"I can't believe Mom wouldn't let us go straight up to the Elders," huffed December as they sat eating sandwiches during their school lunch break.
"I guess she was right, though. We have missed some school lately. We need to catch up for a bit first. The Elders have been told what's going on. They're looking into it for us, so they should have news for when we get there on Friday night."
"I guess you're right... I just want to get to the bottom of all this, you know?"
"Yeah I know, but I'm sure it can wait a few days. Now I've stopped working for Ben, we've got our evenings free to do a bit of our own research," smiled Lilly, watching her best friend open her sandwich up and take out its contents, eating the ham before the cheese and then the sliced tomato and pickles. Finally, she dunk
