Janet spent the rest of the day in her bed well into the night, bitter at having been fooled so easily by Brenda. She and Sam hadn't talked to each other at all since Janet revealed what happened at the store.
Sam was sleeping in the bed next to Janet, the covers pulled over his bed. Janet was wide awake, her head on the pillow. She stared at the clock next to her.
It was 7:16. School started at 8:30.
Janet sighed as she thought she should probably wake up Sam to tell her she would have to leave soon. However, as her head began to be taken off the pillow, she suddenly felt chilly.
Janet was perplexed. She didn't have the fan on, and all the windows were closed, so there was no reason as to why she felt so cold.
Maybe Sam's causing it, Janet reasoned with herself, Maybe it's a side-effect of his powers.
However, she suddenly remembered that Sam had never shown that side-effect, so he clearly wasn't causing it. Then, Janet noticed something else.
There was a light blue mist forming on the ground. Instantly, Janet threw the blanket covers on her and Sam, attempting to shield the two of them from the mysterious mist.
She shivered as the cold became more prominent through the covers. She shut her eyes tight, hoping that the cold would disappear soon. But it didn't. Instead, the cold grew and she could even see the mist beginning to seep through the covers.
The mists passed into her skin and through the bed, and her skin paled a bit. Curiosity began to overtake her, and she lightly began to pull the covers to see what was inside the room.
As she did so, her blue eyes widened in horror.
There, standing in the middle of the mist, was a light blue girl, probably around her and Janet's age, standing motionlessly as she stared at Janet.
Her eyes burrowed into the brunette's soul, and she began hyperventilating in shock. She gasped in shock, and then let out a scream. Instantly, Sam jerked out of the bed.
"What are you doing?" He asked. Out of the corner of Janet's eye, she could see the mist exiting through the door, and the blue girl had vanished.
"There was this girl in the room," Janet explained. "And a blue mist, and the room became colder. I didn't know what to do, so I…"
She looked at the time again. It was 7:29.
"…..Whoops, gotta go!" Janet said and bolted through the door before Sam could respond. Taking off down the stairs, she ran into Agatha.
"Okay, my arm is feeling better so I think I can go to school now," Janet said. "Where's David?"
"School?" Agatha said. "There's no need for that today."
Janet raised an eyebrow. "What are you talking about?" She asked, confused.
"School was cancelled," Agatha explained. "You and the other kids are free for today."
"Well isn't that a strange coincidence," Sam said, having followed Janet downstairs. "Also, where's David. If school is cancelled for the day, where has he gone?"
"He went out," Agatha said bluntly. Sam and Janet stared blankly at her.
"To do what?" Janet asked, having a feeling David was about to do something really dumb. As she would find out, she wasn't too far off.
"He said he needed to go talk to someone," Agatha answered. Sam and Janet gasped. The knew instantly what David was going to do, and they also knew it would not end well for him.
"Come on, Sam, let's go find my brother!" Janet said and grabbed Sam's hand, running out the door with him before Agatha could say anything.
"Um, be careful," She said, somewhat confused as to how abruptly the kids had left.
David was riding through the passageway of the forest on his bike. He had one person in mind: Brenda.
He was about to give that little brat a piece of his mind for manipulating his sister into giving her information. And he had a good idea just where she would be.
"And this, children, is how you spot a mirror person," He heard Brenda saying in a part of the forest. He stopped the bike on the road and hopped off, then started stomping towards where he heard Brenda's voice.
Eventually, he found Brenda and a bunch of other children in a neck of the woods. He could see Izzy sitting on a tree branch, but he didn't pay her much mind. He just had to set something straight with Brenda.
"You see, all mirror people have a blue shading in their hair," Brenda was saying to the other children, pointing at her own messy hair. "And furthermore…"
"Brenda Collins!" David shouted, causing Brenda to spin around in surprise. However, her expression dulled when she saw who it was.
"Oh great, it's the cynic," Brenda scoffed. "What do you want now? And make it quick, I'm talking to these kids."
"Oh, it's not going to be quick!" David shouted. The other kids groaned in annoyance. Apparently, they actually wanted to hear what Brenda was saying.
"How did you even know we were here?" Izzy asked from above the tree, not even bothering to look down at David.
"You and Brenda always come here," David reminded. "It's like your group spot or something."
"Just tell me why you're here?" Brenda asked, irritated.
"What was that crap you fed my sister?!" David screeched. "And why on earth did you dress her like some hooker?!"
"It's not going to affect her in anyway," Brenda reassured. "It was just a talk, and I asked if she knew anything about mirror people."
"That's a lie!" David shouted. "With all the things she said you claimed to know about, you may have permanently damaged her mentally."
"I don't think you know what that means," Izzy said from atop the tree. David glared up at her, gritting his teeth in displeasure. "You're one to talk!" He shouted up at her. "Do you even know the words that come out of your mouth?"
Izzy shrugged. "You can just say I'm sagacious," She replied with a smirk.
David groaned and then turned back to Brenda. "You may be going on our play date tomorrow, Brenda, but make no mistake, you are going nowhere near my sister!" He declared.
Brenda gave him a shove. "Look, your sister is going to be just fine, so don't go jumping to conclusions," She hissed.
"Oh, Janet will be fine, but what about him?" Izzy asked. David squinted up at her, confused. "What are you talking about?" He asked.
Izzy leapt off the tree branch and landed on the ground several feet away from him.
"You've been a pain in my neck for two years, David," Izzy exclaimed. "Acting like you know what's best for everyone. Well, maybe someone should teach you a lesson…"
"Yeah, he is very annoying," A diminutive boy agreed. The other kids murmured in agreement and glared at David, who backed up a bit.
"So, what do you say we string him up a bit?" Izzy suggested. The kids cheered a bit and then advanced towards David, who began feeling a tinge of intimidating.
By now, Sam and Janet were nearing the group of kids.
The two hid behind a fallen tree. "There they are," Sam said, peeking from above the tree. Janet took a glance and gasped.
"Why are they approaching my brother like that?" She asked, noticing the threatening glares the other kids were giving David.
"You see, David, no one cares what happens to Janet," The two heard Brenda say as the other children walked past her and towards David.
Janet's nails gripped the tree bark, somewhat upset at what Brenda had just said.
"She should just take care of herself," Brenda said. "Not let some boy go out and fight her own battles, which may get him hurt."
"That's not true!" David said defiantly. "Janet is a good person, better than all of you put together!"
Hearing this, Janet left the hiding spot and began sprinting towards the other children, infuriated.
"Oh, really?" Brenda mocked, oblivious to Janet approaching. "Well if she's such a good person, why isn't she here to stand up for you?"
By now, the other kids were inches away from David. One small girl with sandy blonde hair drew back her fist to punch David, but suddenly, Janet grabbed the girl's fist.
The other kids, including Brenda, jumped back in surprise. The blonde girl screamed in shock and was decked in the face by Janet, knocking her to the ground with a heavy thud.
Janet glared at Brenda. "What was that you were saying, Collins?" She hissed.
"Um, Janet, I didn't see you…" Brenda stuttered, still somewhat shocked at what she had seen. Before any of the other children could react, Sam bolted to the scene. However, he was in another disguise, with red hair and terracotta skin.
"Back off, all of you!" He demanded, shooing off the other children.
"Sam, what are you doing here?" Izzy asked in confusion. Sam stared at her for a moment and gestured for her to leave too. Perplexed, Izzy vanished behind the trees as well.
Now, all who were left were Sam, Janet, Brenda and David.
"How could you?" Janet asked Brenda angrily. "You not only used me like an old toy yesterday, but now you just tried to beat up my brother?"
"Hey, Izzy suggested it," Brenda reminded.
"That doesn't make you any less guilty!" Janet shot back. Brenda and Sam looked on, astounded at Janet's sudden burst of courage.
"Brenda, you and your friend Izzy are just bullies, and you've been picking on me and my brother for over a year," Janet said.
"Janet I-" Brenda started.
"No, Brenda, I'm done being nice to you!" Janet declared. "You don't know what is best for me, and you never will." With that, she grabbed David and Sam by the arm and dragged them from the forest, leaving Brenda.
"Come on, guys, let's go home," Janet said as the three took off down the passageway.