A Dragon's Crimson Cry
By: Tippi
Ch 23 School Affairs
~PS 116 Elementary School 30 min. Earlier~
"Okay class before school let's out and you start to ignore me," the teacher Miss. Shine said blue eyes filled with happiness. "I've gotten news that Jake Long will be joining us again on Tuesday after his two week absence" she announced.
All the kids began to talk amongst them selves; all had heard about the 'incident' whether it had been from watching the TV or hearing their parents talk about it.
The bell rang and the kids made their way to the cubbies to grab their things and leave for the weekend.
"Trixie, Spud would you two hold up for a minute" Miss. Shine said to two of her 2nd grade students. "I was wondering if one of you two could take Jake the homework he's missed" she asked putting one hand on a stack of books and a manila folder.
"Yea, of course" Trixie answered quickly.
Both Trixie and Spud took each half of the books.
"I wrote down the address of his grandfather's place here…" Miss. Shine started when Trixie stopped her.
"That's okay we've been there before we know where it is" Trixie said as her and Spud walked out of the class room.
Trixie and Spud boarded a city bus to take them to a stop only 3 blocks from the shop.
"Trixie, I'm not sure we should of done this my mom told me everyday to take the same bus home right after school and if I'm going to a friend's house have their parents call her" Spud told his friend thinking of what might happen if his mother found out about the plan.
"Spud, you want to see Jake or not" Trixie said. "Beside we'll just take the number 06 bus that will drop us off 5 blocks from your house 10 minutes later then our bus and if your mom asked well just then the buses were running late she'll never know" Trixie explained.
"Well, okay I guess" Spud said relaxing back in his seat.
It wasn't long till Spud and Trixie reached the shop. As they walked in the bell gave a ding singling that someone was entering the shop. The place seemed deserted till Trixie noticed the head of Loa and his dog peek out from the back room.
"Yo G" Trixie said to Loa as he stepped fully to talk to the two youngsters.
"In my day children greeted there elders by their full name" Loa told Trixie not much caring for the slang of any generation.
"Whatever," Trixie answered "we heard Jake's coming back to school on Tuesday so we brought the homework he missed."
Spud and Trixie deposited the books on the counter.
"Well thank you I'll be sure to give them to Jake" Loa said.
"Hold up" Trixie said.
"Can't we see Jake" Spud asked.
"I'm afraid that's not possible" Loa said.
"But we tried to talk to him at the funeral but lost track of you. And now we went out of our way to bring him this homework. Why can't we talk to him" Trixie demanded to know.
"Because his asleep," Loa answered "the funeral was hard on him and he didn't get any sleep last night so he needs this nap."
Loa was lying through his teeth but Jake's two friends couldn't see Jake as they may think something was up when Jake won't wake up.
"Maybe you can see him on later this weekend and if not you'll see him on Tuesday" Loa said pushing the two out of the shop's front door.
"What was up with that?" Trixie asked once the door closed behind them.
"Maybe Jake is under a sleeping spell and he doesn't want us to know" Spud suggested.
"Spud that is so whack" Trixie said as she grabbed Spud's wrist to run off to catch the bus.
"Almost got our selves in a pickle there" Fu said as Loa walked into the back room after getting rid of the two kids.
A/N This may get confusing later on if it isn't already so any questions just ask. Review