“That’s what she told us,” the woman at the table said.
“Come with us,” Eric said, “or you’ll miss your flight.”
Karen Kramer shook her head. She wouldn’t go.
“You stay here,” Cam told Eric. “I’ll get her father.”
Cam hurried to the information desk. “I found her,” she told Mr. Kramer.
“Where is she?”
“She’s at Polly’s Ice Cream.”
Mr. Kramer, Mr. Jansen, and Spaghetti Max followed Cam to Polly’s. Mr. Kramer hurried to his daughter. They hugged.
“I was so worried,” he said. “What are you doing here?”
“I was lost,” Karen said as she got up from the table. “You told me to go to the police when I’m lost. So I came here. But the police didn’t come. I think they’re busy.”
Mr. Kramer took his daughter’s hand. He looked at his watch.
“Let’s go,” he said. “We have to catch our plane.”
He told Cam and Eric, “I should give you two a reward.”
“No, you shouldn’t,” Cam said. “You should hurry to gate eighteen.”
Mr. Kramer smiled. “I can’t thank you enough for finding Karen,” he told them.
Cam, Eric, Mr. Jansen, and Spaghetti Max watched Mr. Kramer and Karen hurry toward the security check by the boarding gates.
“We should go home now,” Mr. Jansen said.
“Oh, no,” Spaghetti Max told his friend. “That man was right. These children deserve a reward. Let’s have some ice cream.”
“I know what flavor I want,” Eric said. “I want blueberry raspberry swirl.”
Cam said, “I want a bubble-gum cone.”
Spaghetti Max said, “I’ll have a strawberry cone with chocolate sprinkles.”
Mr. Jansen looked at the large sign which listed the many flavors of ice cream sold at Polly’s. He thought for a few moments. Then he said, “I’ll take a dish of vanilla ice cream.”
“Vanilla!” Max said loudly. “All those choices, and you want vanilla?”
“I like vanilla.”
“It’s been almost thirty years since I saw you, and you haven’t changed,” Max said. “You always liked things plain and simple.”
“You’re right,” Mr. Jansen said. “I haven’t changed. I still like vanilla ice cream, and I still have the same good friend.”
“Are you BFFs?” Eric asked. “Best friend forever?”
“Maybe,” Mr. Jansen and Mr. Miller said.
Cam looked at Eric.
Eric looked at Cam.
“That’s what we are,” Eric said. “We’re BFFs. Best friends forever.”
A Cam Jansen Memory Game
Take another look at the picture on page 11. Study it. Blink your eyes and say, “Click!” Then turn back here and answer the questions at the bottom of the page. Please, first study the picture, then look at the questions.
1. How many toy animals are on the table? What are they?
2. Who is pointing at the toy animals?
3. Does Cam have stripes or dots on her shirt?
4. Which toy animal is holding cymbals?
5. Are Cam and Eric the only people in the picture?
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