Spider Quinn 08: The Three Misfits - Part 4

It didn’t take Anna long to find such a map. She pick up several different ones and returned to the table when she saw Gerald staring at Ted with annoyance.

“Thanks,” Quinn said, when Anna passed out the map. “Let’s see. Arboretum, to the southeast. The Zoo, also to the southeast.”

“Forests to the west and east,” Gerald added.

“Reed beds along the Creek to the southeast also,” Anna added.

“And the lake to the south,” Quinn said.

“Although it is the furthest,” Ted said.

“True,” Quinn said.

“And the eastern forests are closer than those on the west.” Anna said.

“That’s because the subdivisions extend further to the west,” Gerald said.

“True,” Anna allowed.

“So, where?” Ted asked.

“I’d say the Zoo,” Quinn said.

“Arboretum,” Ben said. “A controlled environment compared to the forests or the wetlands.”

“Forest,” Gerald said. “On the east.”

“Forest, but on the west,” Anna said.

“Disagreement,” Ted said as he wrote a note.

“Yes,” Quinn said with a sigh. “I guess I can do a forest, maybe on the west.”

“I guess the west would do then,” Gerald said.

“Oh why, the west?” Ben groused. “It is thicker than the eastern forests.”

“We could go to the east instead if you like,” Quinn said.

“No, it’s fine,” Ben said.

“Are you sure?” Quinn asked.

“I’ll cope!” Ben said.

‘It doesn’t sound like it,’ Anna realised. She knew that she was going to be talking to him later.

“So, when will this take place?” Gerald asked.

“Like, I would have liked tomorrow, but the holidays are starting,” Quinn said. “So, it’ll be after the holidays.”

“Good!” Ben said. “I can cope with that.”

“The article will be coming out then, too,” Ted said.

“But we will meet again tomorrow,” Quinn said.

“Sure,” Anna said.

( Anna and Ben left first... )