Page 63 of Take This Heart
“Number one, North of North, which we can’t use because it’s a TV show…
Number two, Moose N Us, which we can’t use because it’s dumb…”
“Hey!” Tully protests, laughing.
“Number three, The Windy Shore…which we kinda like…And number four, Wild Haven—that’s my addition…”
“What about Windhaven?” Goldie asks.
“Ooo, that’s a nice one,” Grandma Donna says.
She and Grandma Nancy have been pretty quiet, just enjoying watching their family. It’s sweet. Reminds me of my grandmothers.
“I like that,” Camden says, adding it to the list. “I like that a lot.”
“Me too,” Everett says.
“What about Elm & Echo?” Noah asks.
“That’s actually really nice too,” Goldie says.
I nod. I like that and Windhaven, but I don’t want to sway the votes. It should be their decision.
“Okay, let’s add that one,” Camden says. “Final contenders…”
He erases the other list and makes a new one.
1. The Windy Shore
2. Windhaven
3. Elm & Echo
“Anything else?” he asks.
No one says anything.
“Okay, let’s vote.” Goldie passes out papers. She looks at the screen. “Do you have paper there to write your answers?”
“Yep,” Dylan says.
Noah nods.
We all write our answers, fold them up, and then toss them into a big bowl. Camden shakes them up and reads them off, tallying on the whiteboard as he goes. Then Dylan and Noah read their votes.
“All right. Two for The Windy Shore, six for Windhaven, and two for Elm & Echo,” Camden says. “We have a clear winner.”
“Wait, who voted twice?” Goldie asks.
“I really like Windhaven,” Everett says, chuckling.
Everyone laughs.
“Windhaven, it is.” Camden circles it on the whiteboard. “And I think Elm & Echo could be a high contender for the restaurant.”
“Woohoo! I love it,” Goldie says.
“Good job, guys.” Everett grins at everyone.
