The field trip wasover and the plane ride back to school was uneventful, for a planefull of 14 year olds. Some of the parents met the kids at the airportand had to sign off responsibility of the school but the rest of themwere on their school buses and would meet their parents at school. Itwas school policy that an adult had to pick them up after a trip; nochild was allowed to walk home. Judith, Nancy and Brenda walked withJaney to the front parking lot, through the central hallway but theydidn't go outside because there were two news trucks out there nearthe sidewalk.
"Oh hell, thevultures are here already." Janey said and sank against the insidedoors. She turned around and walked back up the hallway a shortdistance so the news hounds wouldn't see her.
"What are wegoing to do?" Brenda asked.
Janey pulled outher cell phone and called Mr. Hanson.
"What's theproblem Janey?" he could tell she was upset by the tremor in hervoice.
"My mom would bewaiting in the front parking lot but there are news wagons here. Idon't want to talk to reporters, Mr. Hanson. Can the school makethem leave?"
"No one is herebut me, Janey, but I'll have a word with them. You are a minor andthey need mine or your mother's permission to talk to you."
"You know my momon sight, right?"
"Yes."
"If you see herout there, tell her to meet us at the bus entrance."
"No ... I'lltell her to meet you at the back of the cafeteria. Go out thecafeteria service entrance."
"Thanks Mr.Hanson."
"You are verywelcome, Janey." She could hear his smile and hung up.
"Hanson says togo out the cafeteria entrance."
"I can't gowith you, my mom is out front. I see her car." Judith said.
"OK, if any ofthe reporters ask if you know me ... lie." Janey told her.
"No worries,I'll tell them I didn't see anything. A lot of kids didn't,until it was over."
"Luv u, Judith!"Janey hugged her and let her go.
The other threegirls raced to the cafeteria exit when Mr. Hanson walked out thefront doors. They stayed inside until Janey's mother's Caravanpulled up to the dock then they raced into the back and ducked down.
"Mom, go out thepark exit instead of past the front gate."
"All thistongue-in-cheek just to avoid reporters." Her mom commented alittle nervously.
"You'll thankme later." Janey quipped from the floor.
Gail Richardsondrove around the building and out the park exit then onto the mainroad toward Brenda's house.
"Ok, we're onthe road to Brenda's and no news trucks following." Mrs.Richardson told them.
The girls got backinto the seat where they belonged and buckled in.
"That wasactually sort of fun." Brenda laughed nervously.
"I never tookyou for the adventurous type, Brenda." Mrs. Richardson said andchecked on the girls through the rear view mirror.
"I'm usuallynot. I'm the school scardy cat, actually. But with Nan and Janeyhere, it was an adventure."
"Life with Janeyis an adventure from the beginning." Mrs. Richardson answered witha little giggle.
"What's thatsupposed to mean?" Janey sounded perturbed.
"Just that youare such a courageous soul, Janey; you don't remember some of theheart throbs you've given me."
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Dragon Girl
Paranormal14 year old Janey Michelle Richardson was a happy, healthy American teenager with a few "special" gifts; she was telepathic with cats, she could process ghosts, she could move things with her mind. She was ... weird. That made a lot of people susp...
