15. All Wet

ALL WET 15 SLAM! The door flew open. Ms. Grinker burst into the lunchroom. She looked around, eyes wide. Her frizzy hair was standing on end. "Sam! Antonio! Lucy! Where have you been?!" she yelled. "What happened to the curtains? Why is everything wet?!"

Just then, Mr. Nekobi rushed in. He began calmly mopping up the water. Then he said, "Ms. Grinker, Sam was helping me wash the windows. Didn't I tell you?" Ms. Grinker was still upset. "No! You didn't tell me! And Sam should've asked me if he could leave class. He missed our entire weather lesson." "I'm becoming forgetful in my old age," Mr. Nekobi said. Sam smiled and looked to the floor. Mr. Nekobi to the rescue!

"What about Antonio and Lucy?" Ms. Grinker said. "They're not hall monitors so they shouldn't be helping you." "I'm making them assistant hall monitors. They've proven to be very helpful to Sam." Antonio and Lucy looked at each other with big, excited smiles. Ms. Grinker was mad. She turned on her heels and stomped out of the lunchroom.

As soon as Ms. Grinker and the other students left, Sam told Mr. Nekobi everything. "You've learned a lot about the school," Mr. Nekobi said. "And you seriously hurt the school this time. Hopefully, the evil will stay asleep for a while." "And hopefully assistant hall monitors don't have to wear these ugly things!" Lucy said. She tugged on Sam's bright orange sash. "Hey!" Sam said. Soon all four of them were laughing. After school that day, Sam, Lucy, and Antonio sat on the swings.

"We did well today," Sam said. "But I don't think we'll ever be able to really defeat Eerie Elementary." Lucy hopped down off her swing. "I don't think that's true," she said. Antonio nodded. "We're a team. And now we know Orson Eerie is the school. There must be a way we can undo whatever he did." Sam stared at the school building: Eerie Elementary, the strange creation that was mad scientist Orson Eerie. "You guys are right," he said. "There must be a way to beat Eerie Elementary, once and for all. And, together, we will find it!"