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Authors: Marilyn Kaye
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feel.’
Amanda met Nina’s doubtful eyes. ‘Up to a point,’ she declared. ‘Tommy might think Britney’s out of his league. He could be afraid to speak to her. Boys can be insecure, you know.’
Britney gazed at her in amazement. ‘Really?’
‘Absolutely,’ Amanda said. ‘You should go over to his table right now. Don’t sit down, just ask him something. You’ve got a class with him, haven’t you?’
‘Biology.’
‘OK. Say something about that, ask him something.’
‘Something like what?’
‘It doesn’t matter! Just make sure you make eye contact, and when you walk away, look back and give him a little smile. Not too big. Like this.’ Amanda demonstrated her well-practised ‘I’m just a little bit into you’ smile.
‘And then what?’ Britney wanted to know.
‘Then it’s his turn. Make sure you run into him after the last bell, and I bet he’ll ask you if you want to hang out.’
‘You really think that will work?’ Nina asked sceptically.
‘Of course it will,’ Amanda snapped. But even as she spoke, she wasn’t really all that sure. Britney had never been able to flirt easily. If she went over to speak to Tommy now, she’d probably start giggling and fumbling with her words. And if Amanda wanted her crew to respect her, she had to show that her advice would result in success for Britney.
There was only one way to guarantee this. As Sophie, Katie and Nina debated Amanda’s proposal, Amanda kept her eyes fixed on Britney. Poor Britney, so shy, she can be really pathetic when it comes to boys . . .
That was all it took. In less than a second, Amanda was looking across the table at robot-Amanda. She had taken over Britney’s body.
She rose from the table, turned and searched the canteen for Tommy Clerk. She spotted him at a table with some other guys, and sauntered over.
She acted as if she was just walking past the table, and then stopped, as if an idea had struck her. ‘Tommy . . .’
The boy looked up. ‘Yeah?’
‘Do you understand that stuff about plants? What’s it called – photo, photo something.’
‘Photosynthesis?’ Tommy asked.
‘Yeah, that. Do you know what it is?’
‘It’s the process when plants turn carbon dioxide and water into carbohydrates and oxygen.’
Amanda-Britney had no idea what he was talking about, but this sounded good. ‘Oh, OK. Thanks!’ She turned as if to walk away, and then looked back, aiming her special smile at Tommy. She hoped the smile looked as flirtatious on Britney’s face as it did on her own. From the way Tommy’s eyes widened, she had a feeling it did.
She sashayed back to her own table, sat down, and fixed her gaze on robot-Amanda. Almost instantly, she found herself back in her own body.
‘That was good, Britney!’ she exclaimed.
Britney seemed dazed. ‘Huh?’
‘What you just did!’
Britney looked at her blankly. ‘What did I do?’
‘Britney!’ Katie exclaimed. ‘You talked to Tommy!’
‘I did?’
Amanda turned to the others and rolled her eyes. ‘Can you believe her? She must have been so nervous, she blanked out!’
The girls grinned knowingly, and Amanda wasn’t surprised when even Britney bought this.
Britney had never been the sharpest crayon in the box.
C HAPTER E LEVEN
‘Y OU TURNED INTO A wolf outside just now, didn’t you, Paul?’
Paul nodded.
‘Why?’
Paul looked at him helplessly. He wanted to tell Dr Paley but the words just wouldn’t come.
‘Were there other people out in the garden?’
Paul nodded.
‘Did they frighten you? Is that why you shape-shifted?’ Dr Paley smiled. ‘This makes perfect sense, Paul. Many of your fellow students developed their gifts as a response to something uncomfortable.’
Paul had mixed feelings about this. He wasn’t proud of the fact that he’d been afraid. But he liked being compared with his classmates, knowing he had this in common with them.
‘Let’s watch some more of your hypnosis video,’ Dr Paley said, and
Amanda met Nina’s doubtful eyes. ‘Up to a point,’ she declared. ‘Tommy might think Britney’s out of his league. He could be afraid to speak to her. Boys can be insecure, you know.’
Britney gazed at her in amazement. ‘Really?’
‘Absolutely,’ Amanda said. ‘You should go over to his table right now. Don’t sit down, just ask him something. You’ve got a class with him, haven’t you?’
‘Biology.’
‘OK. Say something about that, ask him something.’
‘Something like what?’
‘It doesn’t matter! Just make sure you make eye contact, and when you walk away, look back and give him a little smile. Not too big. Like this.’ Amanda demonstrated her well-practised ‘I’m just a little bit into you’ smile.
‘And then what?’ Britney wanted to know.
‘Then it’s his turn. Make sure you run into him after the last bell, and I bet he’ll ask you if you want to hang out.’
‘You really think that will work?’ Nina asked sceptically.
‘Of course it will,’ Amanda snapped. But even as she spoke, she wasn’t really all that sure. Britney had never been able to flirt easily. If she went over to speak to Tommy now, she’d probably start giggling and fumbling with her words. And if Amanda wanted her crew to respect her, she had to show that her advice would result in success for Britney.
There was only one way to guarantee this. As Sophie, Katie and Nina debated Amanda’s proposal, Amanda kept her eyes fixed on Britney. Poor Britney, so shy, she can be really pathetic when it comes to boys . . .
That was all it took. In less than a second, Amanda was looking across the table at robot-Amanda. She had taken over Britney’s body.
She rose from the table, turned and searched the canteen for Tommy Clerk. She spotted him at a table with some other guys, and sauntered over.
She acted as if she was just walking past the table, and then stopped, as if an idea had struck her. ‘Tommy . . .’
The boy looked up. ‘Yeah?’
‘Do you understand that stuff about plants? What’s it called – photo, photo something.’
‘Photosynthesis?’ Tommy asked.
‘Yeah, that. Do you know what it is?’
‘It’s the process when plants turn carbon dioxide and water into carbohydrates and oxygen.’
Amanda-Britney had no idea what he was talking about, but this sounded good. ‘Oh, OK. Thanks!’ She turned as if to walk away, and then looked back, aiming her special smile at Tommy. She hoped the smile looked as flirtatious on Britney’s face as it did on her own. From the way Tommy’s eyes widened, she had a feeling it did.
She sashayed back to her own table, sat down, and fixed her gaze on robot-Amanda. Almost instantly, she found herself back in her own body.
‘That was good, Britney!’ she exclaimed.
Britney seemed dazed. ‘Huh?’
‘What you just did!’
Britney looked at her blankly. ‘What did I do?’
‘Britney!’ Katie exclaimed. ‘You talked to Tommy!’
‘I did?’
Amanda turned to the others and rolled her eyes. ‘Can you believe her? She must have been so nervous, she blanked out!’
The girls grinned knowingly, and Amanda wasn’t surprised when even Britney bought this.
Britney had never been the sharpest crayon in the box.
C HAPTER E LEVEN
‘Y OU TURNED INTO A wolf outside just now, didn’t you, Paul?’
Paul nodded.
‘Why?’
Paul looked at him helplessly. He wanted to tell Dr Paley but the words just wouldn’t come.
‘Were there other people out in the garden?’
Paul nodded.
‘Did they frighten you? Is that why you shape-shifted?’ Dr Paley smiled. ‘This makes perfect sense, Paul. Many of your fellow students developed their gifts as a response to something uncomfortable.’
Paul had mixed feelings about this. He wasn’t proud of the fact that he’d been afraid. But he liked being compared with his classmates, knowing he had this in common with them.
‘Let’s watch some more of your hypnosis video,’ Dr Paley said, and
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