bones was just sitting there with the phone next to him, listening to Gina talk about college. I grabbed his phone and spoke out loud as I responded for him.

Bones: Gina is making pancakes...I actually feel hungry today! Been awhile since I’ve had that feeling, Lump! Gonna have REAL maple syrup!

I picked up my phone and texted myself back.

Lumpy: Makes sense...Orangutans love their pan cakes that way

I sat next to Bones at Gawkers Island, the island in the kitchen where he would sit and stare at Gina. I noticed he had written a numbered list on a piece of paper.

At the top of his list were the words “Pig Wheels Umbrella Sold.” Under the words Bones had written, “Do they sell umbrellas at the pig cage at the Central Park Zoo?”

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