Saving the Statue of Liberty by Andrea Jo Rodgers

Author:Andrea Jo Rodgers [Rodgers, Andrea Jo]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Anaiah Press, LLC
Published: 2018-10-07T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 11

They stepped through the mirror portal into an empty school hallway.

“I wonder if the other teams aren’t back yet or if they already went home for the day,” John said.

“I’m not sure, but I really want to go home and check on Mr. Gibbons. Mom texted that he really misses me. She said he tried to follow me through the portal again. Ours is in our bathroom, so she finally had to lock the door to keep him out.”

Annabelle giggled. “If I know Mr. Gibbons, he’ll find a way here.”

John wasn’t eager to have another run-in with Raphael’s pet monkey. Last time they met, Mr. Gibbons pelted him with wads of wet paper towels. If he closed his eyes, he could still feel them bouncing off his face and body.

Ranger wouldn’t have caused such a commotion. Thinking of his dog, John checked his cell phone and found a new text from Grandma: We love you. Hopefully, Ranger will be back home with us soon.

John wished he could be with his dog. He thought back to Shaniqua’s words earlier that day and applied them to his own situation. Why would God let Ranger get sick when I’m not there to help him?

As Team Liberty approached Mr. Jorgenson’s office, they heard his voice echo out into the hallway. “Yes, we’re aware of the security breach. Yes, we have people working on it. No, nothing that we’re aware of yet.”

Mr. Jorgenson glanced up to find Team Liberty hovering outside his doorway. “Listen. I’ve got to go. I’ll talk to you later.” He hung up the phone, and his face took on a neutral expression. “Welcome back.”

“Is everything okay? We couldn’t help but overhear some of your conversation,” Annabelle said.

Mr. Jorgenson closed a bunch of windows on his computer. “Nothing that you need to worry about.”

Whatever’s going on, he doesn’t want us to know about it.

“We just wanted to fill you in about our progress today.” Annabelle explained about their run-in with Team Mischief in the Liberty Science Center.

Mr. Jorgenson frowned. “Raphael, how are your eyes?”

“Much better, thanks.”

“I want you to go straight to see the school nurse now,” Mr. Jorgenson instructed.

“Oh, I’m sure I don’t need a nurse. I’m all better,” Raphael protested.

Mr. Jorgenson pointed toward his door. “It’s better to err on the side of caution.”

Even though John had been at St. Michael’s for only a few days, he knew Mr. Jorgenson emphasized safety. He reminded him of his grandpa, who liked to use old sayings like “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.”

Annabelle finished their meeting by summing up the rest of their day. “Tomorrow we’ll go bright and early to the Statue of Liberty.”

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