While she was reading, the bell for the period to begin rang. Now, normally Grace would have been rushing to get to class if she was even half a minute late, but this was different. Something was up, and Grace had to find out.

As she read, she got more and more worried. Kylie was some kind of time traveler? For the ten minutes after class began, Grace read Kylie's journal.

Eventually, she quit. She marked it at I fell for a trap, Grace. She stuffed the ring and journal into her schoolbag and hurried out of the closet. Lucky her class wasn't too far, just down the hall.

"Miss Chandler," the teacher, Ms. Franco, said. "I hope you have a good reason for not being here on time?"

"Yes, Ms. Franco," Grace answered. "I had a headache and went to the nurse's office for something."

"Very well," she acquiesced. "I'll accept that for now."

So Grace got through the class. This was both her favorite class, and her least favorite class. It was her favorite because she liked science, and it was her least favorite class because Chester Haer, the school bully, was in the class as well. Ever since first grade, when Haer had hit her on top of the head with a crayon box, they had been fierce enemies.

Of course, that incident had brought Kylie and Grace together. Kylie had defended Grace from the big first grader. Ever since, they had been friends. Haer never picked on Grace when Kylie was around. But Kylie wasn't around right now. She was somewhere… Grace didn't even want to think about it.

"Hey, Chandler!" Haer called out to her as they were exiting the class. Grace had been trying to slip into the supply closet again for a minute to finish reading the journal. She had it out, trying to figure out where she left off. "Whatcha hiding?"

"Go away, Haer," Grace said fiercely, trying to pretend she wasn't going in the closet. "I'm in no mood to deal with you right now."

"Ooohhh!" Haer chuckles, standing along the wall beside Grace. "She bites back finally! But I don't believe that was an answer."

"It's a story Kylie wrote and gave me to look at," Kylie lied. That was something she had never done. Kylie always tried to refrain from lying. But Haer was different.

"I don't believe that," Haer says. "You see, I know you weren't in the nurse's office when class started. I went during class break and asked. I know you're hiding something. And since you mentioned Owens, I know it's got something to do with her. I think it's something to do with where she is. I think she contacted you."

Grace had to admit, he was smarter than most people gave him credit for. He surmised what was going on almost spot on.

"Why did you check the nurse's office?" Grace wondered. "Checking on me? We both know you don't like me."

"If I tell the truth, you have to let me read that thing," Haer said.

"We'll see," Grace replied. "But not out in the open."

"Agreed," Haer said. So the two of them entered the storage closet. Grace sat on her favorite cardboard box, and Haer sat on a shelf.

"All right," Grace said. "Spill it. I want something good to tell Kylie when she gets back."

"You can't tell her this," Haer says. "The only reason I mess with you is to get her to notice me."

"And why would you want her to notice you?" Grace wondered. But she already had a suspicion.

"I've kind of had a crush on her since kindergarten," Haer confessed. "There, happy? Got the big bully to reveal his dirty little secret?"

"I'm shocked," was all Grace could think to say. "All those years I thought you absolutely hated us."

"Well, you're wrong," Haer said, folding his arms. "All right. Let's read."

"I already read some," Grace informed him. "I'll read the beginning part later, but for now, let's read from where we left off."

"All right," Haer said. Grace opened the parchment to where she left and began to read.

Well, when I landed, I had no idea where I was…