Psych Investigation Episodes: Episode 1 (A Young Adult Scifi / Fantasy) Read Online Free

matter of finding the kids and scaring them, and then
freeing them on the promise of improved behavior—and their
silence.
    A few minutes went by, and the assistant
returned, this time carrying another file containing the list of
students, their ages and full academic records. Paro frowned at the
man.
    “ No photo IDs?”
    “ Sorry about that, but this was all
we could get. You’re going to have to go down there yourself if you
want to see the kids.”
    Paro nodded. “I was going there anyway. I’ll
see what I can find. Thanks, Dennis.”

Chapter 3: More Problems at School

    “ Look at her, Adam. She’s
so hot.”
      Adam listened to Jack ramble
and stare longingly at Melissa. The students were crowded together
in the school’s football field, waiting while the firefighters
extinguished the flames in the third-floor classroom.
     “ I have to ask her out! I
mean, after that trauma we all just went through, I might have a
shot this time.”
      Adam leaned on a fence near
the bleachers, uninterested in Jack’s attempt to find love. “Never
mind that,” he said. “That fire in the classroom—how did you do
it?”
    Jack paused a moment. “Hey, wait a minute. Now
I know I’m not exactly an honors student here, but you don’t really
think I’d start a fire just to save myself from an
F
? And
besides, I don’t even bring matches to school. You know I don’t
smoke.”
    “ That’s not what I meant. Come on,
you know exactly what I’m talking about.” Adam opened his mouth to
continue speaking—and then paused. Was it possible Jack really
didn’t know? Adam wasn’t sure what he was accusing Jack of, either.
One minute they were sitting in a normal classroom, and then,
within the next four minutes every desk in the room was on
fire.
    At first, he thought it the work of some
prankster. Perhaps someone had placed gasoline on the students’
desks before class? No, that was impossible. Everyone would have
smelled or noticed it.
    I know what I saw
.
His pupils were
dilated. Jack was acting very unusual.
    Adam had been close friends with Jack since
long before entering the tenth grade, and he was positive that his
friend wouldn’t lie to him.
    But what happened?
     “ It’s like I’m telling you.
Your pupils were dilated, and then moments later the fires started.
It was beyond insane.”
    Jack shrugged. “You must be mistaken, Adam. I
don’t recall any weird eyesight problems. You know what? It was
probably just passing indigestion. Besides, the teachers already
said the fire was due to like umm, a weird anomaly with the sun, or
something. At least, I think that’s what they said. I’ve never been
any good with sun-stuff.”
    The neat lines the school had placed the
students in dissolved. Students wandered off towards all ends of
the field. Melissa stood on the grass near the other end of the
bleachers, huddled together with two of her friends, the three of
them chatting away.
    “ She’s right there,” Jack said. “I
think I’m actually gonna do it this time. I’m serious. I’m feeling
really lucky today.”
    “ Look, you need to forget about
that. I mean, let’s face it, Jack. You’re just going to humiliate
yourself. Besides, we have more important things to talk
about.”
    “ Well, we can talk about whatever
you want later. I’m going over there!”
    Adam watched his carefree friend march over to
Melissa. He decided to follow Jack, if for no other reason than
pure amusement. If Jack refused to discuss Adam’s theories now, he
would drop them for the time being.
    Melissa had transferred to Elms High during the
beginning of the term, becoming immensely popular in a short period
of time, although Adam didn’t care much for her. She was
pretentious, overly snappy, and she dressed like a woman in her
late thirties. Melissa and her friends turned as they heard Adam
and Jack approach.
    “ Hot day out today, isn’t it?” Jack
remarked casually to the girls. Adam took a seat on the