that.”
Timmy wanted to believe, but one thought ran through his mind “It might’ve been someone in disguise”
The three others paused for a moment and looked at each other.
“Wait a second, he might have a point.” Sam said quietly.
“I bet it was Warren and his gang trying to trick us,” Timmy said.
They all took a step back in disbelief as the idea hit them.
Kyle slapped himself on the forehead. “I can’t believe I fell for it. Warren got us.”
“Of course” Bobby yelled out. “There’s no alien in our small town, it’s just a high school loser with a mask”
They all looked at each other and nodded in embarrassed agreement.
Timmy spoke “He tricked us into going into the woods. They went around town spreading rumors about strange lights in the sky and they knew someone from town would go into the forest and try to find out what it is. I bet it was him I saw outside my bedroom a few hours ago. I bet the bright light I saw was nothing more then a bright light hanging from a pole, hoping I would see it. Wanting us to go into the forest and scare us while wearing an alien mask”
“And we were dumb enough to fall for it. I bet those losers are back they’re right now laughing at us. I bet if we listen close enough, we will hear them laughing” Kyle said.
“I can’t believe we fell for that” Bobby stood a few steps away looking up in the dark sky in disbelief.
“This is crazy. We were tricked” Kyle said as he shook his head.
“Guys, lets head home and forget this ever happened” Sam suggested
“Now that’s the best idea I’ve heard all night,” Bobby added.
“Don’t tell anyone what happened here tonight” Sam added.
“No problem” Kyle said “I’m telling no one, ever”
“At least this night taught us one thing. There’s no such thing as aliens. Just in comic books, not in real life” Sam said as he turned to head for home.
The other three followed with their heads low. They walked the rest of the way to embarrass to say anything. A huge moment for fame just passed them by.
Timmy couldn’t understand how Warren and his gang made the massive oval shaped object fly over his house with such intense bright light. The object had to be over fifty feet in length. He decided it was better not to say anything.
As they walked down Main Street none of them noticed the short thin object in the dark forest watching them walk away. The figure had big black oval eyes.
One day before “the event”
The next day as noon was approaching the cafeteria in Springbrook Gardens elementary school began to fill up with kids from grade one to eight. The noise level
from all the chatter had steadily increased minute by minute. The sounds of laughter and small talk filled the room along with the pulling out of chairs to sit down.
Kyle was eating his lunch at the cry wolves’ usual table next to Bobby. He turned to Sam who was to his right “We will miss math today because of the assembly in the gym after lunch. The General is coming in to talk to us about how cool the military is.”
Sam nodded “We’ll have science class first, then head down for the assembly”
Timmy was the last to join the group he starting talking as soon as he pulled his chair out to sit down “I was walking down the hall and overheard some of the teachers talking. There are a lot of stories going around the school about the bright light yesterday night over the forest. Turns out I wasn’t the only one to see it”
Sam lowered his head and whispered “Well, don’t mention anything about us going out to look. We don’t need anyone in the school laughing at us. Can you imagine if everyone found out how scared we were and how fast we ran? They would be laughing for months. It appears no one has caught on yet. Lets keep it that way”
“You know, just for the record. Warren and his loser group haven’t come around our school today trying to find us to laugh in our faces” Kyle added.
Sam looked over to him “Maybe they didn’t get a good look at our faces. Whoever was wearing the mask probably couldn’t see out of it. It’s not easy seeing out of a mask in the dark. He knows he sacred some kids, but couldn’t tell which ones because it was too dark out. If we let anyone in school know we were in the forest, Warren and his gang will put two and two together and know it was us they scared. Giving them all they need to laugh at us for months to come”
The three boys nodded in agreement and kept there heads down low, hoping rumors of a group of kids getting scared in the forest haven’t already made there way around.
“Hi guys” a female voice said.
Sam and Timmy looked over their shoulder and noticed Sandy and Jane standing behind them.
As much as Sam liked Sandy he was too embarrassed from yesterday to talk, but then again it was Sandy so he would try his best to be nice “Oh hi Sandy…. Good to see you today”
“How’s your day been so far?” she asked with a smile.
He felt himself getting a bit nervous, wanting to say the right thing. “Oh, well you know, going ok.”
“How was your evening?” she asked, “Did you go out anywhere?”
He jumped inside, why was she asking such a thing? Did she know something? Could it be she was only asking to be nice, or maybe the rumors have started around town and she suspected him? He knew he had to play it cool. “Oh…the evening. It went well.” He tired his best to act calm. He wondered if the other guys where feeling the same way. Maybe she had no idea of what happened in the forest.
“Looking forward to the General’s speech in the hall later?” she asked.
Sam had a million thoughts go through his head. “Oh… yes… the General’s speech. I forgot about that. Yes, I do hope it’s a good one.”
“I know how you feel. I’m hoping it’s not to boring” she smiled. “What class do we have next, I forgot?”
His mind was going blank. He had to think for a second “Science” he tried saying it while acting calm, it was bad enough he had trouble talking to her on any normal day, but today was the worse. He was convinced everyone in the school and town knew about the scam and how the cry wolves’ gang fell for it. He was expecting her to start laughing at him at any moment. It would be something he could never live down. Not only would Warren and his gang laugh, but Sandy as well. He was sure within a few hours the cry wolves gang would be the biggest joke in the entire town. They would probably be laughed off the stage at the variety show.
Timmy and Kyle were in their seats just as nervous. Believing Jane could read their minds and know they were in the forest. They tried there best not to look nervous. They tired leaning back in their chairs looking relaxed, but not too relaxed. It was harder then it seemed, they were never calm even on a normal day around her. They both wondered if Sandy and Jane knew and was just waiting for the right moment for to start laughing at the group.
Timmy looked around the cafeteria at all the kids eating there lunches and talking. They couldn’t believe they fell for the trick in the forest. Now it was a guessing game, how long until all the kids in school find out?
After lunch was finished the kids went back to their class and sat at their desks.
Their teacher Miss Jones stood at the front. “Ok kids we have a few minutes before we are called to the assembly. It’s time for science. Take out your textbooks and we will continue were we left off yesterday.” She walked around the room and handed each child two magnets. The kids sat at their desks holding the magnets in there hands. Some of the kids placed the opposite ends together and tried to pull them apart.
She walked back towards the front of the class and stood in front of the chalkboard. “Yesterday we were learning about magnetics. Lets see who remembers yesterdays lesson. Who can tell me about positive and negatives?”
Gina Canes put up her hand “If you take two magnetics that are the same they repel each other. However if the magnetics are opposite they will attract.”
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nbsp; “Good answer Gina and what are the two sides called?”
“Positive and a negative” she answered.
“Now who can answer this questions, magnetism is a force made by?”
“Electrons” Stacey called out from the back.
Timmy held the two magnets in his hands. He place the two positive ends together and they pushed apart.
Some of the other kids in the class moved the positive to the negative close to each other and they pulled together.
“Its like glue” Kyle said and laughed at bit. “Hard to pull them apart. They fight back”
“It sure is like glue, its like gravity” Bobby joked “Can you image if magnetics where gravity? We would never get off the planet.”
Miss Jones looked at the class “How many iron atoms are there?”
“26 electrons” Clair called out from the front row.
“Correct Clair. Now can someone tell me how can you make a magnet?” she looked around the class.
Kyle put up his hand “You can take a lodestone and rub iron on it” He turned to Sam and whispered, “I remember reading that a few days ago”
Miss Jones asked, “Can you name the two kinds”
Timmy put up his hand “Permanent and induced. Magnets are usually made from iron or steel, but copper, nickel and cobalt can be used”
She looked around the class “Can you name a really big magnet”
Sam lifted his hand “The earth”
“That’s right Sam”
“Can you name an object that has a magnet inside?” she asked
Meagan Williams in the third row put up her hand “Would it be a
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