The Plan
I could go back and apologize said Kally, walking to her door, but then I would have to explain walking back to her bed. But I need to know if he knows about my mother . . . . . Ooooo, I'm so confused She sat on the bed, but jumped up when she heard a knock on her door. "Who is it?" she called.
"Just me, Thom." Announced the voice behind the door.
"Oh," Kally sighed, "come in."
"You sound very tired, are you getting sick also?" asked Thom, feeling her forehead. "Are you catching a fever?"
"No, no. I'm fine. Just a little confused." She looked up at her good friend. "Oh, Thom, I don't know what to think. I think I know who made mother sick, but I can't say, because of Rick. And, Thom, I think I'm in love with Rick. . . . ." Thom looked at her.
"You've gotten yourself into quite a predicament. But," Kally's eyes grew wide, "I suppose I could help you out of it . . ."
"Oh, Thom, will you? That would be excellent! Only, um how?"
"Well, begin by telling me what you know."
Kally explained everything she knew. How she thought that the Copper Islanders were in a plot to kill her mother, and how she found out. Why she was upset and why she couldn't tell Rick.
"Wow, you figured out all that? You're a lot smarter than most people say behind your back . . ."
"People talk about me behind my back? I'll bet its Lady Tayler, she's always been jealous of me."
"Yea . . . . . Anyway, we have to figure out if Rick is in the plot or not."
"Yea, okay. How?"
"We could . . . . ." Thom thought. "I know, eyebright!" Kally's eyes lit up.
"That could work! Wait, do you want me to go up and ask him if he's in the plot to kill mother?"
"Yes, and if he is, then, I'll catch him in a magic net, but if he isn't then, you can tell him the truth and he can help us if he wants."
"I don't know, it seems a little shaky, I mean what if he doesn't even answer the question, or what if I phrase it wrong? You know that stuff works very precisely."
"Be straight-forward. Ask: 'Are you in the plot to kill my mother?' It should work like a charm."
"Alright, I'll try it." Kally and Thom grinned. It was just like when they were little, planning their newest prank.
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Now the hard part: tracking down Rick. Where is he?? Kally thought, looking gin his quarters, careful not to run into Jethro or his parents. Unfortunately, she wasn't lucky that day.
"Kalasin, darling! Won't you give us the honor of joining me, Mother and Father to dinner?"
Kally turned slowly, turning her pout into a grin, "Jethro! There you are." He lied between her teeth. "Why of course I'll join you to dinner, would you expect me to say no?"
"Oh, darling, not at all." He said, holding an arm for her. Kally took it and followed them to the dinner hall.
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"Oh, I saw another part of the gardens today, it was Mahvelous!! Simply Mahvelous!" Jethro was saying. Kally was simply bored. I wish I could just get up and leave. Hey that's an idea! "Oh, Jethro, I simply must be leaving. I'm so terribly tired."
"Hmm? Oh yes, that's fine. Run along. Goodnight, darling."
Kally turned around and stalked out of the room. Well that was a complete waste of time. I could have been looking for "Rick!" Kally said.
**OOOOOOOOOOOOOoooooooooooooo I'm soooooo sorry to leave it like that, but my mom just caught me writing this instead of my homework. NOT GOOD! The next will be up soon I promise. For now, just REVIEW!!**
I could go back and apologize said Kally, walking to her door, but then I would have to explain walking back to her bed. But I need to know if he knows about my mother . . . . . Ooooo, I'm so confused She sat on the bed, but jumped up when she heard a knock on her door. "Who is it?" she called.
"Just me, Thom." Announced the voice behind the door.
"Oh," Kally sighed, "come in."
"You sound very tired, are you getting sick also?" asked Thom, feeling her forehead. "Are you catching a fever?"
"No, no. I'm fine. Just a little confused." She looked up at her good friend. "Oh, Thom, I don't know what to think. I think I know who made mother sick, but I can't say, because of Rick. And, Thom, I think I'm in love with Rick. . . . ." Thom looked at her.
"You've gotten yourself into quite a predicament. But," Kally's eyes grew wide, "I suppose I could help you out of it . . ."
"Oh, Thom, will you? That would be excellent! Only, um how?"
"Well, begin by telling me what you know."
Kally explained everything she knew. How she thought that the Copper Islanders were in a plot to kill her mother, and how she found out. Why she was upset and why she couldn't tell Rick.
"Wow, you figured out all that? You're a lot smarter than most people say behind your back . . ."
"People talk about me behind my back? I'll bet its Lady Tayler, she's always been jealous of me."
"Yea . . . . . Anyway, we have to figure out if Rick is in the plot or not."
"Yea, okay. How?"
"We could . . . . ." Thom thought. "I know, eyebright!" Kally's eyes lit up.
"That could work! Wait, do you want me to go up and ask him if he's in the plot to kill mother?"
"Yes, and if he is, then, I'll catch him in a magic net, but if he isn't then, you can tell him the truth and he can help us if he wants."
"I don't know, it seems a little shaky, I mean what if he doesn't even answer the question, or what if I phrase it wrong? You know that stuff works very precisely."
"Be straight-forward. Ask: 'Are you in the plot to kill my mother?' It should work like a charm."
"Alright, I'll try it." Kally and Thom grinned. It was just like when they were little, planning their newest prank.
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Now the hard part: tracking down Rick. Where is he?? Kally thought, looking gin his quarters, careful not to run into Jethro or his parents. Unfortunately, she wasn't lucky that day.
"Kalasin, darling! Won't you give us the honor of joining me, Mother and Father to dinner?"
Kally turned slowly, turning her pout into a grin, "Jethro! There you are." He lied between her teeth. "Why of course I'll join you to dinner, would you expect me to say no?"
"Oh, darling, not at all." He said, holding an arm for her. Kally took it and followed them to the dinner hall.
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"Oh, I saw another part of the gardens today, it was Mahvelous!! Simply Mahvelous!" Jethro was saying. Kally was simply bored. I wish I could just get up and leave. Hey that's an idea! "Oh, Jethro, I simply must be leaving. I'm so terribly tired."
"Hmm? Oh yes, that's fine. Run along. Goodnight, darling."
Kally turned around and stalked out of the room. Well that was a complete waste of time. I could have been looking for "Rick!" Kally said.
**OOOOOOOOOOOOOoooooooooooooo I'm soooooo sorry to leave it like that, but my mom just caught me writing this instead of my homework. NOT GOOD! The next will be up soon I promise. For now, just REVIEW!!**