I stood on the edge of the creek. No way was I going to try and jump across. Maybe, that's what Kyle and Joey had planned. They would try to coerce me into jumping. Of course, I would fall in getting my britches wet.

     Kyle ran and easily glided over the creek with his long legs. Joey and I stood waiting.

     "Oh…come on…Cissy…jump across it," he urged.

     "Nope...," I stated with my hands on my hips. I glanced around for another way to get across.

     "How about you…Joey?" Kyle grinned.

     "I will after Cissy does it!" exclaimed Joey.

     'Well, you little worm,' I thought. I felt like pushing him in.

     "Oh, come on, Cissy! Are you a chicken?" asked Kyle winking over at Joey.

     I stood glaring at Kyle. He did not say another word. Then he looked at Joey, "Come on, Joey. You can make it."

     "What?" I hissed. "Joey's not jumping."

     Joey did not listen to me and took a few steps back.

     "I'm not a chicken," he said.

     He ran. I grabbed him. He wiggled away from me pulling himself to the ground.

     I looked down at him. "Did you know that leeches live in the creek? If one gets on you, the only way to remove it is with a knife."

     He stared up at me. "Huh?"

     Then he stood up. "I'm staying with Cissy."

     "Okay…go the long way around," replied Kyle leaving us to fend for ourselves.

     I had a strong feeling there was another way to get across. Scanning the area, I noticed what looked like either an alligator or a log about ten feet away.

     "Sh-h-h," I warned Joey. "Stay here."

     "Where are you going?" he whispered.

     "I'll be right back. Just stay put."

     I walked in the high grass and cattails running along the side of the creek. I kept an eye open for moccasins and alligators. Creeping up to the elongated, dark shape, I studied it carefully before getting any closer.

     It was a large, rotting log covered with green algae and grey fungus. I waved for Joey to follow the trail I had carved.

     "It's a log," I called out to him.

     I stood at the edge of the creek waiting for Joey. "Okay…Joey…it's your turn."

     Joey stepped on the log and scurried across it like a squirrel.

     "That was fun!" he laughed. "I want to do it again."

     I heard a noise coming from the nearby brush. "I think we should keep moving."

     CRASH! Something fell in the water.

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