”The others were only about halfway through dinner, so we got our plates from the oven and sat down at the table in the dining room. Katy was quiet,... and it was obvious that she was very worried, but given the time and circumstances, I didn’t have any idea of what to do. Talking to Lauren would provide answers, but doing that might not be possible unless she came home or called us.“Now what?” Katy asked after dinner.“I’m not sure,” I said. “I need to head to the dojo for practice. Hopefully. He thinks he’s invincible because of his older cousin in Y10, no-one’s ever had the guts to stand up to the prick, but if he’d even touched Jess, than that would end today.I reached the back of the history block and heard a faint sobbing as I walked around the grassy area behind the single room buildings.I saw jess holding her face in her hands, tears falling onto the grass.I walked up slowly and sat beside her on the brick wall. The history block was at the back of the school and was secluded. "Almost none of the rest of the conversation was about me, which was perfect as far as I was concerned. Most of the time they talked about stuff relevant to the four of them (The Boys and their girls).My managing to eat all the food that I'd piled on my plate was joked about, which put me off getting seconds. I'd have to sneak some more food later.While the table was being cleared after dinner, I had a chance to grab Julia for a private chat, "Julia, I've been worrying about the quizzes your. The rest of you are not.”“So what’s the plan?” Fender asked.“They don’t know we’re here yet, so we can get the drop on them,” Pua said.“How are we going to do that? It’s an open road,” Tempest commented. He looked around and Pua was missing. “Where did the turtle go?”From a distance, Pua’s voice came, “It’s Tortle!”How did he get there so quickly? Vennoa saw glimpses of Pua’s shell moving quickly away, but somehow, Pua blended in very well with the environment. If she took her eyes off him for.