Chapter 2 Summary

The night, Jamie finds detailed plans underneath his pillow. The next morning, Jamie and Claudia board the school bus as usual and sit together in back, and as the bus pulls to a stop at their school, they hunker down in the last row and wait for everyone to filter off . They are both very uncomfortable in their positions but must try to hide as well as possible in order for their adventure to begin. Once all the kids are off the bus and on their way up to the front door of the school, Herbert the bus driver pulls away and takes the bus to the lot where it will stay until the end of the school day.

Claudia and Jamie know they have to be quiet and stay hidden until Herbert has left the bus. Claudia checks her watch and they...