Chapter 16JANE CALLED from Washington. If all went well, Ashley would be home on Saturday. Eric and Jean stopped in during homeroom to see if Fritz had read the script yet. He'd completely forgotten, though he didn't tell them that. When lunchtime arrived, so did George, wanting to know when Ashley would be back.
“Fritz, I know you can't give the president orders, but with all that's going on here, you could ask him not to use the portal for a while.”
Fritz said, “George, we saved his life. If he asks, it won't be unimportant. Every time so far has been in a crisis.”
“Do you have teachers lined up for your tournament yet?”
“George, it's only been three days.” The muscles in his neck tightened. “I've been a little busy. I'll get to it this week. I promise.”
“Well, you're going to need
