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Jenna waited with Kenny, both of them huddled behind a wheelie bin on the corner of Jacob's street.

"He's not usually late," Jenna whispered.

"Hmm." Kenny nodded, his face taut with worry. It was strange to see him without a silly grin. He had to be really worried about Kai.

'I'm worried too,' Jenna thought.

She was deep in thought, imagining the worst when Kenny pounced out from the hiding place and landed on Jacob.

Jacob's things spilt from his bag, splattering his lunch and notes over the pavement. He lay there underneath Kenny, looking shocked for just a second.

Then he smiled.

"Hello, Kenny," he said in a creepy voice.

"If you don't tell me where Kai is, I'm going to break your arm," Kenny told him. He already had his arm cranked into a position that his arm did not usually want to bend.

Jacob laughed.

Even as Kenny pulled at him, he continued to laugh.

"Go on," he taunted. "Break it. I'd break it myself to get a week off school if I had the body strength."

As Kenny pushed h