Chapter Four- You Can Bet on It
"Janet! She's here!" Robin said.
"But what is she doing with John?" Sophie asked.
"I don't know, but we'd better find out!" Robin said. She and Sophie leaned in and listened a little more.
"You know, John, a lot of people are wondering why you left." Janet was saying.
"I left because my place is here." John answered.
"I guess that makes sense." Janet agreed. She tucked her brown hair behind her ears. Janet was shorter than John, and Pocahontas was a little taller than her, too. She had dark green eyes and she looked nothing like her brother.
"A lot of people fancy you back in London." Janet went on.
"What is she saying?" Sophie asked.
"I don't know what she means by that, but she'd better go away before I pound her!" Robin answered.
"I could care less what they think back in London, Janet, to be honest." John said.
Nice save. Robin thought.
"I'm just saying. Anyway, could you show me around? I'm afraid I don't really know Jamestown yet!" Janet said.
"Come on!" Sophie said and she and Robin ran up to John.
"Hey, John." Robin said and Sophie followed her with a similar greeting.
"Hey, guys." John said. "Janet, this is Robin and Sophie."
"Nice to meet you." Janet said and she extended her hand to the girls who shook it. Janet eyed the girls and their Indian clothes.
"Are you from the local tribe?" She asked in a nosy, yet polite voice.
"You could say that." Robin said, trying not to sound annoyed or mad at Janet. She couldn't stand Ratcliffe, and she knew his sister had something planned, she just didn't know what.
"Well where are you from?" Janet asked and the girls looked at each other. Janet couldn't be trusted with their secret!
"Michigan. It's really really far north." Sophie answered.
"Oh." Janet said and Robin knew that she didn't believe them.
"Hey John, didn't you promise Pocahontas that you'd meet her and Powhatan for dinner today?" Sophie said, trying to drop a hint. John looked at her funny for a minute and Sophie gave him a look that told him to suddenly and miraculously remember. John finally caught on.
"Oh, yeah." He said. Robin let out her breath that she had been holding since Sophie had dropped the hint. "Sorry, Janet. I have plans." He shot Sophie and Robin a grateful look.
"Oh, well, that's alright." Janet said. "Maybe tomorrow?" John glanced at Robin and Sophie, who shrugged. John could see that they weren't able to help him there.
"Maybe tomorrow." He said and Janet Ratcliffe walked away.
"She's not all that bad, guys." John said. "She actually said that she's glad her brother is behind bars."
"I don't believe a thing that woman says." Robin said, staring after Janet. "Something inside me tells me not to trust her."
"Me, too." Sophie agreed.
"I think she's telling the truth, guys. I don't think Janet is anything like her brother.
"Think what you want, John. I don't trust her." Robin said.
"I do. I think she's telling the truth." John repeated.
"As I said, think what you want." Robin said.
"Come on, let's go. Pocahontas and Powhatan really are waiting, you know." Sophie said. She and John turned to walk back towards the village. Robin stayed back a minute. She narrowed her eyes at the way that Janet Ratcliffe had walked.
"I don't care what anyone says, Janet Ratcliffe. You stay away from my friends or you'll be wishing you'd never even met me." She said under her breath. "You can bet on it."
A/N- Can't you tell I ain't happy? Janet had really better watch it or she's jerky!
-Robin