Chapter 2
Jaelyn Point of View
Well, I guess Kat kind of explained about me already, so I'll just get right to the point. That night, Krys was all excited, of course. Fashion and boys are her thing. Gracie was trying to ask her to make sketches for disguises they would use to blend in on their mission. Kat started reading, because of course, she could care less about boys. Izzy was saying "Go to bed everyone!" And of course, I researched, because thats what I do best.
I woke up in the middle of the night. It was 2 in the morning and we had school the next day, but that's okay. What woke me up wasn't the bright light from the moon shining through our big window. It wasn't even Krys squealing in her sleep. It was the feeling that something was wrong. Definitely wrong. So I sneaked out quietly ( not that hard, since I'm quiet anyways), and tip toed down the long hallway. I went past the sword of Gillian Gallagher, and down a few more halls until I came to a secret passage entrance behind huge statue. I slipped in. Pop fact, the architects in charge of rebuilding the school after the fire used the same design as the old blue prints, but also put in some new passages. They then destroyed the floor plans, so no one really knows every passage. This happens to be one of the added ones. Just to let you know, you might want to get used to me reciting random facts. It happens quite often, actually. When I arrived at the library, I went to the oldest section. It includes lots of spy information. However, I just couldn't find anything about Blackthorne at all! And I mean nothing. I, Jaelyn, had struck out.
I snuck back into the passage, but when i came out, I saw two teachers coming. I hid behind the statue. Then, Dr. Fibbs and Madame Dabney came around the corner talking in low voices. "What if it's still what it used to be?" Madame Dabney asked. I was wondering what they were talking about. Then I got alarmed when I heard Dr. Fibbs reply "I don't know. I just sure hope the headmistress knows what she's doing."
I didn't dare tell the other girls. I. Didn't. Tell. Them. I know I maybe wasn't being the best friend, but if it would make them worried, I wouldn't want that to happen. Or if it would make them curious. That might be worse. When I went to all my classes the next day, everything seemed like usual. But it wasn't. Not for me, atleast. "What's wrong, Jaelyn?" Izzy asked me when she saw the worried look on my face. "Nothing", I lied to her. (Lying to my friends makes me feel horrible, even if it is part of being a spy.) "Well, nothing always means something, you know", Krys told me mischievously. "Yeah, what's going on?" Gracie asked. Kat gave me the evil stare. "Okay, okay", I said. I needed to make up another lie, and quick! "Um, well", I started. "My younger brother wanted to go to spy school too, but my parents told him he was too young to go to the boys spy school back in South Korea, and he is really, really mad. And it's never good when Jay is mad!" I blurted. Krys raised her eyebrows. Why does she have to be so darn good at detecting lies. "Are you sure that's it?" Kat asked me with suspicion. "Positive. I just feel bad for him", I replied. And that was good enough of an answer for them.
During Coveops, the last class of the day, all of the girls in our class were in for a surprise. Well, everyone but us five. "Everyone to the back of the truck", Ms. Abby (she told us to just call her that instead of Mrs. Townsend because it's easier to say) said as she directed us into a big van when we got outside. There were whispers of "Where are we going?" from one girl named Kaitlyn, and "I'm so excited!" from a smaller girl named Emma. All I could think was that I must not get carsick on our way there- there meaning wherever we're going.
It was a long time until we heard the driver slam on the breaks. "We're here!" Ms. Abby said in a sing-song voice. Well, it turns out here was one of the biggest places we've ever been- The Mall of America in Minnesota.
Krys was hyperventilating. The other girls were wowing. I felt the sudden urge to run over to a Best Buy and find out how much a brand new Mac Laptop would cost. "Alright, ladies", Ms. Abby said. "Before I split you up, you will need to hear the things I want you to remember today. Number one, Notice things. I want all around surveillance. You will have to find one of the boys we will be trailing and follow them to the LEGO store in a time limit of four hours. Number two, you need to have backup. A team to help you. You can communicate using those comm units. And number three, the people that did the best at trailing their designated boys will have a surprise waiting for them." Then, Ms. Abby passed out the information sheets about the boys we were each assigned to.
WE were divided up into teams of five. With sheer luck (and maybe the fact Kat's mom was the teacher), my friends and I were put in a group together. "Becky, Cleo, Chelsea, Ivy, and Autumn, you five are stationed near Sears next to the North Garden entrance. The next group will be stationed near J. Crew on the second level, and consist of Emma, Kaitlyn, Mary, Serena, and Carol." A group of girls high fived. "Group number three is Mollie, Claire, Christina, Hailey, and Hannah." No offense or anything, but I automatically ruled them off the competition list. I honestly don't even know how they even got into Gallagher Academy, anyway. Abby had to wait a little bit until they stopped talking and screaming before she could resume. Then she told them "You girls will start at Johnny Rocket's." A bunch of groaning came from them. Ha, so much for the bratty, rude, popular girls to get a fast food restaurant to start at! (Mwa Ha Ha! Inside evil laugh!) That's like a skinny-obsessed girls worst nightmare! "Hey, what are you laughing about, you losers?!" Mollie yelled at Krys and I who were grinning. "It's not funny, it's gross!"
Abby got the girls back in line quickly, and told us the last to groups. I saw Gracie crossing her fingers that we would be together. "Next is Zoey, Maria, Mckenzie, Rachel, and Delilah. You girls, can you report to Caribou Coffee to start?" They said absolutely, and seemed excited they got a coffee house as their starting point. Good thing we were all starting the mission off spread out, or we would definitely be suspected of something. Abby didn't give us time to change, and twenty five girls wearing the same uniform all in a big group would really draw people's attention to us. "Wait," Krys started to say. "If there are only us left-" "Then you will all be together, yes", Abby finished for her. Then, we all smiled. What's more fun than being in a mall with your best friends?
After that, Abby stated "Your starting point will be at Abercrombie. Remember, from there, you can move anywhere in the mall, but I just want you girls to start there and look for the boys incase they come from the North Garden on the second floor. Abercrombie is located next to Nordstrom on the second level, Got it? Do you know where you are going?" Then Krys almost screamed at her, "Of course I do, it is the biggest mall in America, I know it like the back of my hand!". Mrs. Abby just looked at her like she knew that this was the case. I was mentally ready to go. I had my path planned out in my head, and when I've got an idea in my head, no one can stop me. "Alright, ladies. Go!" Abby stated. Our first mission had begun.