Chapter 1
Joy and Mara are quietly sitting in their room. Mara patiently waits for her friend to finish reading the various pieces of information about their so called "lovely" housemother. Joy finally finishes and says, "Oh my gosh Mara! I think you might actually be right about this!"
Mara, excited that someone believes her, asks, "So will you help me then?"
"Definitely, that lady's a whack job."
"I know right," replies Mara. "The rest of the school deserves to know about this."
"Forget the school, I'm telling the world who Vera Devenish really is," replies an extremely overconfident Joy.
Mara laughs. "Let's not get ahead of ourselves."
Joy shrugs her shoulders and laughs, but she is already planning Vera's downfall.
The next day
It's the middle of the school day, about 1 p.m. to be exact, and everyone from Anubis House is at school. That is everyone except for Joy. She decided she would skip French class so she could sneak back to the house and spy on Vera. Much to Joy's disappointment, Vera wasn't doing anything suspicious. She was just washing the dishes. She hid behind the couch anyway and kept watching.
Suddenly Joy hears footsteps and looks around to see Victor walking toward Vera. He starts saying something but Joy can't quite hear what it is. Something about a mask maybe? Joy watches more intently now but is nowhere near prepared for what she sees next. Victor leans in and kisses Vera on the forehead.
"Ewww," screams Joy accidentally. A startled Vera jumps and knocks a spoon into the already running garbage disposal. She immediately turns it off and removes the now extremely sharp spoon.
"Who's there?" asks Victor, demanding an answer.
"Oh, I forgot my textbook and I came back to get it," stutters Joy as she stands up.
"I see," says Victor as he glares suspiciously at the girl. "Very well," he says after a few moments, "You'd best be heading back to class now."
Shocked that Victor didn't flip out on her, Joy just stands there. Finally she turns around and slowly walks towards the door. Once she's sure no one's watching her, she quietly runs up the stairs and to her room. Locking the door behind her, she sits on her bed and thinks about what just happened. She's not sure what she should be more shocked by. This talk of a mask or the little kiss Victor gave her. Feeling like her brain is about to explode, Joy lies down and closes her eyes. She eventually falls asleep.