A JCS Secret Agent

Chapter 2

I'm still sitting in the Deans office. Shocked. Jaw dropped. Mind racing.
She knows I have no
Idea what's going on so she begins to explain.
" Every year we pick a girl and a boy from each grade from 7th and up, to be secret agents to represent our school. The CSI has decided about this and the school board has been watching every student closely so they can decide who they want out of each grade. At around this time of year we call them into my office one by one, ladies first, to tell them the news. You can't tell anyone about this, not even your parents. Your sister was not chosen for her grade. Sierra Eagleson was, and Travis Najjar. You must keep this a secret. No one knows except for very few teachers and staff. "
"What teachers know?"
"Mrs.Seth, Mr. Burkey, Mr. Peruso, Mrs. Ferguson, and Mrs. Spory. I know and Mrs.Bantly knows with Mr. Sprankle. His daughter was picked senior year.Mrs. Rhodes knows. That's it."
" Ok, but who was picked in my grade. What boy?"
" Noah Pyles. We picked him because he's a good runner, athletic, strong and moves swiftly on the court. "
"But then why did you pick me?"
" because your willing to put up a fight and isn't afraid to fight back. Your strong and brave. Your athletic and your a good runner. You have a mean kick and punch. You get angry easily which makes you a better fighter. The angrier the better we say." She laughs a little.
" So... Does he know already?"
"No, we're planning to tell him after lunch."
Well I can't wait to see his face. He'll be shocked too. The dean started to talk again.
" You absolutely can't tell him yet. Or tell anyone about what just went on in here. If anyone asks say that you were called in to talk about soccer this year. If that doesn't work then just make something up. Do your best to keep this a secret. When Noah knows I'll call you both into my office today in 8th period. Any questions?"
"Yes. Who else got picked from each grade?"
"I will tell you that later when I call you into my office again. Nice talking with you Laken. Your free to go back to class now." I look at the clock to see that thirty minutes have drifted away. I stand up and go towards the door.
" Just one more thing." She says.
" Your Agent number is 771. This number is very important you can't forget your number. Got it?"
"Got it."
I turn the knob and walk outside. I head the two meters back to Geography. I open the door and walk in. Everybody stops and stares at me. I look at Eden and Noah. They have the same faces they had on when I left. Confused and worried. Mrs. Seth comes over and says I should start working on my main ideas but I know she means, pretend your working and try to fit everything together in your head. I just nod and take out my main ideas and try to do them while the class takes notes. I take out a pen and write the number 771 on my arm. That way I won't forget.So many thoughts are going through my head. I'm a secret agent. For JCS. They picked me of all people. When and where do we start training? Who else was picked? I only know the ones from eleventh grade that were picked. Sierra and Travis. They're probably going to make good secret agents. What will I learn to do? What weapons will I have? Who are we going to face? But the question that tugs at my mind the most is, me and Noah are partners.
How am I gonna deal with that?
The bell rings, I gather my stuff and before I'm out the door, Eden and Noah are on my like Pumas.
"Why did she want you?"
"What happened?!"
"Did you get in trouble?"
"What's wrong?"
"Guys nothing's wrong, she just wanted to discuss soccer for this year. See if I was playing or not."
"Oh ok, I thought you did something wrong."says Eden.
"Hahah when has she not?" Says Noah.
I punch him lightly on his shoulder.
"Oh shush up."
"Ow that hurt." He says while giving me puppy eyes.
"Oh no, here we go again. " I say while giving a short laugh. He keeps the look on until we reach our lockers. I don't speak. I'm still shookin up a little bit. Soon Noah will be like this. Only two more classes until lunch.
Math passes quickly and then study hall comes. I study and do homework. Then the lunch bell rings. I get in line for lunch and when I go though the line I head over to our table. All of my friends sit there. Practically the whole class sits at that table. (We have a small class of only 22 students). I always sit across from Mason and Noah. And sit next to Eden and Casey. I don't know why but I always do. So I sit down and everybody's still at their seats. I eat my mashed potatoes without talking and then move on to the pulled pork. I m almost finished when the lights turn off. This signals that everybody in the cafeteria has to shut up and be quiet, and that there's an announcement. I have a feeling I already know what it is. The Dean stands up front and says,
"Noah Pyles can I see you in my office? Right away."
Noah is calm but I can see in his eyes that he's confused and worried. He stands up and walks with the dean to her office. I continue eating and drinking. When I'm finished I go put my tray at the counter where they collect the dirty trays to clean them, and walk back to my seat. I sit down and Eden turns around to talk to me.
" Hey Laken what's up?"
"Nothing much."
"Are you ok?"
"Yay I'm fine."
"Are you sure, you look a little pale."
I jump."I do?"
"Yay, what's wrong?"
I think of a quick excuse."Uh, nothing I'm just tired. I don't get much sleep."
I smile a little. Losing interest Eden turns around and continues to talk to Casey. I wait. They dismiss us to the gym. I head to the gym. I grab my Diary and go sit in a corner. I know the Dean told me not to tell anyone but Diaries don't count. Right? Oh well I wright everything down. All of the chaos of the day written on paper makes me feel better. I'm deep in thought when a pair of hands grasp my shoulders.
"AAHHHHH" I yelp. I turn around to see Noah with a slightly pale face.
"Shush!"
"You scared the Crap out of me!" I yell.
"Sorry but I got big news. "
Oh yay I forgot. He knows too.
"I know right?! Wait, we should go someone where no one can hear us. Then we can talk." We head down to the home ec room. Which fortunately is unlocked. I pull the blinds down and turn on the light. Noah's pacing.
"How the heck did this happen?!" He says. "What the heck is the Dean talking about?!"
"I know right! It's so confusing but at the same time amazing!"
He continues to pace.
"Ok, Noah we need to talk about this. Sit down."
I sit down and so does he. I start off with the questions.
"What's your number?" I say.
"772"
"Ok, mines 771. What else do you know?"
He tells me everything that he knows which is everything I know.
"Ok.... Did she tell you that she's calling us back in her office 8th period?"
"Yes." He says.
"Do you know anybody else that got picked?" I say. I want to know if he knows anybody.
" I only know that my brother got picked and Heather Chaderwhick too."
"Ok well Sierra Eagleson and Travis Najjar got picked too."
"Ok. What time is it?"
We both glance at the clock and gasp. We've been talking for half and hour! We're 20 minutes late for class!
"Crap it were late!" I say.
We both jump out of our seats and rush to our lockers. When we get there I say
"Don't worry I'll just tell her we were talking about being picked."
"Ok sounds good. Wait! You should write in on a piece of paper and give it to her instead!"
"Good idea!" I rush and grab a piece of paper and scribble down what we were gonna say. We both rush to Technology. We open the door and walk in. I hand the note to Mrs. Ferguson and we take our seats. She gives a nod and goes back to teaching. Class passes by quickly. I'm just dying to tell somebody but I can't. I can only talk to Noah but he never answers his phone. As soon as the bell rings I jog up to Noah and say
"Noah from now on check your phone very often. Every day. Ok?"
"Ok gotcha." We separate and I head to choir. I'm need to know more. I need to know who else was picked. In other words, I'm anticipating the meeting with the Dean.