BOY!

He needed a job. An occupation with a title. Something distinguished. Matthew Campbell, Boy ________.

Matthew Campbell, Boy Detective hadn’t lasted long. For his first case, Matthew had selected The Case of the Sobbing Sibling to find out why his sister Anne, who was in 9th grade, cried so much. Matthew’s dad looked at the notebook where Matthew had begun charting his surveillance and interview prospects. He whistled. “Boy, you’re tackling the heavy hitters, there,” he said. “Listen, buddy, good luck with that one.”

As it turns out, boy detectives got told too often to mind their own business. So that was done.

Matthew Campbell, Boy Scientist was axed when his microscope broke, and Matthew’s brother Andy advised him that if he was really set on being Matthew Campbell, Boy Dancer, he had better not let anyone at school know about it.

That’s when Matthew Campbell, Boy Narcotics Officer made his debut, but the 4th grade didn’t really seem to need a Narc. He tried expanding to the high school, but that ended badly.

It just… ended badly. Matthew would not care to elaborate, thank you.

But this one – this one would be different. This was the one. Matthew Campbell, Boy Chef. This was going to be IT.