The Epochracy Files by Chele Pedersen Smith

Author:Chele Pedersen Smith [Smith, Chele Pedersen]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-10-25T23:00:00+00:00

On the walk home, Inot asked Lyrehc what she had seen.

“Theft! That owl pin she got for her birthday? It wasn’t just costume jewelry. I think Janet’s family was loaded because she said it was solid gold with eyes peeping out in three carat diamonds!”

“Three carat! Come on. Are you sure it’s not diamond-like? My great-grandmother left me her jewelry and they’re all zirconia. But they look real. See, I had some added to my brackets.” Inot flashed a bracy smile.

“Wow, they really sparkle in the sun. They do look authentic but I’m sure Janet knows the difference because see, she wrote, ‘solid gold…three carats each.’ If a pin is that expensive, then of course it would have genuine gems.”

”That’s a relief because I like a good jewel robbery. But we better read it in order,” Inot reasoned. “We don’t want to miss any clues.”

“Smart thinking.” Lyr flipped back where they left off. A minute later, she turned the page and laughed.

“Not to yourself! That’s not fair. We’re in this together.”

“Sorry, this is funny. It reminds me of the time I had that crush on Derf last year. Remember, nothing went right? I was always making a hyena out of myself.”

Inot nudged her and chuckled. “You finally got the guts to call his house, but when he answered, you asked for his sister Anez, then asked her for their other sister Enna, until the third sister Adnerb got on and you asked if she had a copy of the 1950 New Zealand Farmer’s Almanac for mapery homework. She thought you were crazy.”

“I know, I panicked,” Lyr cringed. “I meant to say Atlas. I wish we had phones like 1978 where the callers don’t see you or know what number is calling. Janet and her brother Joel just ordered an anchovy and seaweed pizza for Tommy’s house. Blech.”

“Classic,” Inot laughed. “They really served seaweed pizza? I thought she liked him. Guess she didn’t want him to go hungry after all. Hey, if you ever decide to call a guy again, like say Evets, just wear a disguise the next time you send a Holla-Gram. ”

“Good idea…I know, I’ll hold up the sexy notebook.”

“Oh, he’ll answer fast for sure. “

Giggling, they decided to go to Inot’s house. Then gliding up the loft, they kicked off their boots as soon as they settled in her room. Her mom brought up frosty glasses of lightning lemonade, her dad’s latest brainstorm. The concoction contained a floating neon bolt that released tartly sweet refills once the glass became half-full.

“It’s an optimistic drink,” Lyrehc observed.

“Exactly,” Esile Mahgirb brightened. “How was school today?”

“There was a time capsule from a hundred years ago,” Inot informed.

“Wow, I would love to see that!”

“It’s on display until Thursday, and they’re moving it to City Hall for the public on Friday,” Lyr offered. “You should go. There were a lot of cool things. Like this—”

“Like this old technology your grandparents probably used,” Inot jumped in, shielding the book from her mother. “We saw a pokey circle maker and metal keyboards that used ink.

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