Chapter Six
The black jeep pulled into the parking lot of the local hangout, the two passengers chatting away.
Melissa looked at the building. At first glance, she figured it to be the Youth Center in Angel Grove, but she knew it wasn't. There was no way that it could be. It just reminded her so much of when she was a teenager. It felt really good to remember that time in her life.
"Well, here we are. This is Hayley's." Tommy said, putting the vehicle in park and climbing out to help her out of her side of the vehicle.
"It reminds me of Ernie's." She muttered, not expecting him to hear her. But, he did.
He just smiled and shook his head. "Well, you'll think differently once you get inside. Come on." He said as he grabbed her arm and pulled her from the jeep. Melissa smiled widely and followed him into the building.
As soon as she entered the door, she felt a rush of familiarity about it. It felt exactly the same as back in Angel Grove, even if it didn't look like it. The atmosphere of it all was just so inviting and invigorating. She'd forgotten what it was like to feel like that. "Wow!" She said, softly. "This is really nice." She said as she scanned the room, her eyes setting on the three teenagers sitting on one of the couches. "Is that them?" She looked at him with her left eyebrow raised. That was her sly look.
Tommy nodded with an impressed look. "Yeah. How'd you know?"
"I guess old instincts are hard to lose." She said, adding a sly smile to the mix.
His eyes went wide as he figured out what she meant. All of her life she had been able to detect anything about a certain person. That ability had increased slightly after moving to Angel Grove. He figured that she must've still had it and still used it. He was impressed. That would usually get her into trouble.
"Hey, Dr. O!" Conner called to him, looking up from Ethan's computer screen. "Who's this?"
"Um, Ethan, Conner, and Kira, this is Melissa Baker. She's an old friend of mine and she's the reporter from New York that I told you about."
"Hello." Melissa said.
"Hi." Kira said.
"Yo!" Ethan said, not looking up from the computer game he was playing.
"Hello." Conner said, giving a sly smile. "So, you're the reporter, huh?"
"Yeah. I'm hoping to get a great story on the monster attacks. Also, I wouldn't mind getting a picture or two of the Power Rangers."
"Huh?" Kira asked.
Melissa nodded. "Yeah, I know they're really hard to get, but I'm pretty good at what I do and I think I can handle it… Besides, they used to be around when I lived in California."
"You lived in California?" Ethan asked, no longer looking at his computer and looking in awe at the casually dressed woman before him.
"Yeah, I used to live near Tommy in Angel Grove… I found the Power Rangers to be very intriguing."
The three teenagers gave nervous laughs as they smiled at her. They felt as though they were going to be in trouble.
"Where's Hayley?" Tommy asked, changing the subject.
"I dunno. She was at the bar a second ago." Kira said, looking for their friend.
There was silence among the five of them when there came a loud beeping sound coming from Tommy. Melissa gave him a puzzled look, but the teens seemed to know what it meant.
"Um, excuse me… it's my pager. I have to go and make a call." The three teenagers nodded as they watched their teacher stroll quickly away while Melissa just crossed her arms over her chest and gave a knowing look.
Pager? That wasn't a pager and she knew it. Tommy was up to something.
Thanks to all of those of you who read and reviewed my last chapter. Your suggestions made me think of what to do (though I can still use more) and I promise when I include your ideas, I'll thank you in the chapter that I first include the idea... if that makes any sense.
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