Paul woke up with the strange feeling that he wasn't alone. As he opened his eyes and stared around his room groggily, he saw Hank, sitting quietly দ্বারা his বিছানা and watching him. He looked anxious, but the সেকেন্ড he saw Paul's eyes on him, he hitched on a grin. "Nice of আপনি to প্রদর্শনী yourself, Paul."
"Right, Hank." Paul couldn't help smiling a little himself. He tried to push himself up into a seated position, and found he wasn't quite too sore to manage it. "How'd the tryouts go?"
Hank's grin turned briefly into a real one. "I'll make the team again for sure." His smile faded. "I just hope I make it over those bastards who beat আপনি up."
Paul groaned a little as his sore muscles protested his sitting up. "It was worth it."
Hank hesitated. "I - thanks for sticking up for me, man. আপনি didn't have to...."
"Of course I did," Paul cut him off. "What kind of guy wouldn't stick up for his own brother?"
Hank sighed and studied Paul's carpet. "I never did that for you."
"Yeah, well." Paul was still a little angry about that. "I know your বন্ধু must have told আপনি it was unmanly to stop someone who's not as tough as আপনি get beaten up...."
"Well, they were wrong." Hank spoke very fast, like he wanted to get the words out before he হারিয়ে গেছে his nerve. "You stood up for me, and I wouldn't do that for you. You're the tough, manly one."
Paul gave a small smile. "Even if I don't enjoy playing games where I have to beat other people up?"
Hank gave him a small smile in return. "Then পরবর্তি time my buddies say that, I'm setting them straight."
"I'm holding আপনি to that." But Paul felt much happier as he settled back down into his bed, and his mother came to the door to tell Hank that was enough and that Paul needed to rest.
"Right, Hank." Paul couldn't help smiling a little himself. He tried to push himself up into a seated position, and found he wasn't quite too sore to manage it. "How'd the tryouts go?"
Hank's grin turned briefly into a real one. "I'll make the team again for sure." His smile faded. "I just hope I make it over those bastards who beat আপনি up."
Paul groaned a little as his sore muscles protested his sitting up. "It was worth it."
Hank hesitated. "I - thanks for sticking up for me, man. আপনি didn't have to...."
"Of course I did," Paul cut him off. "What kind of guy wouldn't stick up for his own brother?"
Hank sighed and studied Paul's carpet. "I never did that for you."
"Yeah, well." Paul was still a little angry about that. "I know your বন্ধু must have told আপনি it was unmanly to stop someone who's not as tough as আপনি get beaten up...."
"Well, they were wrong." Hank spoke very fast, like he wanted to get the words out before he হারিয়ে গেছে his nerve. "You stood up for me, and I wouldn't do that for you. You're the tough, manly one."
Paul gave a small smile. "Even if I don't enjoy playing games where I have to beat other people up?"
Hank gave him a small smile in return. "Then পরবর্তি time my buddies say that, I'm setting them straight."
"I'm holding আপনি to that." But Paul felt much happier as he settled back down into his bed, and his mother came to the door to tell Hank that was enough and that Paul needed to rest.
Shortly after the incident, the members of The Devil Wants Peace were interviewed. The interviewer asked, "John, is it true that আপনি overcame your fear of water before আপনি saved Allen?" John replied, "It's true." The interviewer asked, "Is it true that the rest of আপনি were surprised when John swam so quickly?" Stan said, "Yes. I knew that his girlfriend, Caryn, taught him how to swim, but I didn't know she taught him to swim so well." Peter said, "I was impressed at how ব্রেভ he was, too." Allen said, "Yeah. I'll never forget what he did for me." John said, "Thank Caryn. She's the one who taught me how to swim." Caryn saw the interview on the news, and she was very touched. Later, John ব্যক্ত to Caryn, "Thank আপনি for everything আপনি did for me this summer." She said, "You're welcome." He said, "Your প্রণয় for me is what motivated আপনি to help me, and in the end, I was able to help my mates. প্রণয় conquers fear. I truly believe that."
THE END
THE END
During the 4th of July celebration in Oak Ridge, the members of New Religion decided to take Klondike out with them to get him used to noise and crowds. Lots of people stopped them and asked to pet Klondike. He was very happy getting petted. One person said, "He's a beautiful dog. What kind of dog is he?" Erin said, "He is a ক্রুশ between a German Shepherd and a Siberian Husky." Another person asked, "How old is he?" Paul replied, "He will be three months old later this month." Klondike enjoyed all the attention he was getting. He didn't seem to mind the noises during the parade. That night, he wasn't even bothered দ্বারা the fireworks. Carl said, "I think he's mascot material. He doesn't have a problem with crowds অথবা noises." Lola said, "Yeah. He will do well when he starts touring with us." The members of New Religion knew that they got the perfect dog to be their new mascot when Fritz retires. Klondike will have big shoes to fill, but he'll certainly fill them.
THE END
THE END
The পরবর্তি day, Leila and Greeley took Paul for a walk on the সৈকত while Leila's aunt and uncle relaxed on the beach. Greeley said, "I can't believe today is our last দিন here." Leila said, "I know. Vacations always go দ্বারা so quickly." He said, "Let's make the most of the time we have." She said, "Yes." That evening, they had a seafood meal. They then began packing for their things so that they would be ready for their trip back home. Greeley ব্যক্ত to Leila, "Thank আপনি for inviting me to go on vacation with you, Leila." She said, "You're welcome, Greeley." He said, "We'll have to do some আরো fun things this summer." She said, "Yeah. That would be great." They settled into their beds to rest for the trip the পরবর্তি morning.
