SOON, SOON.
Hailey had come to see him and that was good and Kaz came and that was good too. He showed Hailey the book with the worm. He wanted to show Hailey the book with the spider but Hailey and Kaz had to go, Hailey had to fix the Monster Man and Kaz had to help.
Chub was ready, but he was scared. He had a mind-picture of where he had to go, and he had to go soon, and he hadn’t had a chance to tell Hailey. He had to go, the mind-picture showed him where. That way and then turn and turn and turn. Big room, box piles, all the boxes and the cans. The door at the end. The door at the end was open and that was where he had to go.
Chub was scared, but he knew he wouldn’t get in trouble. He was scared and he wished he could have told Hailey where he had to go. But the mind-picture didn’t come until after she left. He wasn’t going to tell anyone else. Something was wrong with the lady with the brown glasses. She wasn’t coming. Someone else would come.
Soon, soon. Chub stood right next to the door, hide hide hide because when the person came he was going to run fast. The mind-picture showed him where to go and he would be fast, and the person would not be fast enough to catch him.
Chub waited, ready to run.