Melody's Melodies

Chapter-11

SEVERAL HEART-BEAT SKIPS

"Dad! Are you alright?! What is the matter? I cried and ran to the basement. There was my dad, sitting on a stool, with both his hands on his head. Everyone started rushing in. "Honey! Are you alright?" said my mom. "Where's Adele, dad? Wasn't he here with you?"

But when dad looked at us, his face was marked with tears.

"My heavens! Darling! Where's Adele? Why are you crying, my dear? Please tell us what the matter is. I'm getting chills." said my mom to my dad. "Adele...Adele that trickster! That foul human! He ran away! With my..with my Oscarr's!!" he wailed. My heart skipped a beat. I looked at the basement shelf, where my dad's 3 Oscarr award trophies, made of pure gold, which was clearly missing.

If you are wondering why my dad kept his Oscarr's in the basement, well, he keeps replicas of these in the main hall and for safety, he keeps the actual ones in the basement shelf, protected with a digital lock, for extra safety. "What! No. no, no. But weren't you right here with him? You didn't see him running away, did you?" cried my mom. By now, Madeline had also come home and heard the news. Sita was awkwardly standing in one corner while we sobbed together. Dad's symbol of hard work and success was gone!

Dad explained. "Adele asked me for some water, so I went up to the kitchen to get him some. When I returned back, he wasn't there. And the Oscarrs too. I have no idea how he ran out, though. He could have gone through the lift and out."" We shouldn't have believed him in the first place!" said my mom.

And that's when I remembered. McKenna! "Dad! McKenna! The bathroom window's broken! And McKenna was inside! What if this was a gang plan? I think McKenna jumped out!"

"What are you talking about, Melody? McKenna? But she is a little girl! How could she do something like this..And Sita! You have no idea about all this? Isn't she your cousin?" asked my mom. We were all too shocked to even talk by this sudden turn of events.

"Yes, she is my cousin, but I had no idea she would do something as terrible as this! Oh, how am I going to confront my mom? What am I going to tell her?" Sita started crying loudly.

"Guys, ok, everyone calm down. I'll call the cops." said dad, even though he didn't look calm.

3 Oscarrs missing. One thief on the run. And it could involve my ex-friend, McKenna.

Oh, wait. Ohh god. Messed up. "McKenna came here to distract us! Or else why would she even turn up here in the first place? She came here to distract us so that Adele could steal the Oscarrs!" It all perfectly summed up, missing pieces here and there, like- how was McKenna connected to Adele? They were two separate people who had no connection whatsoever. At least, that's what we know about them.

Mom told dad not to call the cops. If the cops were here, then wouldn't they ask us why we let Ambrosia in? Too much questioning. It could spoil dad's reputation. So we decided not to call the cops.

We were all sitting and weeping, filled with grief. Poor Sita, it was her quinceañera tomorrow. I was patting her on the back, consoling her, my mom, and my dad especially. Kayla was told to stay here for the rest of the day.

We heard the doorbell again. I'm sure everyone's heart must have gone into their brains. It could be the cops. Kayla went up to the door and slowly opened it, her hand shaking.

It was the police, no doubt. But standing in the clutch of one, was...

Getting crazier,

Mel scared Mington.