Are You Thinking What I'm Thinking? by Belle Payton Page A

put on them.
    Stop it! she scolded herself. Think about poor Harvey.
    And then she recalled the smell of barbecue when they’d chased Harvey to the Whittakers’. Yum! She’d love some barbecue now.
    Hey! Maybe Harvey went back there today to find more barbecue. Maybe the dog was hungry. Maybe he liked Texas barbecue.
    â€œNo dog in the Whittakers’ yard!” Rosa’s voice called up to them a few minutes later.
    Ava groaned. She’d been sure they’d find Harvey there.
    â€œAl?” she whispered.
    Alex opened her eyes. “Did you see him? Did you get a vision?”
    â€œNo.” Ava felt horrible. Alex sounded so hopeful. “There’s something I need to tell you.”
    â€œWhat?”
    And then Ava remembered. Not far down the street from Charlotte’s gated community was Fighting Tiger BBQ, the main competitor of Jimmy’s Pit Bar-B-Q, where her family often ate. If Harvey really did like barbecue, it’d make sense for him to run to Fighting Tiger. Everyone raved about their baby back ribs and oak-smoked brisket.
    â€œI have an idea! Come with me!” Ava slid down the slide. Alex slid after her.
    â€œDid you do it? Did it work?” Emily asked.
    â€œDo you know where the dog is?” Rosa cried.
    â€œWe’ll be right back!” Ava called. “Stay here.” She grabbed Alex’s hand and pulled her toward the road.
    â€œDo you know? Do you?” Alex cried. She ran alongside Ava. Her long, colorful scarves rippled behind her like the tail of a kite.
    â€œMaybe. I hope so,” Ava said. “Hurry!”
    â€œI’m trying!” Alex called, as she tripped on a scarf and nearly face-planted.
    â€œThese have to go.” Ava grabbed the scarves and gave a yank, and they both heard a loud rrrrrip .
    â€œYou tore my skirt!” Alex cried.
    â€œSorry,” Ava apologized. “Your costume was slowing us down.”
    â€œI can’t believe you! What am I going to wear to Lindsey’s party?” Alex demanded.
    â€œWe’ll figure it out later. It’s not like you were going to wear the same costume twice today,” Ava pointed out.
    â€œYou didn’t know that,” Alex said, inspecting the tear.
    â€œI did. I know you , remember?” Ava said. “Come on. Let’s find Harvey.” She began to sprint again. Alex followed, running a lot faster now.
    â€œThis place?” Alex asked, as Ava stopped in front of Fighting Tiger BBQ. “Did you visualize a tiger?”
    â€œNot exactly.” Ava looked around. The parking lot was packed with fans from the game. The smell of tangy barbecue sauce wafted out of the restaurant and made her stomach grumble again. Going inside would be dangerous.
    â€œYou go ask about Harvey inside. I’ll check the parking lot,” Ava told Alex.
    â€œBut you haven’t told me why we’re here,” Alex protested. “How did you do it?”
    â€œLater,” Ava promised. “Harvey! Harvey!” she called as she searched by each and every car.
    Alex met her in the lot behind the building. “No one inside has seen him.”
    â€œHe’s not in the parking lot either.” Ava sighed. Her idea hadn’t been right, after all. “I’m sorry.”
    â€œWhy are you sorry?” Alex asked.
    Ava couldn’t keep it from her sister any longer. She told Alex about how she’d really found Rosa’s bracelet. And why she’d brought them to the barbecue place.
    Alex was quiet for a long time.
    â€œAren’t you going to yell at me?” When Alex was quiet, it made Ava nervous. She always had something to say.
    Alex shook her head. “You don’t think it’s a little bit possible that we have powers?”
    â€œWere you able to see the bracelet or see Harvey?” Ava asked.
    â€œNo, but that doesn’t mean we aren’t telepathic,” Alex protested. “I feel it. I