Now, I had no choice. I had to    
tell her, because I wanted my secret   
friends to be there when I Cat-napped  
the Cat. Not only because the more     
people that saw her talk, the better,  
but also as back up, and I know Beth   
will insist on being there anyway.     
     It’s inevitable, but unfortunate- 
ly, I haven’t figured out how to tell  
her yet.                               
     After breakfast and cleanup, and  
before I left, I made my usual excuse  
about going to the library to do some  
research, and then gave her a kiss.    
     “See you in a couple hours,” I    
told her, then called Pee Wee for a    
ride, and off I went.                  
     I didn’t really need to call him, 
but we’d been doing it this way for so 
long, that I just did it automatically.
*      The Library was where we held our   
secret meetings, and even though I was 
feeling a little guilty about keeping  
them secret from Beth, it didn't stop  
me from also getting excited about it. 
     Instead of discussing the Hal-    
loween Patrol right off, I wanted to   
start by asking for their help, so I   
had to tell them about the Cat,        
Halloween, and especially about the    
money.                                 
     This year was gonna be Rhonda's   
first time, and that might cause       
problems. She might not want to talk   
about that and literally heckle me,    
until I either shut-up or went too far 
and swore at her.                      
     I liked to pretend that she was my
secret arch-enemy, because she was per-
fect for the part. Every time I sug-   
gested something, she'd either argue   
about it, make fun of me, or both.     



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