Spring Break was a great week off. CJ and Steven spent the entire week together hanging out listening to music, watching movies and planning pranks for the last term of their 7th grade year.
Initially Steven was a little worried about getting involved in CJ's antics, but CJ can be very persuasive. Mainly she promised to take all the blame should they get caught. So Steven figured he could have a little fun with none of the risk.
As the week drew to a close they had a list of pranks that Steven felt he could be part of; they didn't involve the science lab at all and couldn't hurt anyone even if they were to go terribly wrong.
Monday arrived too soon as far as the two kids were concerned but armed with plans of mischief they felt that the last term was going to be more bearable. They walked together happily talking jovially and laughing easily. As soon as they arrived in the school yard they looked around to see if anyone was watching them enter the school through the side door. CJ picked the lock on the home ec class, entered and closed the door behind them. Together they slid the oven out from its place against the wall and CJ unplugged the cord from the outlet. CJ then followed the cord to where it connected to the oven itself and smiled; it was completely detachable. Removing the cord she and Steven pushed the oven back against the wall. CJ noticed that the oven had left dirt streaks on the floor and quickly wiped it up. She didn't want to leave any clues that the oven had ever been moved. Now… where to hide the cord? They discussed the teacher's desk but dismissed it because if she found it before having used the oven it wouldn't be funny at all. The cupboards weren't a good choice either, that left either behind the bookshelves or out of the class entirely. Steven didn't think he could handle taking it out of the room so they decided on leaving the cord behind the bookshelf. Sneaking back out to the playground Steven began to giggle.
CJ liked seeing him having so much fun and liked having a partner in crime. Once he got over the initial fear that he was going to get into trouble she was sure she that she could convince him to be part of some more elaborate plans. She also enjoyed watching Steven keep track of the different teachers, the janitor and finally the principal who were all traipsing through the home ec room trying to "fix" the oven. He couldn't believe that no one looked to see if it was plugged in. CJ just sat back and watched Steven; his surprise at people's reaction was almost as much fun. By Thursday the school called in a repair company and it was the worker that found that it was a lack of electricity that was to blame for the oven being on the blitz. Many theories were being tossed around as to how it had become disconnected and where the cord ended up. But a new cord had been purchased and everything was quiet again.
Quiet until Friday morning when CJ and Steven snuck back in and placed the cord in Mrs. Templeton's desk drawer.