Josh and Charlie agreed When lunch was over Josh hurried down the halls back to class What was Mr Ott’s big announcement Maybe it would be about building airplanes No that would be hard to do in school Or maybe they would invent a new cookie He licked his lips as he followed Jenny into the classroom Jenny stopped suddenly Josh ran into her 10
Hey what’s the big idea Don’t hit the brakes without a warn He looked to where Jenny was pointing Standing beside Mr Ott’s desk was a woman A woman in gray pants and a blue shirt A woman with red hair A woman who looked at them with green eyes and had a ladybug tattoo on her cheek A substitute 11
Chapter 2 Kidnapped Josh stared at the substitute She stared back Children must return to their seats on time she said Josh slipped into his seat I am your substitute Your teacher had to go away I will be your teacher until he returns She smiled and everyone seemed to gasp at once I will need you to tell me what you have been taught Josh jumped up Where is Mr Ott He was here before lunch He promised he had a surprise to tell us He wouldn’t leave without keeping his promise 12
The substitute turned away from Josh as if he hadn’t spoken Today you will tell me what you have learned about your history Who can tell me how this country was discovered Josh fell back into his seat He looked at Jenny He touched his nose and winked She nodded She knew what to do Josh started coughing But the substitute did not look away from Kaylie Jones who was talking about Columbus Ladybug-Sub held her wrist phone closer to her mouth and talked quickly Josh coughed louder He coughed harder Jenny waved her arm Miss Substitute My brother is sick The substitute stopped talking and turned toward Jenny What is wrong with him Josh coughed more It’s his allergies He must have eaten something at lunch that made him sick I always take him to the nurse when it happens 13
