Chapter 9- The Plan
Back in Retroville Jimmy and the others sat in the Candy Bar talking.
" He said that he would get us both for this." Finished Cindy recounting Eustace's final words as her and Jimmy escaped. This, who knew what Eustace could do Jimmy and Cindy, worried the others. They sat thinking; Sheen, Carl and Libby were contemplating a plan to help their best friends. Jimmy and Cindy were thinking of Eustaces final question. Cindy felt a deep longing to discover what Jimmy's true feeling for her were, while Jimmy just wanted to know the answer to his emotions.
" Were you two listening?" Asked Libby.
" Huh?" Said Jimmy and Cindy in unison. Libby rolled her eyes.
" I'll take that as a no then, we were just saying that you can stay with us." Jimmy instantly shook his head.
" No way, he will come to your houses as well as our own, me and Cindy should just run away." The three friends gasped.
" You can't run away!" They said together, Jimmy had expected that reaction but he could see no other way. Cindy stayed silent; she had not even blinked during the discussion. Everybody turned to her waiting for an opinion. She paused before speaking.
"Well I suppose that King Cranium is right, we should run away." Libby was shocked that Cindy was agreeing with Jimmy. " You can't run away." Said Carl, quietly. " Just stay at our houses for a while." Jimmy looked at them and sighed.
" Okay Carl you win, we stay at your houses until Eustace is gone." Everybody got up and exited, Jimmy and Cindy looked at each other and stayed a bit behind.
" What?" Cindy asked Jimmy gazing at the look on his face.
" Meet at the lab tonight at ten I will explain everything then." He ran off leaving a very confused Cindy behind.