Beth," Melanie said, laughing. "You're
ridiculous."
"Well, we don't have any TC offenses on her yet," said
Jana. "And if she knows we're following her, we may not be able to get
any."
"What on earth does 'TC' mean?" asked Katie.
"It's Mel's term for Teen Court," Jana answered.
Katie put her hands over her eyes. "I should have known
it was something Edwards thought up."
"I'll try to follow her after lunch," said Jana. "Geena's
in my social studies class, and it will seem natural to her if I'm headed in
the same direction as she is."
"Try following in front of her," said Melanie. "That's
what they do in the private-eye shows on television."
"How can I watch what she's doing if I'm in front of
her?" asked Jana.
"Look in your mirror while you're walking,"
Melanie suggested.
"And run into every kid in the hallway?" Jana
responded.
"It wouldn't be bad if they were boys," Melanie
shot back.
"I think Melanie's just found a new way to spend her
afternoons," said Katie. "Walking through the halls at ram speed
running into boys."
Melanie stuck her tongue out at Katie, and the others
laughed.
When the first bell rang for class, Jana stood on her toes
and peeked through the bobbing heads of the people walking in front of her. She
could see Geena's reddish-brown head not too far away. She was sure Geena hadn't
seen her yet, and if Jana stayed far enough behind, maybe she could keep it
that way. The social studies classroom was down the hallway they had just
passed, so Geena must be going to her locker first to get her books.
Abruptly Geena stopped and looked back.
Jana quickly bent her knees and dropped down into what must
have looked like a duck walk so she wouldn't be seen. Two eighth-grade girls
were staring at Jana as if she had totally flipped. Jana pasted a goofy smile
on her face and acted as if she were flicking ashes from a cigar, saying, "Just
practicing my Groucho Marx routine."
She raised her head cautiously and saw that Geena had
started walking again. When Geena stopped at her locker and started working the
combination lock, Jana hurried past and crossed the hall to stand at the end of
a row of lockers where she could watch Geena and duck out of sight if she had
to. Also, she would be behind Geena again when she headed back to the social
studies class.
Geena opened her locker and reached into the bottom to pick
up a book, giving Jana a clear view of the shelf at the top. Jana's eyes opened
wide at what she saw there, and she slumped against the wall behind her,
nodding her head in satisfaction. There it was—the evidence she needed to take
Geena before the Teen Court where she could be punished for at least some of
the mean things she had been doing. Jana smiled to herself. She had an idea
about how to get the evidence out of Geena's locker, too.
CHAPTER 11
"Jana!"
Jana waited for Funny Hawthorne to catch up with her as she
watched Geena go into the social studies classroom.
"Jana, have I got news for you, " said
Funny. She was all smiles, as usual.
Jana loved Funny's bubbly personality. It was what made her
want to be friends with Funny in spite of the fact they belonged to rival
cliques.
Funny looked over her shoulder as if to see who might hear
and then said, "Laura isn't going to run against you in the Miss Seventh
Grade contest. With everyone talking about you and Randy and no one else
running, she won't say it, but I know she thinks she doesn't have a chance of
beating you if no one else enters."
Jana knew that Funny liked Laura a lot, but she must really
be Jana's friend, too, for her to tell her about Laura. "I'm glad. I
really didn't want the contest to be a battle between The Fabulous Five and The
Fantastic Foursome. You know who's the real cause of my being in
the contest in the first place."
Funny giggled and covered her mouth. "Me!" she
said merrily. "Not that I don't think Laura's super. She's a good friend.
I just think that you and Randy will be the perfect Mr. and Miss
ridiculous."
"Well, we don't have any TC offenses on her yet," said
Jana. "And if she knows we're following her, we may not be able to get
any."
"What on earth does 'TC' mean?" asked Katie.
"It's Mel's term for Teen Court," Jana answered.
Katie put her hands over her eyes. "I should have known
it was something Edwards thought up."
"I'll try to follow her after lunch," said Jana. "Geena's
in my social studies class, and it will seem natural to her if I'm headed in
the same direction as she is."
"Try following in front of her," said Melanie. "That's
what they do in the private-eye shows on television."
"How can I watch what she's doing if I'm in front of
her?" asked Jana.
"Look in your mirror while you're walking,"
Melanie suggested.
"And run into every kid in the hallway?" Jana
responded.
"It wouldn't be bad if they were boys," Melanie
shot back.
"I think Melanie's just found a new way to spend her
afternoons," said Katie. "Walking through the halls at ram speed
running into boys."
Melanie stuck her tongue out at Katie, and the others
laughed.
When the first bell rang for class, Jana stood on her toes
and peeked through the bobbing heads of the people walking in front of her. She
could see Geena's reddish-brown head not too far away. She was sure Geena hadn't
seen her yet, and if Jana stayed far enough behind, maybe she could keep it
that way. The social studies classroom was down the hallway they had just
passed, so Geena must be going to her locker first to get her books.
Abruptly Geena stopped and looked back.
Jana quickly bent her knees and dropped down into what must
have looked like a duck walk so she wouldn't be seen. Two eighth-grade girls
were staring at Jana as if she had totally flipped. Jana pasted a goofy smile
on her face and acted as if she were flicking ashes from a cigar, saying, "Just
practicing my Groucho Marx routine."
She raised her head cautiously and saw that Geena had
started walking again. When Geena stopped at her locker and started working the
combination lock, Jana hurried past and crossed the hall to stand at the end of
a row of lockers where she could watch Geena and duck out of sight if she had
to. Also, she would be behind Geena again when she headed back to the social
studies class.
Geena opened her locker and reached into the bottom to pick
up a book, giving Jana a clear view of the shelf at the top. Jana's eyes opened
wide at what she saw there, and she slumped against the wall behind her,
nodding her head in satisfaction. There it was—the evidence she needed to take
Geena before the Teen Court where she could be punished for at least some of
the mean things she had been doing. Jana smiled to herself. She had an idea
about how to get the evidence out of Geena's locker, too.
CHAPTER 11
"Jana!"
Jana waited for Funny Hawthorne to catch up with her as she
watched Geena go into the social studies classroom.
"Jana, have I got news for you, " said
Funny. She was all smiles, as usual.
Jana loved Funny's bubbly personality. It was what made her
want to be friends with Funny in spite of the fact they belonged to rival
cliques.
Funny looked over her shoulder as if to see who might hear
and then said, "Laura isn't going to run against you in the Miss Seventh
Grade contest. With everyone talking about you and Randy and no one else
running, she won't say it, but I know she thinks she doesn't have a chance of
beating you if no one else enters."
Jana knew that Funny liked Laura a lot, but she must really
be Jana's friend, too, for her to tell her about Laura. "I'm glad. I
really didn't want the contest to be a battle between The Fabulous Five and The
Fantastic Foursome. You know who's the real cause of my being in
the contest in the first place."
Funny giggled and covered her mouth. "Me!" she
said merrily. "Not that I don't think Laura's super. She's a good friend.
I just think that you and Randy will be the perfect Mr. and Miss
Similar Books
The Adventures of Mr. Maximillian Bacchus and His Travelling Circus
Clive Barker, David Niall Wilson, Richard A. Kirk
