Crossover II Evalius

Chapter 26 Lost

Chapter 26

Lost

    “So are you sure they already went over to…” Derek, driving, briefly glanced to the back seat at Ian as he questioned Vanessa, “well, you know?”

    Vanessa stared at her phone in frustration as she answered, “I tried calling both Walter and Aria several times and both of their phones are out of reach. What else could that mean?”

    “Where did they go?” Ian demanded.

    “I told you, man. You are just going to have to wait and see,” Derek told him. “If we told you, then you would just think we both lost our minds.”

    “I’m already starting to wonder about that,” Ian grumbled but did not push the matter any further.

    The three of them sat in silence for a few moments as Derek continued to drive in determination. He then broke the reticence asking Vanessa, glumly, “So what are the chances of us actually winning once we are there?”

    “According to what Aria told us, not very good,” Vanessa replied, softly, staring down at the ground in deep thought before an idea came to her. “Wait. What about Myrtle?”

    “What about Myrtle?” Derek repeated puzzled.

    “Who’s Myrtle?” Ian asked.

    “Ms. Malone,” Vanessa quickly answered before turning back to Derek. “Maybe if she helps then we can win. Since in the other world she’s considered evil, maybe that would count as evil winning if she helps us.”

    Derek considered this. “That’s not a bad idea, but how do we know we can trust her? She did try to kill Aria, remember?”

    “Ms. Malone tried to kill Aria?” Ian implored in utter shock.

    “Yeah, that’s kind of a long story,” Vanessa said to him, and then told Derek, “I would hardly count that. After all, Myrtle did know it wasn’t going to work, not to mention, she has a much better reason to hate this Lord What’s-His-Face than Aria right now. Maybe she will want revenge.”

    Derek sighed. “Aria told me she already tried the whole revenge pitch with Myrtle and it got her no where. Besides, we have no way of getting in touch with her. We don’t have her number or even know where she lives. There’s no time to go gallivanting across town trying to find her.”

    “Would she still be at the school?” Ian suggested, weakly.

    Derek glanced at the time. “I doubt it. It’s after 6:00. Despite what we thought in first grade, teachers don’t actually live at the school.”

    “Some of them do stay this late,” Vanessa pointed out. “We should try calling the school just in case. Do you know the number?”

    Derek shook his head. “No but it might be in the handbook which I think is somewhere in the back.”

    “Here it is,” Ian picked the Sheerwood handbook off the ground and handed it to Vanessa.

    Vanessa took it and dialed the number rapidly.

    “This is Principal Whiteman. What can I do for you?”   

    Vanessa breathed nervously, trying to think of what to say. “Hi, um, this is Vanessa Cooper. I wanted to talk to Ms. Malone about an extra credit project I am doing for her class.”

    “I’m afraid she’s in a conference right now,” Principal Whiteman informed her. “It should be at least another thirty minutes. Is there anything you would like me to tell her tonight or can this wait until tomorrow.”