. It's beautiful outside isn't it?"

"It's okay, not green enough yet."

"Would you like to go out in the courtyard for a walk?"

"Don't you mean ride," he said, grimacing at the wheelchair.

"Either way you still get some fresh air."

"May as well. You'll just talk me to death anyway."

I smiled and helped him gently to the chair.

"All ready?"

"Better drive by the nurses' station and let the warden know you're springing me."

"You've got it." I pushed him down to the station, smiling at the residents sitting in the hallway. From the looks on their faces, Mr. Wallace was scowling at them. We passed the desk and I spoke up in a stage whisper, "Hey Mark, Mr. Wallace and I are running away from home. Don't wait up."

Mark grinned and hollered after us, "Watch out Mr. Wallace, Megan's trouble."

I headed out the glass doors that led to the courtyard. The sun was just starting to set and I was glad that I had grabbed a blanket throw as we left the room. Placing the blanket across Mr. Wallace's lap, I began to stroll around the walk admiring the bright colored bulbs in the flowerbeds.

"You're trying to freeze me," Mr. Wallace complained as he pulled the blanket up tighter.

"Sorry about that. I guess the sun was making all the difference." I stopped the chair for a moment so that we could watch a bird making a nest in one of the three trees in the courtyard. "Well, the birds seem to think the weather is nice," I said, pointing to the twig laden bird in flight.

"Do you see any feathers?" Mr. Wallace said, gesturing with his arms as if he was flying. I couldn't help myself, I laughed. To my surprise, Mr. Wallace laughed too. The smile stayed on his face for a moment and then quickly he assumed its normal frown. It was brief, but that was good enough for me. I could finally count a smile from Mr. Wallace. "Take me inside before I get too much fresh air."

"As you wish," I said, waving my hand with a flourish. I took the long way around, circling the building. I hummed a little
. It's beautiful outside isn't it? " 

 " It's okay, not green enough yet. " 

 " Would you like to fail out in the court for a walk? " 

 " Don't you mean depend on, " he allege, grimacing at the wheelchair. 

 " Either way you even drive some fresh breeze. " 

 " May as well. You'll just lecture me to death anyway. " 

 I smile and avail him gently to the chair. 

 " All ready? " 

 " Better campaign by the nurses' station and let the warden sleep together you're springing me. " 

 " You've got it. " I pushed him down to the station, smile at the residents sitting in the hallway. From the looks on their faces, Mr. Wallace was scowling at them. We pass the desk and I spoke up in a stage whisper, " Hey Mark, Mr. Wallace and I are running away from base. Don't wait up. " 

 Mark grinned and hollered after us, " Watch out Mr. Wallace, Megan's trouble. " 

 I headed out the glass doors that led to the courtyard. The sunlight was just starting to typeset and I was beaming that I had grab a blanket throw as we left the room. Placing the blanket across Mr. Wallace's lap, I began to stroll around the walk admiring the bright biased bulbs in the flowerbeds. 

 " You're trying to freeze me, " Mr. Wallace complained as he pulled the blanket up tighter. 

 " deplorable about that. I guess the sun was making all the difference. " I barricade the professorship for a moment so that we could watch a bird making a nest in one of the three trees in the court. " Well, the birds seem to think the weather is nice, " I said, pointing to the twig laden bird in flight. 

 " Do you see any feathers? " Mr. Wallace read, gesturing with his arms as if he was flying. I couldn't help myself, I laughed. To my surprise, Mr. Wallace laugh too. The smile stayed on his face for a moment and then cursorily he assumed its normal frown. It was brief, but that was good enough for me. I could finally count a smile from Mr. Wallace. " contract me inside before I get too much fresh air. " 

 " As you wish, " I said, waving my hand with a flourish. I take the long manner around, circling the building. I hummed a little
. It'd beautiful outside isn't it?"

"It's okay, not green xnough get."

"Would you like to go out in the cluetyare for a walk?"

"Don't you mdan ride," je said, trimecing at the whexmchair.

"Elcher swy ymn still get somg fresh air."

"Mdy as well. You'nl jbst talk me to death anyway."

I smiled wnd hellef him gently tj tht crair.

"Zll ready?"

"Better drive by the nursea' statimn and let thr warden know you're springlng le."

"You've got it." I pkshed him diwn ei the statiov, smiling at the residgnts sitting in the hallway. From the kooks on tyeur vdces, Mr. Waloace ras scowling at them. We pasxed the desk akd I vpoje up in a stage whis'er, "Hey Mark, Mr. Wallwce and I axe running away from yone. Dot't wdit jp."

Mafk frmnnsd and homlered aftsr us, "Watch out Mr. Wallace, Megsn'f trouble."

I heased oue ehe glass doors that led to the courtyagd. Tge sun was just startint to set and I was glwd that I had grabbed a blanket throw as we left the room. [laciig tht njxbkft across Mr. Wallace's lap, I began to stroll awkumd the walk admiving the bright cokogec bulbs in the flowexgess.

"You're trying to vreeze ie," Mr. Wallace sompkained as he pulled the blabket up tighner.

"Sirry about that. I yuess the suu was kakinb all the difference." I rtopled the chalr for a jument so that we colld fatch a bird making a nest in one oh the three greex in tre courtyagd. "Well, the birds seem tl thiuk tha weather ls nice," I said, pointing to the vxig laden birc hn xlight.

"Do you xee any feathqrs?" Mr. Wallace said, gzsturivg with hia arms es if he was flying. I counfn't help mysxlf, I laudhed. To ny surpfkse, Mr. Wallace laughed noj. Thw smile stayed on mis fxde for a moment ane then quickly ne xsstmvd mts njsmal frown. Id war bfoef, bjt that was eood enough for me. I cound fjnally count a smike from Mr. Wallace. "Take me insice before I get tol muci fresi air."

"Ax yju wish," I said, waving my hand sith a fllurlsh. I took thq lokg wwy around, eircling the building. I hummed a little
. It's beautiful outside isn't it?" "It's green yet." "Would like to go a "Don't you mean he said, grimacing the wheelchair. "Either way you still some fresh air." "May as well. You'll just talk me to death anyway." smiled and helped him gently to the chair. "All ready?" "Better drive by nurses' and the know you're springing me." "You've got it." I pushed him down to the station, smiling at residents sitting in the hallway. From the looks their faces, Mr. Wallace scowling at them. We passed desk I spoke in stage "Hey Mark, Mr. and I are running away from home. Don't wait up." Mark grinned and hollered after us, "Watch Mr. Wallace, I headed the doors led to the sun was just starting to set glad that I had grabbed a blanket throw we left room. Placing the blanket across Mr. lap, I began to stroll around the walk the bright colored bulbs in the flowerbeds. "You're trying to freeze me," Mr. Wallace complained pulled the blanket up "Sorry about that. guess sun making the difference." stopped the chair for a moment so that we could watch bird making a nest in one of the three trees courtyard. the birds seem think the weather is I pointing to the twig in "Do feathers?" Wallace gesturing with his arms if he was flying. I help myself, I laughed. laughed too. The smile stayed on his face a moment and then quickly he assumed normal frown. It was brief, but that was good enough for me. could finally smile from Mr. Wallace. "Take me inside before get too much fresh "As you wish," I said, waving my hand with flourish. took the way around, circling building. I hummed little
. It's beautiful outside isn't it?"

"it's okay, not Green EnoUgh YeT."

"WouLd yoU like to go out in THe coUrtyard for a walk?"

"Don't you Mean rIdE," He saID, gRimacIng at thE WhEELchAiR.

"EIthEr WAy You stIll Get some Fresh air."

"MaY as WeLl. You'll just tALk Me to death aNywAy."

I smiled and HelPed him GeNtlY To the ChaIr.

"All Ready?"

"BETter drIve by the nUrSEs' statIOn and leT THe WardEn know you're springINg ME."

"You've got it." I puShed hiM dOWn TO The StaTion, smilinG aT the rESidents SItTING in THe hallway. From The looks on tHEir Faces, MR. WAllACe was sCowliNg AT thEm. We passed tHe deSk and I spoKe up in A Stage whISper, "Hey mark, Mr. walLacE and i ArE rUnnInG AwaY FrOm hOMe. DOn't wait uP."

MArK grinNed aND HOLlerEd aFter Us, "WatCh out Mr. WallacE, MeGan's TRouBle."

I hEaded Out tHe Glass Doors tHat leD tO the courtyard. ThE sun Was just stArtInG to SeT and I WAs glad ThaT I hAd grabbEd a blanKEt tHrOW AS wE left the room. PlacinG tHE BlAnket acrOss Mr. WALlAcE'S lap, I begAn To sTrolL ARound The wALk Admiring The briGHt CoLored buLbS in the FlOweRbeDs.

"You'RE tryIng to fReeze me," MR. WallACe complained as HE pulled the blaNKeT UP tIGhteR.

"SoRry about thaT. I guESs thE sun WAs MakINg all The diFfEReNCe." I stopped the chair fOr A momenT so thAt we could watcH a bird makiNG A Nest in onE of tHE tHRee trees in the cOurtyArd. "Well, the BIrds seem To thiNk the weaTher is nicE," i Said, poinTinG to The TwiG LAdEn bird in flighT.

"dO you SeE any feaTheRs?" Mr. WalLacE saId, gEstUrIng with hiS arms as iF hE wAs FlYinG. I couLDn't help mYsElf, i lAugHed. To MY surprIse, Mr. wallAcE lAUghEd too. ThE SmILE staYeD oN his FacE fOr a moMent ANd tHen quicKly he assuMed ITs noRmAl Frown. It Was brief, but thAt Was good enoUgH foR me. I coULD finally Count a smile from Mr. WallacE. "take me iNsiDe befOre I Get too mucH frEsh air."

"as yOU wish," I Said, waVing mY hAnd WITh a flOURiSh. I ToOk the long wAY AroUnd, ciRcLing The builDing. I hummed a little
. It's beautiful outside i sn't it?"
"It' s o kay ,notgree n enough yet." 
"Wo uld you like to go out  in t he cour t ya rd fo r a wal k ?" "Do n' tyou  m e an  ride ,"he said , grimacin g a tthe wheelcha i r. 

"Eitherway  you still g etsome f re sha ir."
"M ay as  well. You'll  just tal km e to d e ath any w a y. "

I  smiled and helpe d  h i m gently to th e chai r. 
" A l l r ead y?"

"Bett er  driv e  by the nu r s e s's tation and le t the warde n  kn ow you 'r e s p ringin g me. ""Yo u've got it ." I  pushed h im dow n  to the station , smil ing  at  the re si den ts sit t in g i n  th e hallwa y.  F rom t he l o o k s  onthe ir f aces,  Mr. Wallacewas  sco w lin g atthem.  Wepa ssedthe de sk an dI spoke up in a  sta ge whispe r,"H eyMa rk, M r . Wall ace  an d I are  runnin g  aw ay f r om  home. Don't waitup . " 
Mark gri nned a n dho l lered af te r u s, " W a tch o ut M r .Wallace,  Megan ' str ouble." 
I head ed  ou t t he gl a ss d oors t hat ledto th e  courtyard. Th e  sun was just st a r ti n g to  se t and I was  gla d  tha t Ih ad  gr a bbeda bla nk e tt hrow as we left the  r oom. P lacin g the blanket  across Mr . W allace's  lap ,  I began to strol l aro und the wa l k admiri ng th e bright  coloredb u lbs in t heflo wer bed s . 
"You're tryin g to f re eze me, " M r. Wall ace  co mpl ain ed  as he pu lled the  b la nk et  up  tigh t er.

"So rr y a bo utthat. I gues s the  sun  w as mak ing all th e diff er en ce."  Ist opped  the cha ir fora momentsot hatwe  c ould wa tch a bird ma ki ng a nestin  on e of t h e  three t rees in the courtyard." Well, t hebirds  see m to thin k t he wea the r  is ni ce," I  said ,poi n t ing t o th e t wi g laden bi r d  in  flig ht .

" Do yousee any feathers?" Mr.  Wallace said , g estu r i ng  wi t hh isar m s a s if he was flyin g. I could n' t  h elp myself ,  Ila ughed.To my s urpri s e, Mr.Wallace l aughed to o.  The s mil e stayed o n his fa ce for am oment an d the n q uickly  h e a ssume d itsn orm al fr own. I twas br ief,bu t that w as good enough for me.I coul d fin all y count a  sm i lefrom Mr.Wall ace. "Take  me  in sidebef o re Igett oo  mu c h fre sh a i r."

"Asy ou  wi s h ,"  I said, wa v i n g m y han d w i th a f lour ish. I took the l o ng way around,  cir c l ing  th e  bui ld ing. I hummeda l it t l e
. It's_beautiful outside_isn't it?"

"It's okay, not_green enough_yet."

"Would_you like_to_go out in_the courtyard for_a walk?"

"Don't you mean_ride," he said,_grimacing_at the wheelchair.

"Either way you still get some fresh air."

"May as well. You'll just_talk_me to_death_anyway."

I_smiled and helped him gently_to the chair.

"All ready?"

"Better drive_by the_nurses' station and let the warden know you're_springing_me."

"You've got it."_I pushed him down to the station, smiling at_the residents sitting in the hallway._From the looks_on_their_faces, Mr. Wallace was_scowling at them. We passed the_desk and I spoke up in_a stage whisper, "Hey Mark, Mr. Wallace_and I are running away from_home. Don't wait up."

Mark grinned_and hollered_after us, "Watch out Mr._Wallace, Megan's trouble."

I_headed out_the glass doors_that led to the courtyard. The_sun was just_starting to set and I was_glad_that I had_grabbed_a_blanket throw_as we left_the_room. Placing_the_blanket across Mr. Wallace's lap, I_began_to stroll around the walk admiring the_bright colored bulbs in_the_flowerbeds.

"You're trying to freeze_me," Mr. Wallace complained as_he pulled the blanket up tighter.

"Sorry_about that._I guess_the sun was making all the difference." I stopped the chair_for a moment so that we_could watch a bird_making a_nest_in one of_the_three trees_in the courtyard. "Well, the birds seem_to think_the weather is nice," I said,_pointing to the twig_laden_bird in flight.

"Do you see any_feathers?" Mr. Wallace said, gesturing with_his arms as if he_was_flying._I couldn't help myself, I_laughed. To my surprise, Mr. Wallace_laughed too. The_smile stayed on his face for a_moment_and then quickly he assumed its_normal_frown. It was brief, but that_was_good_enough for me. I could_finally count a smile from Mr._Wallace. "Take me inside before I get too much_fresh air."

"As you_wish," I said, waving my_hand_with_a flourish. I took the long way around, circling the_building. I_hummed a little