Chapter 13: Trouble
"Hey Dan." Hailey said to me over the phone. "Do you have any plans for today?" "Well…" I said, wagering if I should tell her of my plans to go to the jungle. "You're planning to go see that hot native guy aren't you?" she asked. I turned bright red. Even over the phone, she could read my mind!!!
"Uh… Well… I uh…" I stuttered. "I knew it!" she exclaimed. "If you take me with you, I promise not to tell!" I sighed. "I have to take her…" I thought. "If I don't… people in Ireland and Spain will know within an hour…" I'm not joking. "Sure I guess…" I said. "Great! I'll go call Valerie!" she said. "Wait! Hai-" But it was too late, she had already hung up the phone and was probably already talking to Valerie.
I sighed. It's too late to stop her now. Justin walked into the room and sat down on the couch. "What's up sis?" he asked. I turned to him, phone still in my hand and said, "We're going to see Sasha."
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"Hey guys!" Hailey called out when she saw Justin and me near the jungle entrance. "Shhh!!! Keep your voice down!" I said. "Do you want everyone to follow us?!" "Oh…" she whispered. "Sorry…" Justin and I led them to the entrance of the jungle, but before we could, a man jumped down right in front of me. "Going somewhere?" he asked.
Hailey's jaw dropped, and Valerie's eyes grew big. "Hailey, Valerie, this is Sasha." I said. "Sasha, this is Valerie and Hailey." Sasha laughed and leaned against a tree. "I had you there for a minute didn't I?" he laughed. "Good one!" Valerie laughed. "That wasn't funny!" Hailey said angrily. "I thought we were really in trouble for a second there!"
"How did you know we were coming?" I asked Sasha. "I had a feeling." he said. "Wait! How are you speaking perfect English?!" Hailey realized. "To make a long story short, I grew up in a weird place where English became my first language. But I can speak perfect Komona too." he said. "So… Are we going somewhere or something?" Valerie asked. "Sure" Sasha said. "Follow me."
We followed him to the cave where we had been stuck together only a few days ago, and through in a flower. There was a flash of light, and Annysia appeared. "JUSTIN!!!" she squealed and she picked Justin up and squeezed him. "I KNEW YOU GUYS WOULD COME BACK!!!" "Well we always keep a promise." Sasha said. "Valerie, Hailey, this is Annysia. She's-"
"I'm one of the Harvest Goddess' fairy assistants!" Annysia interrupted, dropping Justin. "Man… She really loves ya." Valerie teased. Justin blushed. "Y-Yeah…" he whispered. "Is this that girl you were telling me about?" Annysia whispered to Justin loudly. Valerie's eyes grew big again and Justin blushed. "I… uh…" he stuttered. "Oh don't worry sweetie! I won't say anything! Tee hee!" "Well it was nice to see you again!" I said, trying to break the awkward moment. "But we have to go!"
"Oh…. Already? Okay… Oh! The Harvest Goddess says…" she said checking her clipboard that she snapped into her hand. "Thanks for the gift…" "Tell her we said 'You're Welcome!' Bye!" I said, pushing everyone out of the cave. "Okay! Bye then! Come Again!" she called.
"Phew…" I sighed. "That was close…" "I'll say…" Hailey said, she giggled. "But that could have been interesting…" "What did she mean by 'that girl'?" Valerie asked Justin with her arms crossed. "I…er… was just telling her that you were my best friend…" he lied. "Okay." she said, but I could tell she knew he was lying.
"Where to next?" I asked Sasha. "Just up ahead." he said. "I have something I want to show you!" "Okay!" Hailey exclaimed. "I was right… You do like him! And he is cute!" Hailey whispered to me. "Wha-?" I exclaimed. "We're just friends Hail." I whispered. "He doesn't think so…" she whispered back. "He doesn't?" I whispered. "But then…." "Come on!" Sasha said. "We're almost there!" "C-Coming!…" I said, blushing. "Does he like me like that? No… Hailey's just making up things… Or is she?"
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Two eyes peered down on the four unwelcome visitors. "What are they doing here?" he whispered in Komona. "Hey! Keep up you guys!" Sasha yelled in English. "You're walking too fast!" one of them yelled. "Wha-? They're with Sasha?" the man said. "No… He would never betray the tribe like that… Would he? He did say something about a non-Komona last night… Could it be?…"
"Here. Let me help you Denni." Sasha said to one of them. "T-Thanks…" she said. "So you're the famous Denni…" he whispered. "I'm sure Cheif Jojong will find this mighty interesting…" Like his brother, Kiatso also spoke and understood English. But he wasn't as good as Sasha.
Kiatso stood up on the branch he was on, and walked back down to the bottom. "Komona's stick together… He will have to be punished…" he said. "Maybe I can talk him out of it… I'll have too…" He looked back at his unaware brother, "Yes… I'll have too…"