A Place to Stay

by: Terrell James

Chapter 1: Slumbering

It's a rainy night in the forest suburbs. A 14-year-old raccoon named Kenny, taller, red eyes, spiky hair, wandered around the park with no place to go. He was under the picnic table to keep himself away from getting wet. He was trying to get to sleep, but the storm kept getting him scared. He got up from the picnic table and moved into another shelter place from the forest and slept under there until the storm went away at 3:00 am.

The next morning, RJ wanders around the forest with Hammy taking a little walk. Hammy said, "Can we find my nuts, please?"

"Take it easy, Hammy." said RJ.

"I just can't wait to find it." said Hammy, excitedly.

"Just ease yourself down before you get crazy, Hamilton, okay? We're just going for a walk." said RJ.

"Okay. I'm just checking." said Hammy.

Then, they came across a young raccoon sleeping near the bushes. Hammy asked, "Where did he come from?"

"I don't know. Let's bring him over the log." said RJ, as he and Hammy carried him to the ground.

To everyone's surprise, they saw what RJ and Hammy carrying another raccoon and bringing him there. Verne asked, "Where did this kid come from?"

"We don't know. We're not sure if he's unconscious or not." said RJ.

The young raccoon woke up and found himself surrounded by a group of animals around him. He said, "Who are you guys?"

"We saved you!" exclaimed Hammy.

"Saved me? I was sleeping." said the raccoon.

"Why were you sleeping there?" asked Ozzie.

"I had no place to go. I ran away from home last night." said the raccoon.

"Really? How come?" asked Lou.

"No one wants me around in my home. It's like, I'm invisible and no one cares about me." Said the young raccoon.

"Well, maybe you could stay with us. What do you think?" said Lou.

The young raccoon thought about it and said, "Sure. I guess I could stay here."

"Great. What's your name, kid?" asked RJ.

"My name's Kenny. Who are you guys?" he asked.

"I'm RJ. This is Hammy, Verne, Stella, Heather, Ozzie, Lou, Penny, Spike, Quillow and Bucky."

"Nice to meet you guys." said Kenny.

"You're gonna like it here." said Penny.

"Thanks, I guess."