Blogging 100 Cupboards by Nathan Wilson--Part 6

At the barbeque, Henry had his first tast of a soft drink. I nearly cried for Henry because he is so overly sheltered. I think I'll cut him some slack about his wimpiness because of his upbringing. After all, his parents were probably writing books about eating cheese in France, rather than fulfilling their parental obligations (such as stuffing Henry full of oreos, coke, and twinkies). Okay, back to the story.

So, anyway, Henry was working on his fourth pop can (root beer this time) and watching the other kids play baseball. The book says that Henry was scared of the boys. Why? Because they might ask him to play with them ad he doesn't know how to play baseball (it is for times like this that I keep extra slack cut and ready to serve). But no one asked him, so he kept watching. Until Zeke Johnson tossed him a glove and invited him to play. I'm not sure if you remember, but Penny (remember her? I didn't either at first. She's Beatrice's older sister) has a crush on this Zeke dude.

While Henry was "playing" baseball, Thinmint was talking to some guy named Billy. Basically, Peaches told Billy that Thinmint couldn't open Grandpa's door, and Billy thinks he knows how to get it open (yeah, right; something tells me that door will only open unless it wants to). But for some reason, Thinmint doesn't like Billy (ooh, family secretses maybe? Of course not...). Eventually though, Minty agrees to let Billy look at the door. They agreed not to tell Peaches (shame!).

Back to the game: Henry was up to bat. When the ball came, Henry [suprisingly] hit it (the force burned his baby-soft hands though. *snicker*). He made it all the way to first base! Yay! Go Henry! Racical accomlishment! (sarcasm hand raised).

When he got home, Henry made a beeline for the bathroom (shouldn't have drank so much pop). While he was in there, he thought about his accomplishments of the day. He had batted one single, and a double, and struck out a lot. He had also made friends with Zeke. As Henry made his way to his room, he heard wind blowing.

*Sigh*. This book has let me down way too many times. I'm not even going to bother getting my excitment socks on.

Obviously, the wind was coming from the cabinet that the kids had opened. But, for some reason, the floor and Henry's bed (which was under the cabinet in question) were soaking wet (I wonder if the cabinet leads to Forks, Washington. Or maybe a rainforest. But it can't be a rainforest because the wind was cold). Inside the cupboard there were trees. And he could smell dirt and moss (this cabinet really needs a good cleaning). And there were worms on the floor (ew...) Well, at least now we know that things can come out of the cabinets--but how are Henry and Beatrice going to get into that small of a cabinet ('cus you know they will).

Meanwhile, Billy and Thinmint were trying to get the door open. It didn't work. Billy even picked the lock, and then tried to open it. Even though the door was obviously not locked, it still wouldn't open. So Billy went home, and Thinmint picked up Peaches and the girls from the party (I thought they came home with Henry already?). When they arrived at home, Beatrice went to find Henry, and the other two girsl watched TV since Beatrice told them they couldn't com (rude child). But Anastasia ended up coming anyway (you go girl! Don't let your older sister boss you around!). At the door of Henry's room, she--like a good little sister--stopped to listen to the conversation inside. Then she opened the door and freaked out when she saw the worms. Then she threatened to tell Peaches that there was a giant puddle on the floor if Henry and Beatrice didn't explain to her what the heck was going on (snitch). Henry told her that it was from a raincloud. Henry, just because she's three years younger than you doesn't mean that she's a complete idiot. Obviously, Ana didn't believe him. She begged to be let in on the secret, but Beatrice wouldn't tell her because Ana has trouble keeping secrets (good reason). Henry seemed okay with Ana knowing, though. At any rate, on one explained to her.

That night, after everyone was asleep--okay, can someone please explain why books always include that little detail? I mean, obviously the protaganist isn't going to do whatever it is they are not supposed to be doing when everyone's awake--unless the people are in on the secret. Anyway, Henry messed with the plaster on the walls again. He couldn't sleep because he had had too much caffine from the soda (I love that feeling!). Beatrice helped him. They uncovered a lot more cabinets--there are now 99 visible. They both went to bed.

Later that night, Henry woke up suddenly. There was light coming from the mailbox cabinet. And there was a post card in it. As well as a pant leg in the window part. Of course the chapter ends here.

Closing Thoughts:

I would put my excitement socks on, but they're dirty after so many false alarms.

Predictions:

Ana finds out Henry and Beatrice's secret on her own. The last cabinet happens to be in Grandpa's room.