The clubhouse

The letters painted on the door said “No girls allowed!”¹

Being attracted² to girls was the worst thing a member of the club could do. Even worse than dropping³ a pop-fly during the big summer baseball tournament.

Any boy that let a girl enter⁴ the clubhouse would have to wear the hockey helmet of shame⁵ while the other members took turns hitting⁶ the it with a stick. Then, the offender would be responsible for cleaning the clubhouse⁷ for a month.

It was the only way to keep icky girl cooties from striking ⁸like a plague and making everyone sick⁹.

The club only had to use the rule once. Every boy learned their lesson that day.