Caitlin In Charge

Chapter Ten

Later that morning, the girls knock on Mr. Patel’s door. He lets them in, and is surprised when Caitlin hands him the Judges’ packet. He thanks them for their honesty. He also takes part of the blame, for not going through the packet before giving it to them. If he had, he would’ve caught the accidental packet and removed it before Caitlin got it.

Unfortunately, he’ll have to call the event organizers and let them decide what they want to do. All four girls understand.

Later that day, Emma springs up. She forgot to tell them that she submitted their short story to the short story competition! And she just got an email from the organizers. Their story about Athena will be featured in the school’s literary magazine!

Caitlin is thrilled, and Natalia and Zoe are so happy for them. No matter what happens with the trivia competition, it feels good to know that they did something right.

The next day, all four girls are called to the office. Mr. Patel is there, smiling. He explains that the organizers realized that if the Waverly team was sent the questions, it’s possible the other teams were sent the questions as well; there’s no way to know for sure. So, the organizers decided to keep the competition and competitors, but change the questions. This means the team will be able to compete after all!

All four girls are thrilled! But Caitlin realizes… the competition is in two days, and they’ve been studying all questions that certainly won’t be asked. They need to get to work!