Chapter 14
Rachel
I basically spent all of Sunday getting reacquainted with my mom and sisters. When Sara first saw me she screamed 'Rachel!!!!!!!!' and ran over and hugged me. I didn't even have to explain what had happened. She saw I was back, so I was back. If only the world would be that easy to convince. It was weird, to me I had last seen them one or two days ago. But they hadn't seen me in over two years. I couldn't believe what had happened since then.
Before I knew it, it was time for Sarah, and then Jordan to go to bed. After that my mom and me stayed up another hour, talking, before we went to bed.
The next morning, since it was Monday, Sarah and Jordan both had to go to school. I made them promise not to tell anyone about me. Both of them agreed not to. Soon after that, my mom had to go to work. She also said she wouldn't tell anyone.
Around nine Jake called me to tell me we were meeting at Marco's house and to call Cassie and tell her that. Jake said Cassie would show me how to get there. We both said bye and hung up.
After two rings Cassie picked up the phone.
"Hello?"
"Hi Cassie, it's me Rachel."
"Oh, hi. Well what's the plan?"
"Jake said that you should fly over here and then show me how to get to Marco's house. I'm not sure I remember," I said.
"Okay, but it might take a little longer because I have to drive."
"Why would you drive?" I asked, confused.
"Well, yesterday, when I went to visit my parents, my aunt was there. She has this business trip and asked me to watch her son, Shaun, while she was gone. I have to take him with us because there's no one else to watch him."
"Oh, well okay then. I'll see you soon? Bye."
"Bye."
A while later Cassie pulled up in my driveway. In the back seat of her car was a boy, who I guessed was Shaun. I went out so she wouldn't have to get out of the car and got in.
"Hi, Cassie."
"Hi. This is Shaun. Shaun, this is Rachel. You must have heard about her."
"Yeah, I heard about her. I heard she was dead."
"Do I look dead?" I asked.
"Well, no."
"Thank you. Anyway, Cassie, what took you so long? Everyone is going to be so annoyed when we get there an hour late."
"Hey, it's not my fault. If I could've I would have flown."
"Where are we going anyway?" asked Shaun.
"We're going to Marco's house. There, we need to discuss something important. Marco's house is really big. While we talk you can explore." Cassie told him.
"Okay."
For the rest of the ride Shaun asked me at least a hundred questions. This boy was really curious. By the time we got to Marco's house I was thrilled to have an excuse to get out of the car, even though it was being at Marco's house. When Shaun rang the doorbell, all kids love to do that for some reason, Marco's butler answered. He took us to the "sitting room."
"Hey guys," Jake said. " What took you so long?"
"We had to drive," answered Cassie.
"Why not fl.who's he?" asked Marco.
"This is Shaun, he's my cousin. His mom asked me to look after him for a week or two, while she is on a business trip."
"Oh, hi Shaun," said Jake.
"Wow! You're Jake Berenson. Wow," said Shaun.
"Shaun, why don't you look around here? I'm sure there are lot's of cool things." Cassie said.
"Okay," Shaun said, and left the room.
"So you're stuck with him for while?" asked Marco.
"Yup. But he's not that bad. Just extremely curious. And talkative. But he's nice." Cassie said.
"On the way back I'll show Rachel how to get home so you don't have to drive her all the back to her house," said Jake.
"Okay," Cassie and I agreed.
You guys, we should really get down to business. Tobias mentioned.
"You're right Tobias. We should get started. First thing, newspaper or TV?" Jake asked us.
"Definitely TV," Marco said.
Why definitely? Ax asked.
"More people watch TV then read the newspaper."
"Why? So more people will see you?" I asked him.
"No, so more people will find out."
"Okay, next order of business. Which news station should we go to first? Which one gets the exclusive?"
We discussed that for a while and then we picked the one that had covered the story after the war was over. I didn't have to much to say in that part because I had no idea which one got the exclusive last time.
"Okay, it's 12:00, let's go have lunch and then go to the news station. By nighttime, everyone in America will know Rachel is alive," said Jake.
Jake? Me and Ax would rather stay here. Before, I saw some nice looking mice outside. said Tobias.
"Good idea, Jake, but I can't go out in public. Everyone will recognize me," I told him.
"Oh yeah," he said.
"It's okay, I'm not really hungry. I could always morph something small and stay in someone's pocket. If anything, they could slip me food."
"That's a good idea. You could morph a rat or something," Jake said. "Anyone have any big pockets on?"
"I don't, only jean pockets. I wouldn't one to squash you," said Cassie.
"I don't, either," said Jake.
All of us just stood there for a second, thinking. Then one by one we turned and stared at Marco. He was wearing one of those sweatshirts with the huge pocket across the bottom of the front.
"What?" he asked and then he looked down. "No, I don't think so. No thank you."
"Why not?"
"She might bite me or something."
"No I wouldn't. That would be disgusting," I said.
"C'mon, Marco. Aren't you hungry? It would just be for an hour or so," said Jake.
"Oh, fine. But no biting or scratching, I might get rabies. And that is not fun."
"Okay. Wait one second, let me morph."
In a minute, I was fully rodent. Marco reached down and picked me up.
Ow! You're squeezing me to hard.
"Sorry," he muttered.
"Okay, how about Cassie takes her car and I go with Marco and Rachel?" asked Jake.
"Okay," said Cassie.
"Fine," Marco said.
Not like I have much of a choice here. I said.
"Wait! I forgot about Shaun. Do you think we can take him with us?" asked Cassie.
"Sure, don't see why not," Jake answered.
"Where is he, though?" Cassie asked.
I could probably find him easily. I said.
"Good idea, be quick though," said Jake.
"And don't go through my things," added Marco.
Why would I want to do that? I called, already on my way.
I went through several rooms, each one seeming as big as a football field. Fortunately a rat is pretty fast. I also had pretty good senses. Before long I heard someone walking around a few rooms ahead of me. I ran in that direction and before long I saw him wandering around, looking at everything.
Hey! Shaun! I called.
"Who said that?" he asked.
Me, Rachel.
He glanced around, but only eye level.
Down here!
"Oh. A rat! Cool!" he cried.
Yes, I'm a rat. Follow me. We're going out to lunch.
"Okay, cool," he answered.
After a few more minutes we were back in the "sitting room".
"What took you so long?" asked Jake.
Gee, could it maybe be the fact that I am a rat. I may be fast, but I'm still pretty tiny.
"Okay, whatever. Let's go guys."
Once again Marco picked me up and put me in his pocket. We then got into one of his cars, while Cassie got into hers with Shaun.
Rachel
I basically spent all of Sunday getting reacquainted with my mom and sisters. When Sara first saw me she screamed 'Rachel!!!!!!!!' and ran over and hugged me. I didn't even have to explain what had happened. She saw I was back, so I was back. If only the world would be that easy to convince. It was weird, to me I had last seen them one or two days ago. But they hadn't seen me in over two years. I couldn't believe what had happened since then.
Before I knew it, it was time for Sarah, and then Jordan to go to bed. After that my mom and me stayed up another hour, talking, before we went to bed.
The next morning, since it was Monday, Sarah and Jordan both had to go to school. I made them promise not to tell anyone about me. Both of them agreed not to. Soon after that, my mom had to go to work. She also said she wouldn't tell anyone.
Around nine Jake called me to tell me we were meeting at Marco's house and to call Cassie and tell her that. Jake said Cassie would show me how to get there. We both said bye and hung up.
After two rings Cassie picked up the phone.
"Hello?"
"Hi Cassie, it's me Rachel."
"Oh, hi. Well what's the plan?"
"Jake said that you should fly over here and then show me how to get to Marco's house. I'm not sure I remember," I said.
"Okay, but it might take a little longer because I have to drive."
"Why would you drive?" I asked, confused.
"Well, yesterday, when I went to visit my parents, my aunt was there. She has this business trip and asked me to watch her son, Shaun, while she was gone. I have to take him with us because there's no one else to watch him."
"Oh, well okay then. I'll see you soon? Bye."
"Bye."
A while later Cassie pulled up in my driveway. In the back seat of her car was a boy, who I guessed was Shaun. I went out so she wouldn't have to get out of the car and got in.
"Hi, Cassie."
"Hi. This is Shaun. Shaun, this is Rachel. You must have heard about her."
"Yeah, I heard about her. I heard she was dead."
"Do I look dead?" I asked.
"Well, no."
"Thank you. Anyway, Cassie, what took you so long? Everyone is going to be so annoyed when we get there an hour late."
"Hey, it's not my fault. If I could've I would have flown."
"Where are we going anyway?" asked Shaun.
"We're going to Marco's house. There, we need to discuss something important. Marco's house is really big. While we talk you can explore." Cassie told him.
"Okay."
For the rest of the ride Shaun asked me at least a hundred questions. This boy was really curious. By the time we got to Marco's house I was thrilled to have an excuse to get out of the car, even though it was being at Marco's house. When Shaun rang the doorbell, all kids love to do that for some reason, Marco's butler answered. He took us to the "sitting room."
"Hey guys," Jake said. " What took you so long?"
"We had to drive," answered Cassie.
"Why not fl.who's he?" asked Marco.
"This is Shaun, he's my cousin. His mom asked me to look after him for a week or two, while she is on a business trip."
"Oh, hi Shaun," said Jake.
"Wow! You're Jake Berenson. Wow," said Shaun.
"Shaun, why don't you look around here? I'm sure there are lot's of cool things." Cassie said.
"Okay," Shaun said, and left the room.
"So you're stuck with him for while?" asked Marco.
"Yup. But he's not that bad. Just extremely curious. And talkative. But he's nice." Cassie said.
"On the way back I'll show Rachel how to get home so you don't have to drive her all the back to her house," said Jake.
"Okay," Cassie and I agreed.
You guys, we should really get down to business. Tobias mentioned.
"You're right Tobias. We should get started. First thing, newspaper or TV?" Jake asked us.
"Definitely TV," Marco said.
Why definitely? Ax asked.
"More people watch TV then read the newspaper."
"Why? So more people will see you?" I asked him.
"No, so more people will find out."
"Okay, next order of business. Which news station should we go to first? Which one gets the exclusive?"
We discussed that for a while and then we picked the one that had covered the story after the war was over. I didn't have to much to say in that part because I had no idea which one got the exclusive last time.
"Okay, it's 12:00, let's go have lunch and then go to the news station. By nighttime, everyone in America will know Rachel is alive," said Jake.
Jake? Me and Ax would rather stay here. Before, I saw some nice looking mice outside. said Tobias.
"Good idea, Jake, but I can't go out in public. Everyone will recognize me," I told him.
"Oh yeah," he said.
"It's okay, I'm not really hungry. I could always morph something small and stay in someone's pocket. If anything, they could slip me food."
"That's a good idea. You could morph a rat or something," Jake said. "Anyone have any big pockets on?"
"I don't, only jean pockets. I wouldn't one to squash you," said Cassie.
"I don't, either," said Jake.
All of us just stood there for a second, thinking. Then one by one we turned and stared at Marco. He was wearing one of those sweatshirts with the huge pocket across the bottom of the front.
"What?" he asked and then he looked down. "No, I don't think so. No thank you."
"Why not?"
"She might bite me or something."
"No I wouldn't. That would be disgusting," I said.
"C'mon, Marco. Aren't you hungry? It would just be for an hour or so," said Jake.
"Oh, fine. But no biting or scratching, I might get rabies. And that is not fun."
"Okay. Wait one second, let me morph."
In a minute, I was fully rodent. Marco reached down and picked me up.
Ow! You're squeezing me to hard.
"Sorry," he muttered.
"Okay, how about Cassie takes her car and I go with Marco and Rachel?" asked Jake.
"Okay," said Cassie.
"Fine," Marco said.
Not like I have much of a choice here. I said.
"Wait! I forgot about Shaun. Do you think we can take him with us?" asked Cassie.
"Sure, don't see why not," Jake answered.
"Where is he, though?" Cassie asked.
I could probably find him easily. I said.
"Good idea, be quick though," said Jake.
"And don't go through my things," added Marco.
Why would I want to do that? I called, already on my way.
I went through several rooms, each one seeming as big as a football field. Fortunately a rat is pretty fast. I also had pretty good senses. Before long I heard someone walking around a few rooms ahead of me. I ran in that direction and before long I saw him wandering around, looking at everything.
Hey! Shaun! I called.
"Who said that?" he asked.
Me, Rachel.
He glanced around, but only eye level.
Down here!
"Oh. A rat! Cool!" he cried.
Yes, I'm a rat. Follow me. We're going out to lunch.
"Okay, cool," he answered.
After a few more minutes we were back in the "sitting room".
"What took you so long?" asked Jake.
Gee, could it maybe be the fact that I am a rat. I may be fast, but I'm still pretty tiny.
"Okay, whatever. Let's go guys."
Once again Marco picked me up and put me in his pocket. We then got into one of his cars, while Cassie got into hers with Shaun.
