Odd Squad: Otis Substitute

Chapter 22: Not A Date

It had been almost an hour since Ohany was in town trying to get money. Oliver, Otis, and Olympia were talking, hungry, for it was almost noon.

"So when you two started dating?" - Olympia questioned, curious, and with a surprised face even before she received an answer.

"Oh... so... a few days ago" - Oliver came up with an answer quickly, he was angry with himself for being emotional rather than rational, what he usually is.

"Oh, it's strange to think that you started being enemies and look at you two now. Are you hungry? I am. I wanted a cake. Pink or blue, whatever.  And also a croissant, and a cheesecake!"- She got a little too excited. "But you know ... I'm not Ohany, and I know when someone is not telling the truth. So what's your secret? "

"Well, we've already said it." - Otis tried to confuse her.

"No, you said you're dating, is it true? I don't know. But there's another secret behind it and I'm sure"

"Oh, you know what? Look, it's complicated, but my name is Harry, not Oliver, and Otis discovered it intentionally. I didn't want to tell you because I was investigating something, and then started these strange O messages, which we don't even know who it is."- Oliver (or Harry, as you prefer) went straight to the point, and got a little angry talking about it. - "Otis is helping me hide this, and it's not easy, I'm afraid of being the reason for all this, so please promise not to tell Ohany"

"Harry... I mean, Oliver... I'm your friend first, so of course I'll do what's best for you." - Olympia tried to be understanding. But she never promised.

Soon after these words, the three heard a sound in the forest, like a branch breaking or leaves being trampled.

"Ohany? Is that you?" - Otis shouted, worried.

Soon, a spark lit up, and leaves began to burn in a row.

"Let's get out of here! Otis, hold the pack well!" - Oliver exclaimed, pulling the three friends out of the forest.

"Someone's telling you what it was!" Olympia screamed in despair, already out of the woods. - "Well, now we're already out of the woods, haha, that Taylor Swift song"

 The three of them were now hiding behind a large rock, a little dirty.

"Someone used fire ... again," - Oliver said, discouraged. - "And good joke, by the way"

A sound came from the pocket of Otis's pants, sound of cellphone notification, new message.

"This time you have succeeded, but be on the lookout, there is more than one piece in the chess game, and more than one movement. --O" - Otis read the message aloud, looking desperately at Olympia and Oliver.

"It seems like this idiot will not stop tormenting us so soon," - Oliver said.

"Oliver, we're here for you, but if you really want us to help you and do not tell your secret to Ohany, you have to tell us what's going on." - Olympia put her left hand on his shoulder.

"Calm down, I'll tell you guys. But about the message... of course there are other pieces in the chess, calm, and the Ohany? Why is she taking so long? We have to go after her now!"- Oliver pulled Olympia and Otis's arm, trying to run.

"Before, tell me what's happening!" - Olympia exclaimed, staying in the same place.

"I'll tell, I promise, but then we have to look for Ohany!"

"Olympia, we have to trust him, rather than knowing that our other friendship, Ohany, has disappeared too." - Otis tried to be understandable, straightened his pack and ran to the city along with Oliver and Olympia.