Once I Was a Beehive Page #7

but these guys?

Wow.

Maybe all the praying

and spiritual devotionals

were paying off.

They sure gave us a little pep

in our step.

We could have hiked twice as

far as we planned to that day.

Come to think of it,

I think we did.

Okay, that's really weird.

Does this log look

familiar to anyone?

Don't be silly. It's a log.

They all look the same.

You know, I'm sure it's

just right up around this bend.

Yeah, let's keep going.

Come on.

All right, let's do it.

Are you all right?

No, no, I got it.

Okay.

All right,

that's definitely the same tree.

Oh, my gosh.

I told you we've just been

going around in circles.

No, that's impossible,

Hannah, okay?

I mean, it's... the glacier

should be right there.

Well, maybe it melted.

We could always go back

and ask the rangers.

I give up, okay?

This map is so stupid.

We've been hiking for hours.

We haven't gotten anywhere.

- I'm going back.

- Oh, no, you're not.

I have a special surprise

for everybody

when we reach the top, remember?

We don't care

about the surprise, mom.

Well, then you

better start caring, all right?

'Cause I didn't lug this all the

way up the mountain for nothing,

so you turn your spoiled

little butt around

and start

looking for the glacier.

What's wrong, Makenna?

We don't say b-u-t-t

in our family.

Well, we do in mine.

Okay, let's just take a look

at the map again.

Be my guest.

Look, I think you just

had the map oriented wrong,

'cause that way's north,

and so the glacier

must be that way.

Okay, well, then,

where's the trail?

They can be

really tricky to find,

but I'm sure

if we go that direction,

we'll find a trail marker.

Come on.

See? Trail marker.

Huzzah!

Great work, Lane.

Your last name

isn't Grylls, perchance?

She's our secret weapon.

You believe in me

I have let you down

Don't just rush off.

I have a surprise, remember?

Mykelle! Hey.

I'm not stupid, you know.

I never said you were.

I get it.

You're new, you know?

You want to try

and impress people,

but you don't have to make other

people look dumb in the process.

I'm not trying

to impress anyone.

It kind of seems like you are.

I mean, just be yourself,

you know?

People like you better that way.

I'm just saying.

For the record,

if you've heard that Mormon

girls are perfect little angels

that are never catty

or manipulative,

you're dead wrong.

I'm just saying.

How dare she claim

I was making her look stupid?

She was doing a fine job

of that on her own.

I shouldn't have let

it get to me so bad,

but hey,

I'm no perfect angel myself.

I'm so sorry.

I didn't mean to hit you in the

face. I was just messing around.

I'm sure

it was just an accident.

Of course it was an accident.

That's what happens

when you horse around

like the boy scouts,

and that goes for everyone.

Okay, just take this tissue

and hold it to your nose

until the bleeding stops,

all right?

Maybe I can lighten the mood

with what I have in my pack.

Find a clean patch of snow

and fill up these cups,

because...

It's time...

For snow cones!

I cannot believe you carried

those all the way up here.

Good thing I did.

We need a morale boost bad,

myself included.

Plus, up here a little sugar

goes a long way.

- Oh, I got four more flavors.

- What?

Wait till you taste Pina Colada.

It's so good.

- Delicious.

- Except for cherry.

- I hate cherry.

- Yeah, both.

- Yeah.

- Get as much as you can.

There's a lot of

flavors to choose from.

Pina Colada.

All right, here.

I don't know if I want

tiger's blood or Bree's blood.

- Hilarious, Mindy.

- Disgusting.

Exactly what I was going for,

thanks.

Hey, girls, what do

we say to sister Carrington?

Thank you, sister Carrington.

You're welcome,

but as you eat, I want you

to think of something.

How could I come

to share this delicious treat?

Well, it took a little planning,

sacrifice, creativity,

and a little help

from mother nature,

but in the end, oh,

how sweet the reward.

Now, look at the bottom

of your cups.

Don't show anyone,

but if you remove the tape,

it will reveal the name

of your secret sister.

We're in the middle of nowhere.

How are we supposed

to buy each other gifts?

You can't. No one's buying

secret sister gifts this year.

You're gonna have to use

a little planning, creativity,

sacrifice, a little help

from mother nature.

Find it, make it,

write it, whatever,

but it has to come from you,

and it should mean something.

- Oh.

- Mom.

I didn't say it would be easy.

I only said

it would be worth it.

I still don't know if Carrie

assigned Bree

as my secret sister on purpose

or if it was just bad Karma

for busting her nose

with an ice ball,

but either way I

wasn't looking forward to it.

That was no secret.

Welcome home, weary travelers.

I was starting

to worry about you.

I almost sent up smoke signals.

I got the tents all dry,

and you'll find your clothes

on the line.

Sort them out yourselves.

I'm not your mother.

Well, you turning in already?

What's the deal?

We're just gonna take,

like, a tiny nap, okay?

Who takes a nap at 6 P.M.?

It's... it's been a long day.

I don't remember naptime

in the golden schedule.

It's okay.

Let them rest a bit.

I'll just shuffle some things

around later.

As long as you're okay with it,

but they still have their

dinner duties tonight.

I'll wake them up in a bit.

In that case, I'm gonna go take

hammock duty for a little bit.

Jealous.

You know, come to think of it,

I'm just gonna lay the seat

back in the Van

and just rest my eyes

for a little bit.

Fine.

More time for whittling.

What's wrong?

You're not sleepy?

I can't sleep

when it's light out.

Mm.

You got a knife?

You'd think after all these

years I'd be a better whittler.

I think that's the best-looking

carved mule I've seen.

Trust me, I've seen a lot.

I'm just messing around.

Messing around? Please.

64 years, and I've never seen

anyone your age

whittle like that.

What are you working on?

This is a faith key.

I make it for all the girls.

This one's for you, oh,

or it will be

when I'm finished with it.

What's a faith key?

It's a little something

to remind you

that faith is the key

to solve any problem.

Big or small,

it all starts with faith.

It can't solve everything.

Sure it can.

Just not always exactly

in the way you want it to.

You sound like my dad.

He was a good man, wasn't he?

How do you know?

Holly thought we should be

aware of the situation.

Great.

So now everyone knows?

Just Carrie and I,

and Phoebe, of course.

Are you upset that she told us?

I just don't see

how it's anybody's business.

She wanted us to know

so that we could be more caring,

more sensitive

to how you're feeling.

Why would you guys care?

I'm not even part

of your church.

We don't care.

We don't care

that you're not a member.

If you're with us,

you're family, and we'll try

to treat you as such.

Do you know where this is from?

- No.

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