 listening library presents clean getaway by Nick Stone read for you by Dion Graham each of us is more than the worst thing we've ever done Brian Stevenson Alabama the yellow hammer state state motto we dare maintain our rights state flower camellia state tree southern long leaf green book Damienke's diner state capital Montgomery fun fact home of the world's tallest office chair in aniston state bird yellow hammer route one quite a ways to go it might sound silly but the William Scoob Lamar the welcome to Alabama the beautiful sign looks well beautiful not as beautiful as his best friend Shanice Lockwood in her yellow sundress but beautiful enough to make Scoob tip his head back close his eyes and sigh into the breeze blown through the open passenger side window of G ma's Winnebago exhale dad's lockdown inhale the sweet fragrance of freedom which smells like pine mixed with a little bit of truck exhaust you all right over there Scoobadoob G ma says from the driver's seat she's propped up on the gingham covered foam wedge she uses to see over the steering wheel pale polka dotted little hands perfectly positioned at 10 and 2 she's only 4 feet 11 inches tall G ma is hearing his full nickname makes Scoob cringe G ma gave it to him when he was 5 years old and obsessed with an old cartoony used to watch at her house about a dog who liked to solve mysteries G ma thought it was just too adorable that he couldn't pronounce Scooby-Doo and because Shanice was G ma's neighbor she picked up on the nickname and started using it at school so it stuck well the Scoob bar did which is fine kind of cool even Scoobadoob though G ma he says you mind if we stick to Scoob the rest is a little babyish no offense he adds oh none taking G ma says my apologies mr. Scoob I mean you can drop the mister too Scoob goes on this makes G ma laugh which makes Scoob smile he'd never tell anybody but there's really no sound in the world he loves more than his grandmother's barking laughter dad's not a fan says it grates on him because it's the one reminder of G ma's past smoking days and potential future lung cancer sample complete ready to continue