𝗕𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿
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“Ten! Ready or not here I come!”
Bumlets’ voice was loud as he took his hands away from his eyes. He stepped away from the wall and took a quick look around the area of the lodging house he stood in before making his way up the stairs. The sounds of someone shushing someone else was heard as Bumlets walked into the bedroom.
“I hear you,” Bumlets said in a sing-song voice as he lazily scanned the room.
The boy walked to the bunks closest to the bathroom and peaked under it finding Tumbler. The younger boy slightly groaned while the older of the two chuckled.
“Come on bud. Let’s try to find Skittery next,” Bumlets picked Tumbler up and set him on his shoulders as the two walked out of the bedroom area.
The two found Skittery in his usual hiding spot, behind Kloppman’s desk. Tumbler practically jumped off of Bumlets’ shoulders just so he could tackle the other boy. Bumlets let out a laugh as he went to find the other boys. He made his way to the supplies closet and opened the door. He moved a few things around before finding Boots. The younger boy groaned as he left his hiding place and went to join Tumbler and Skittery. All that was left to find was Snipeshooter and Les.
“I know at least one of you is in here,” Bumlets said as he walked back into the bedroom area.
A sneeze caught his attention but he decided to act like he didn’t hear it and walked in the opposite direction of the room. After a moment he returned to where he heard the sneeze and pulled the blanket back and saw Les. The younger boy smiled before climbing onto Bumlets’ shoulders and the two made their way back down the stairs.
After a few minutes Bumlets and Les found Snipeshooter in one of the cupboards behind Kloppman’s desk. The three joined the rest of the boys with Les still on Bumlets’ shoulders.
“Don’t drop me,” Les said as Bumlets squatted down to pick something up for Crutchy.
“I’ve got you bud.”
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“Alright time for bed!” Bumlets said as he picked Boots up and set the younger boy on his shoulders.
The younger boys groaned but followed the older boy up the stairs. The boys got themselves ready for bed while Bumlets sat on one of the bunks waiting for them to settle into their own bunks. The boy smiled at the younger kids as they passed by him on the way to their bunks.
“Alright what story do you guys want tonight?”
