Carlos's Scavenger Hunt by Disney Book Group

Author:Disney Book Group
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Disney Book Group
Published: 2017-01-10T05:00:00+00:00

I’m super bummed. We just lost a bunch of points we needed. This is not going as planned.

Ten minutes later, Jane, Carlos, and Evie were sitting in an outdoor café in downtown Auradon, having lunch. Carlos was eating a sandwich, Jane was sipping on a smoothie, and Evie was, of course, typing something into her phone. Carlos hadn’t even wanted to stop for lunch. They’d already wasted enough time that day, but Jane had been insistent.

“You need to eat,” she’d said. “You need your strength. A captain is no good on an empty stomach.”

At that very moment, Carlos’s stomach had growled and he’d given in. Jane sort of had a point. Plus, they needed to regroup and come up with their next plan. They still had only ten points and he was certain Jay’s team had at least fifty-five, if not more by now.

“I can’t believe how far behind we are,” Carlos muttered as he took a sip of his chocolate milk.

“Yeah, but it was worth it,” Jane said. “Just look how cute you two are.” She had been scrolling through photos on Carlos’s phone and now turned it around so he could see the picture of him and Henry on the screen. “Look at his smile. You’re like a celebrity to him!”

Carlos scoffed. Some celebrity he was. He couldn’t even manage to get more than ten points in a scavenger hunt. He stared at the photo, focusing on the boy’s T-shirt and leather pants. With the matching white hair and those pants, Carlos and Henry could easily pass as brothers. Henry had called Carlos his hero, but Carlos certainly didn’t feel like a hero right then. He felt like a failure.

“This reminds me of a time when I was interning for Carina Potts and we threw a big birthday bash for John Darling’s son. He was turning seven. All the kids there were so adorable.”

“Carina Potts is my idol,” Evie said, finally setting her phone down. “She’s such a savvy businesswoman. You are so lucky to have landed an internship with her. What was it like? Was it the best summer of your life?”

Jane’s face fell. “Actually, no. Not really.”

Evie looked confused. “What? Why not? She’s supposed to be brilliant.”

“She is,” Jane said. “I just don’t think she thought I was very brilliant.”

Carlos’s gaze whipped toward Jane. “What? That’s impossible. Didn’t you spend like an entire weekend organizing her party supply inventory? And didn’t you stay up until three in the morning weaving flowers into a garden wall?”

Jane shrugged. “Yeah, but she must not have thought I did a very good job. She never gave me a single compliment all summer.”

“Jane,” Evie began gently, but it was clear Jane didn’t want to talk about it anymore, because she quickly interrupted Evie.

“That’s all in the past. It doesn’t matter. Let’s focus on the scavenger hunt.” Then she flashed Evie and Carlos a smile that Carlos could instantly tell was fake.

“Okay,” Carlos said warily, wondering if he should let this go. But it was clear from Jane’s expression that she was finished talking about it.

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