The lost Diamond

Chapter 13

At The Park, Lisa went behind it. Like Dean told her, there were all sorts of shady people gathered in little
groups. Most probably they were murderers, thieves, rapists and so on. She was hiding in the Bushes. She knew
that people could see her if they wanted. Someone left one of the groups and went straight into her Direciton.
Shoot! He saw me!
Lisa became a shock and wanted to crawl back, but the Bush was hindering her. The man however just went past her
trough the bushes. Lisa sighed in relief and looked around.
The caretaker wasn't here. When she crawled out backwards, and stood up she bumped against somebody who grabbed
her and put a hand in front of her mouth. She knew she had no chance against a fully grown man so she didn't even
try to struggle and free herself.
When whoever was holding her was turning her head into their direction, she immediatly calmed dowwn. It was her
brother. He slowly took away his hand and made a sign to follow him silently, so she did. Back in the park they
sat on a bench. "How can you be so stupid Lisa?! Why?!" He started to rant at her.
"I want it back! You know what i mean!" "And what makes you think he is there?!"
Lisa could see that her Brother was very worried about her. She took a deep breath.
"I don't really know ..." She confessed.
"Don't you get it? Somebody could have killed you!" Dean took Lisa in his arms. "Im sorry..." She mumbled.
"The next time you try to get him, i'll come with you." He whispered in her ear.
Lisa looked surprised at him. "You're not gonna stop me?" She asked surprised.
Dean shook his head. "No. I'm still a criminal more or less." He smiled. "Don't forget that."
Lisa grinned "Thanks big Brother." She said.
"I just want you to be safe." he started grinning now too.
"Come on, lets go home and make a proper plan." Dean said to Lisa while she was starting to grin even more and
nodded.

At home they huddled together to do some planning. They worked on every little Detail and in case something went
wrong, they had a plan B, and if this one should fail as well, there was still plan C. Run!
They worked the whole night and the morning on their plan. Around 6 AM Lisa quickly made them some breakfast and
took a shower, getting into new clothes afterwards. When she was ready, it was 7:26.
"Are you sure you want to do this?" Dean asked Lisa who quietly nodded with clenched fists and stowed a Knife in
her backpack.
After shouldering it, she went out to school even though she knew this would not be a normal schoolday.
Tuesday morning. She arrived at school, 7:35. She was in a hurry. At school, she entered immeditaly, and like she
thought, the bullies evaded her at all cost. She went straight for the office of the caretaker.
She looked trough the window if he was there, or at least her diamond.
None of such luck, neither was there. Lisa entered and looked around. Nothing interesting.
She sighed, defeated but remembered the plan. She saw some keys whith a label saying "Home" attached to it.
She quickly compared them with her own keys. Different keys. Probably to his house. She started to grin and took
them. As soon as she had them tucked away, she ran out of the office to her classroom where she arrived at 7:46.
She went to her desk and looked outside. The teacher was already in the class room and class would begin at
8:00 AM so Lisa didn't have to worry.
She continued looking out, when she finally saw her Brother. He gave her a sign. It meant she could come outside
now. Lisa got up going to her teacher.
"Excuse me? My brother forgot his keys at home and wanted to borrow mine. He's standing downstairs. Can i bring
them to him?" The Teacher gazed outside pointing at Dean looking at him questioningly. Dean understood immediatly
and nodded at her.
"Okay, fine. But don't be too late!" "Don't worry Miss!" she promised and ran out of the classroom.
"So? What did you find?" Dean asked her, She pulled out the Keys of the caretaker and gave them to her brother.
"Sorry, cant stay longer." She roled with her eyes and Dean nodded. "See you later."
Now Lisa nodded and went back into the classroom. Short before she entered she checked her watch again.
7:56. Good timing. Lisa thought and went in. Half of the Class was already there, and Lisa sat down on her place
again.
At 8:00 AM the school-bell rang. All of the Students were there.
The class teacher Miss Ween, who was also the Tutor of the Class, greeted the Kids.
"Good Morning!"
"Good Morning Miss Ween!" the class answered. Even Lisa did.
"So. Our first lesson today would normally be sports, but today is class-contest day. So you will all stick to
me please! We are going to compete against all the other 10th classes!"
Samantha raised her hand. "Yes?" "What are we gonna compete for?"
"Well, first we will test, who has the most knowledge, then which is the strongest and which one the most elegant.
The winners will get Trophys!
All in all there are 30, 3 for every year."
The class tried to prepare and tried to double check everything they knew.
They want to win so badly, they won't even notice me gone. Lisa had to grin.
Everything is going along the Plan. Lisa raised her Hand.
"Lisa?" The Teacher was surprised and the rest of the class turned around to her as well.
"If it's today, why are we still siting here and talking?!" She confronted her Teacher.
The class agreed. "Can't we go out now already?" Leroy asked.
"I need to train!" Mila shouted. Everybody suddenly wanted to add their opinion.
"Quiet please!" The Teacher demanded and as soon she said it, it really was quiet.
"If you want to go out now, please raise your hand." She asked the class.
Immediatly, everybody's hand was up. The Teacher sighed.
"All right, let's go out then. Take your Backpacks, because when we are finished, you can go home."
The class cheered and everybody took their backpacks and ran out. Only Lisa took her time. After she had her
backpack, she followed the rest. Miss Ween sighed and locked the class-room. Lisa turned around.
"I'm sorry, miss? Can i go to the toilet?"
Miss Ween sighed. "Fine, even though I know you probably won't go there. Don't stay away for too long!"
Lisa smiled. "Thanks miss!" She ran in the opposite direction of where the others were heading for.
Since she was heading to the caretakers office she needed to get out of the school building and cross
the school play-area.
On the way she "picked up" her Brother. Together they went to the office.

In front of the Office, Lisa knocked at the Door. She quickly grabbed her knife and put it on her belt at her
right. Seconds later the Door oppened. The Caretaker.
"I give you three seconds to give me the Diamond or to tell me where it is." Lisa said ignoring all her emotions.
"And why should i do that?" He sneered.
Dean pulled the keys of him out of his pocket. "Is that enough?" he asked, while the caretakers face went
white. He was pale as a ghost.
"Three," Lisa began counting. The caretaker looked at the two, thinking about it.
"Two," Lisa continued, pissed. The man in front of them shook his head. "Nope."
"One." Lisa pulled out her Knife while Dean pulled out a gun.
The caretakers face turned even whiter, if that's possible.
Dean held the gun at the caretakers head. "Give it to her, or tell her where it is. Or you won't see another day"
He threatened him.
The man gulped. "Wait." Lisa said. "I also want to know why he is doing all of this."
The caretaker sighed.
"Do I need to...?" He asked to which Ddean pressed the gun a bit harder against his head as an answer.
"I guessed so. OK, come in." The two entered his office.
"So. About the diamond. It originally belonged to my brother. He found it on his desk one day."
He took a deep breath befor continuing. "My parents always loved him more than me. The diamond gave them one more
reason to like him more than me." He was getting Nervous.
"So, i tried to steal his diamond. It never worked. Not only did my parents like him more, he was always smarter
than me. So, i gave him 3 days to give me the Diamond.
After the Three days, nothing happened, so I grabbed a gun and hunted him down, knowing he took his Diamond
everywhere with him. Maybe he was smarter, but i was faster. So, i hunted him until he tripped, and shot him.
But I know you knew this already since I saw you back then.
Sadly short before I got to him he passed the Diamond on to you, Lisa. I tried to find out everything about you
to get it. My parents are now dead and i have nobody." He tried to convince them to let him keep the diamond.
"And, with me beeing his Brother and last living relative, the Diamond of course belongs to me." he said coldly.
Lisa had enough and slapped him. "He gave it to me, so it belongs to me.
So give it to me. now!" The caretaker sighed and went to his desk, taking the diamond out of a box.
He sighed looked at it one last time and gave it to Lisa.
"Here." he said cold. Lisa checked it and nodded, putting it in her pocket.
Lisa was really glad to wear her mask because otherwise he would have noticed her being extremely nervous the
whole time.
Dean knocked him out with a big wrench and quickly went out. Lisa followed him. As soon as they were outside Lisa
broke out in sweat and shivered at the same time.
"I wish it hadn't come to the knockout ..." she mumbled.
"It was better that way. Maybe he doesn't remember anything after this." Lisa sighed and nodded
"You're right. Well, I gotta go back." She told her brother while handing him her Knife.
Dean hugged her. "Good Luck."
"Thanks." Lisa said, and so they sepparated again, one went to the competition, and the other one went home.

"And the winner of the 10th grade in elegance and strenght is...."
There was an intense silence until the director continued.
"The Class of Miss Ween!" Lisa's class cheered.
"We won!" or "Oh my god! yes!!" and some others were like just screaming of joy.
Lisa however just smiled. Another victory. She thought.
"Now, everybody's free to go." The director now said. Lisa shouldered her Backpack and went home, doing a little
detour to the caretakers office. She put his keys in the mailbox, leaving immediatly after that.

She passed all the shops back to her home.
She rang at the right bell and went up the stairs where, in front of her appartment, she found Dean.
"Did you win?" "Two prices."
"Which ones?" Dean asked excited. "Strenght and elegance." Lisa smiled.
Finally, something in her life had gone like planned.