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The Sound of Music

Chapter 4: Phone Calls & Family Emergencies

Jessie had to leave after that. But before she left I gave her my number. Then she rushed off. I entered the chattering cafeteria. I spotted my friends sitting near a window. Warren looked very annoyed. I walked over to them.

"Hey Will where's Jess?"

"She got a call on her cell and needed to leave. It looked pretty serious." I said as I sat down.

"So I don't get to meet this Jessie?" asked Warren sullenly.

"Nope, not yet."

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It was after dinner by the time she called me. "Hi Will?"

"Hi Jessie it's me." To keep my parents from ease dropping I took the phone with me up to my room. Not like that would stop them but it was something.

"Good I have called too many wrong numbers in my time to be sure it was you." She joked. "So what did I miss?"

"Nothing much. Medulla told the rest of the staff that we had made quick friends so they were all asking us questions about you."

"Oh joy. I guess the saying fresh meat comes into play?"

"Yep, pretty much."

"So I miss anything importanto?"

"We took a practice test in almost every class. They were all pretty easy. Medulla's tests are always the hardest."

"Ok that's good for me. I was surprised to find that I knew most of that stuff already… most being the key word. That heat ray and freeze ray differences part had me really confused."

"I was the same way when I first got thrown into Hero class." I can still remember that day. Then a thought struck me. "Hey why did you have to leave anyway?"

"Oh there was a family emergency. My Aunt Holly's son Benny got into a little trouble."

"He got superpowers too?"

"Yes and he is only 3 years old."

"Ouch, what'd he do?"

"Summoned a dragon out of a book."

"Oh God,"

"Welcome to my life. My brother and me are the only ones that they trust to baby-sit. They pay us well tho."

"At least they pay you."

"Hey what did Cray say about that project? When's it due?"

"Cray's project is due in a week."

"Great, can we get together at your house? Mine's insane."

"Sure that works. My parents are briefing the Prime Minister on radioactive bugs tomorrow if you want to come home on the bus with me."

"Wait let me check…" I heard her yell to her mom to ask if she could go home with a friend tomorrow. I heard her mom reply 'As long as you're back in time to watch Benny.' "Ok that's ok with her. So I'll talk to you tomorrow."

"See ya later." We both hung up. I walk back down stairs.

"So Will who were you talking to?" asked my Dad. "I didn't recognize her voice."

"Steve," hissed my mom swatting him with a dishtowel.

"What? I want to know who she is."

"It's ok mom. She's new her name is Jessie Tetrachord. She's taken Layla's seat in almost every class."

The impact of this on my parents was immediate. "Oh Honey," my mom says as she gives me a hug.

"It's ok mom she's pretty cool." I say.

"What's her power?" asked my dad.

"Steve!"

"What? She has to have a really cool power to take the place of Layla."

"STEVE!"

"Ok ok I'll shut up." He grumbled.

"Mom it's ok. Her powers are really cool." I said trying to calm her down.

"Powers… as in she has more than one power. Now that would explain it. What are they?"

"She'd have to show you. It's hard to explain. Something to do with music and art that I don't completely understand."

"Oh we should invite her to dinner sometime." Said my mom.

"She's coming home with me tomorrow to work on a history project. You can meet her then."

"Great can't wait to meet her."