Elizabeth walked down the hall, trying to decide what subject of homework to start on when she spotted Jack leaning against a wall, a look on his face nearly universal for troublemakers, she remembered her brother and several other boys in her old neighborhood wearing it before trouble had happened. She stopped in front of him and leaned against the wall next to him, looking at him for a long moment before she spoke.
"Hmm?" Jack looked over at her with a sly grin, "Whatever do you mean Elizabeth? I'm not up to anything." Even while he speaks he listens for the familiar squeaking of the Janitor's cart as he leans crossing his arms cooly against the wall.
"I told you, it's Elizaveta, or Lizzi, since you'll end up shortening it anyway. And you know exactly what I mean Jack Wilson, you're up to something, I can see it in your face."
She pauses then, chewing on her lip for a moment before reaching a decision.
"Not illegal is it? Cause I wasn't really doing anything after class....."
His grin widens as he leans down to whisper, "You want in? Nothin illegal...just a little fun with our local Janitor, Lizzi. You're right, I was planning on shortening it."
He sits back up quickly glancing around for the cart...but the janitor has yet to appear up anywhere. "I thought I'd just take a few things from the cart, if you follow me."
She thinks for a moment and then smiles at him. "Let me go put my bag up, don't want any extra weight if I have to run. Think you can wait for me for.... say fifteen minutes?"
Lizzi leaves and returns in less time than the promised fifteen, bag gone and her hair pulled up and back into a ponytail. She stands next to Jack, arms folded and a small smile on her face.
"So, do you have a plan Jack? Or are you just flying by the seat of your pants?"
"Well. When the Janitor goes into the closet to get his cleaning stuff and what not he leaves the cart unguarded. That's when we strike and steal the whacker's mop!"
Jack has watched the Janitor enough times wandering around the halls being his lurker self to know almost exactly how long it takes for him to get in and out of the closet...giving them about 2 minutes tops to grab the mop and bolt...but he keeps that information to himself.
Lizzi giggles. "Just the mop hm? He doesn't keep anything else interesting on the cart? It sounds good at least. What were you planning on doing with the mop once you got your paws on it?"
Elizaveta couldn't help but think she should know better than to be pulling pranks on the janitor of all people, but really, it did sound like fun.
"I am in good confidence that it is a MAGIC mop of communism some nature. Or perhaps a doom stick of some kind. Janitor likes it a lot too~ It will be funny to watch him gettin his knickers in a twist lookin for it."
Lizzi giggles "Magic? Really Jack I thought you could come up with something better. Besides, watching his face is enough of an incentive, and besides the lady at the local ice cream store pays me extra when he buys more than one four gallon tub of ice cream a month."
"Yeah I bet some of the teachers or any of the shops around here would take them. You can't get cigars like these in the States so they might be willing to buy them! Heh, Janitor can always get more from Cuba...but Feliciano is coming with us so make sure he doesn't see he may not like the idea anymore."
"It's obvious you're up to something you know."
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Jack looked over at her with a sly grin,
"Whatever do you mean Elizabeth? I'm not up to anything."
Even while he speaks he listens for the familiar squeaking of the Janitor's cart as he leans crossing his arms cooly against the wall.
"I'm just waiting for class to start. I swear."
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She pauses then, chewing on her lip for a moment before reaching a decision.
"Not illegal is it? Cause I wasn't really doing anything after class....."
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"You want in? Nothin illegal...just a little fun with our local Janitor, Lizzi. You're right, I was planning on shortening it."
He sits back up quickly glancing around for the cart...but the janitor has yet to appear up anywhere.
"I thought I'd just take a few things from the cart, if you follow me."
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"Let me go put my bag up, don't want any extra weight if I have to run. Think you can wait for me for.... say fifteen minutes?"
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He winks and slinks back against the wall, waiting for her to hurry off and come back so they can go about making mischief.
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"So, do you have a plan Jack? Or are you just flying by the seat of your pants?"
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Jack has watched the Janitor enough times wandering around the halls being his lurker self to know almost exactly how long it takes for him to get in and out of the closet...giving them about 2 minutes tops to grab the mop and bolt...but he keeps that information to himself.
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Elizaveta couldn't help but think she should know better than to be pulling pranks on the janitor of all people, but really, it did sound like fun.
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It will be funny to watch him gettin his knickers in a twist lookin for it."
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Do you have any ideas?"
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