Please Don't Tell My Parents I've Got Henchmen by Roberts Richard

Author:Roberts, Richard [Roberts, Richard]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, azw3, epub
ISBN: 9781620074251
Publisher: Curiosity Quills Press
Published: 2016-02-08T07:00:00+00:00

Merely excruciatingly sore all over, I woke up in the back seat of the bus, in the admittedly pleasant and reassuring position of being held between Ray and Claire. We were alone on the bus at the moment, but I could hear other kids outside.

“What did I miss?” Oh, good. My voice worked just fine.

Ray preened at the chance to deliver even an abbreviated story. “A lot. Witch Hunter got away. Nobody seemed to care.”

“I heard some adults arguing about whether you're sweet or just naive. I can't believe they still don't take us seriously,” said Claire.

Ray shot her a quick, scolding look for interrupting him, then got back to his story. “There was a big argument when some villains wanted to recruit some of us as minions. One of the velociraptors got out, bit off Jacky's head, and Beaddown caught it and put it back in its box.” Ha! My private name for the jewelry-powered girl stuck. Score!

Claire affectionately pressed her shoulder a little tighter to mine. Equally smug, she said, “All of that is true, but you left out the part where everyone in the club swore fealty to Penny forever and ever.”

“That's only metaphorically true,” said Ray, and they both burst into laughter.

We were alone, just me and my two best friends again, and I had learned one very important lesson. Summoning up the power and arrogance and certainty of Bad Penny, I said sharply, “Reviled.”

Ray blinked. He bent his head low, almost into my lap. “Yes, Darkety Dark Mistress?”

“You will take me on a date next weekend.” I made it a command.

Much more excitedly, he said, “Yes, Dark Mistress! Where to?”

I thought about that for a minute. Where would we both love to go together? “The Natural History Museum. After hours. We are supervillains, after all.”

Ray stood up straight, his cheeks flushed rose, his smile so giddy he looked like he might float away. “It shall be as you command!”

Claire gave her platinum locks a playful toss. “And I shall do my part for this mission by breaking the news to your parents.”

I groaned, relief flooding the tension away as soon as it rose up. “Thank you.”

I so meant it. That would make my parents finding out merely the most embarrassing event in my entire life.

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