The Girl Who Knew Even More by Commander S.T. Bolivar III

Author:Commander S.T. Bolivar, III
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Disney Book Group
Published: 2017-01-10T05:00:00+00:00

YES, INDEED, ELIOT WAS RIGHT: things can always get worse. This is a good thing to keep in mind especially when dealing with your own life and especially, especially when dealing with anything at Munchem Academy.

But even if you aren’t dealing with Munchem, it still applies. You broke your leg? Well, you could’ve broken your neck. You forgot the code to unlock a bank’s supersecret security system? Well, you could’ve…Actually, no that’s really bad and would probably get you caught by the police.

In fact, Eliot Spencer’s experience at Munchem Academy is probably what led him to believe escape plans are always—always—worth the effort and life is too short not to get the computer you want.

But Mattie and the Spencers weren’t thinking about any of those principles as they made their way to the cafeteria for lunch. The friends turned at a stone bust of Mr. Larimore and walked down a set of stairs lined with paint cans and hammers. Munchem’s renovation was still going strong and someone—probably Doyle—was going to find those and use them. Mattie didn’t know exactly what Doyle would use hammers and paint for, but he was sure the discovery wouldn’t go well for anyone.

“We have to tell Carter,” Mattie said as Olga Higgins stared him down. “He’ll know what to do.”

“Like what?” Eliot asked.

“Dunno. That’s why I’m going to ask him.”

Mattie and the Spencers followed some fifth graders through the heavy double doors and into the high-ceilinged cafeteria. It was crowded as ever and they had to wait for the upperclassmen to finish picking out their food.

Last term, Munchem meals were closely supervised by teachers. Mattie was always careful to select healthy food and he was even more careful to make sure the teachers saw him selecting healthy food. This term, the scientists-turned-teachers didn’t seem to care what the students ate. They just wanted to see the students’ reactions.

Salads were replaced with pills, chicken nuggets were now streamlined for “even faster eating!,” and the ice cream was fortified with sixty-two “necessary nutrients.” Only no one seemed to know what those nutrients were or why one of them (or perhaps all of them) made a few of the students burp bubbles for days.

It did make the scientists very excited though.

Mattie considered his plate of freeze-dried and vitamin-charged hamburger. There hadn’t been any problems with it before, but there was always a first time. He pushed his way through the crowd to join Eliot and Caroline at the closest table. Dr. Hoo and Lem stood along the far walls, watching the kids with careful interest and holding tiny voice recorders close to their mouths as they whispered observations.

Eliot surveyed his lunch as Mattie sat down next to him. “I can’t decide if Munchem food has gotten better or worse.”

“Definitely worse,” Caroline said, impaling a round brown ball with her fork and holding it up for closer inspection. “I don’t even know what this is.”

“Maybe that’s for the best.” Eliot took a big bite and thought about it for a moment.

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