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“I don’t see anything, do you?” Matt walks up a few stairs, looking around at the instruments.
“No.” I turn around and then look back at the riddle. “Wait,” I say, re-reading part of it. “So watch the notes as the melody floats.” I turn around and look at the front of the classroom where a podium is set up. It’s at an angle, so we can’t see if there’s anything on the front.
Matt races down, reaching it first. “It’s here.”
He grabs an envelope and tears it open, pulling out a small music note keychain and another riddle. “Okay, From way up high, stars shine bright. But the brightest stars shine when given the spotlight. Just be sure to dress the part.”
“Drama room,” we say in unison and take off.
Running down the hallways, we pass Jen and Franco, who seem to be having fun with the scavenger hunt. Then we pass Natalie and Sam, and I can still hear the arguing.
“That’s insane. It says net!” Sam yells.
“I know!” Natalie replies. “As in soccer net.”
“That’s not what it means!”
“Yes, it is!” she screams back, and Matt and I look at each other, both holding in a laugh.
We make it to the drama room and Mrs. Douglass, the drama teacher, is sitting behind her desk. We both run over to her, but she just flashes as a coy smile and doesn’t say anything.
“Where is it?” I ask, looking around.
“I don’t know.” Matt scans over her desk, as she takes a bite of a salad she’s eating. “Um, Mrs. Douglass?”
“Sorry, I’m not allowed to help.” She grins.
“Read it again?” I say, and Matt pulls out the paper.
He starts reading under his breath until he gets to the bottom. “…given the spotlight. Just be sure to dress the part.”
“Wardrobe closet!” I yell. Cindy took drama freshman year, so I know there’s a huge closet somewhere in the drama building but have no idea where.
Flashing a worried look at the teacher, she smiles again. “That’s the key,” she says, pulling out a key and handing it to me. “Keep the key. Closet is on the second floor, all the way at the end.”
We both spin around and head to a small flight of stairs and run into a huge walk-in closet. Looking around, I skim through racks of clothing, looking for anything that looks like an envelope. It’s darker in the closet, with only one fluorescent tube lighting the area. Matt walks towards the end and scans another rack of clothes.
“I don’t see anything, do you?”
“No,” I answer, walking around a long line of different costumes.
At the end of the rack, there’s a mannequin set up with different colored boas wrapped around it and a hat on top. But attached to the chest with tape are two envelopes.
“Oh, here!” I call out, and Matt rushes around to it. “Only ours and Sam and Natalie's are left. You think we’re far behind?”
“Maybe, but we can still catch up.”
He reaches for our envelope and hands it to me again.
“Okay.” I open it and start to read it when both of our phones buzz. Worried eyes shoot to Matt, as he pulls out his phone, before giving me a slight frown.
“Someone finished?”
“Yeah.” He nods. “Sarah and Bret.”
“Sorry.” I fold up the envelope, slipping it into my pocket.
“Don’t be.” He reaches over and grabs my hand, giving it a squeeze. “I’m sorry we didn’t get you those extra votes.”
