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reached the track, he threw himself under the bleachers.
Lenny leaned over to me and whispered. “I don’t
know about you, but this guy is freaking me out.”
When the rest of us reached the track, we started
jogging. As we passed the bleachers where Skip was,
he nervously joined us, trying to keep right in the
middle of the main group. As we finished our mile, he
quickly hid under the bleachers again. Lenny couldn’t
stand it anymore.
“What are you doing?” he yelled at Skip.
“Hiding from the Indians,” Skip said.
“What Indians?” Lenny asked.
“You know, the ones that will attack and . . . ”
Suddenly Skip paused. He slowly came out from his
hiding place and looked at us. “Aren’t you guys
scared?”
“Scared of what?” Lenny asked.
“Well, I’ve seen Western movies where Indians
came and attacked and . . . ” He stopped again. “Do
Indians not do that any more?”
“I don’t know,” Lenny said. “Let’s ask David.
He’s an Indian.” Lenny then turned to David Bearclaw.
“David, do you plan to attack us?”
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