When Paul went to the drama club, he saw some familiar faces. His mga kaibigan were there. There were also some acquaintances he had been with in school plays in the past. He saw one girl who he had not seen before. She kept her long, brown hair in a ponytail, and she wore blue jeans. She seemed laid back and fairly quiet. Was she the one for him? At the very least, they could possibly be good friends. She took notice of him too. She said, "Hello." He thought she seemed friendly enough, so he sinabi "hello" back. She said, "I'm Maeve. What's your name?" He said, "I'm Paul. Are you new here?" She said, "Kind of. I came here last year, but I wasn't involved in any clubs or anything. To tell you the truth, I was scared." He said, "Don't worry. You're ligtas here, Maeve." She smiled. She said, "Thanks, Paul." Pretty soon, it was time for the tryouts for the upcoming school play. Paul and Maeve were chosen to go first. They were asked to play out a scene where one character was injured, and the other character helped the injured character. Paul naturally was able to pretend to limp. Maeve was able to convincingly pretend to be concerned, wanting to help. This impressed Paul. It seemed that Maeve was equally impressed with Paul's ability to pretend to be injured. After the tryouts ended, Paul and Maeve were told that they both got the lead. They congratulated each other. Paul said, "I'm not surprised you got the lead. You're good at acting." Maeve smiled. "I say the same to you. I look pasulong to rehearsing with you." He said, "Likewise." After a pause, he said, "I know we just met, but would you like to go out for hapunan later?" She said, "Certainly. I'd like to get to know madami about you." He said, "I'd like to get to know you too." Paul couldn't wait to tell Hank that he got a date. He wondered if maybe Hank got a petsa as well.
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 tumawid 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 sa pamamagitan ng the fireworks. Carl said, "I think he's mascot material. He doesn't have a problem with crowds or 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 susunod day, Leila and Greeley took Paul for a walk on the tabing-dagat while Leila's aunt and uncle relaxed on the beach. Greeley said, "I can't believe today is our last araw here." Leila said, "I know. Vacations always go sa pamamagitan ng 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 sinabi to Leila, "Thank you for inviting me to go on vacation with you, Leila." She said, "You're welcome, Greeley." He said, "We'll have to do some madami fun things this summer." She said, "Yeah. That would be great." They settled into their beds to rest for the trip the susunod morning.
