"Rachel!" a voice outside the locker room called out. "Rachel! We gotta get going! You're supposed to be with Aunt Grace in a half an hour!". The door to the locker room suddenly swung open and Jack took his eyes off of Rachel to look at who just barged in.
"There you are, come on let's get going". The voice belonged to Rachel's older sister Emi, who, even though in college, liked to stick around Tahoma High School for the laughs and giggles.
"Okay, okay, let me grab something out of my locker, then I'll be on my way out". Rachel replied. When she said that, Emi spotted something down on the bench near Rachel's purse and became transfixed. "Yeah.. yeah, okay. Cool" Emi returned. She was still staring at the thing she had spotted when Rachel had gotten her stuff and was ready to go.
"Okay, Emi, I'm ready to go. I'll meet you in the car" Rachel declared before exiting. Once she had left, Emi approached the object and took a closer look. It wasn't an object. It was a person!
Jack turned around to find an enormous Emi transfixed on him. He awkwardly waved then greeted her with "H-hey, Emi, how's it going?". A sly smile crept across Emi's visage and she suavely replied "Oh? A tiny Jack? How interesting! Would you care to come with me?". Before Jack could reply, though, she had already picked him up. "I have a little ways to drive, I could always use someone like you to give me an extra boost" Emi winked. Jack was nervous. "Boost? Emi I like ya, but that sounds a little suspicious". She laughed. "Suspicious? Don't think about it like that, buddy. Think about it like a moral support kind of deal". Jack was still skeptical.
"I don't know, it just seems odd to me. Would you mind letting me down, though? I need to get out of here, I fell into Rachel's purse and I feel like if I get caught, some girl is going to think I'm a pervert and attack me" Jack explained. Once again, Emi laughed. "Well if you come with me, you won't have to worry about getting attacked because I'll be protecting you". Jack thought about this and reconsidered. "Well, as long as you can get me back to my house in maybe an hour or so, then I guess I can tag along". Emi smiled, then pulled the tiny Jack into her chest for a hug. "Yay, yay! Good choice, amigo!".
The innocent act soon wore off, however, and the sly and stimulating Emi came out. "Well, I suppose we should find a place for you to hide so no one discovers your situation" Emi proposed. Jack responded calmly, "Yeah, I suppose you could hide me in your shorts pocket". Emi shook her head. "Oh no, little man. Like I said, I'll be driving for a little while and I need a little boost. I was hoping you could help me out with that". Jack tried to slip out of Emi's grip, but it was too tight.
"What do you think you're doing, com padre? You're not trying to wig out on me, are you?" Emi squinted. "You know what, I don't want you to answer that, I like you too much. Let's get going". When she finished up speaking with Jack, Emi decided to slide him in her _______ to keep him "safe and secure" for the ride to her aunt's house.