Opposites Attract

Chapter 7

I wasn't grounded anymore, so I finally got to get out of the house! My arm was definitely better, but it still burned a little. I went out to the local café to get a drink, because I really needed one. I stepped in ordered a medium-sized cappuccino. I took a seat at a table when I heard a group of girls laughing.

"Haha! Oh, gosh, you're so right, Pippa! What a waste!" said one girl.

"Yeah, he's so cute! I'd do ANYTHING to talk to him!" said another.

I turned around to find three girls. The three girls who were hanging out with Tina! They looked like they were up to something, and by the looks of it, I didn't want Tina to be a part of it.

"So, after we're done with her, what do we do?" said the first girl again. "She thinks we're her friend."

I assumed they were talking about Tina. I knew they seemed suspicious! What did Tina get herself into?

"Well, we sack her, don't we?"

"I guess so. She's worth nothing, anyway."

I couldn't help but listen into the their conversation - after all, I knew it was about Tina. And I wasn't going to let them hurt her. So I had to interfere. But I just needed to find out what they were using Tina for. I heard them say 'he's so cute' so it must be about a boy. Someone from our school. Who's apparently cute.

But how was I going to get more information? I had to follow them. It's not stalking, it's... it's... :/
But hey, I was doing it for my friend's safety, okay?

They were getting up from their seats, cackling like the Witches of the West. I quickly finished my cappuccino, and threw it in the bin on the way out. I let them walk in front for a bit, then trailed behind them. All I could hear were laughs, which was the only thing you could hear in between their talking.

They stopped abruptly and it was just silence for a minute. They looked back at me and I hit my back onto the wall behind me, and looked at my phone. I smirked at 'something on my phone' to make it as if I wasn't following them or anything.

Then they continued walking, and so did I. They took a turn, and I was a little far behind, so I jogged. When I made the turn, I saw a giant mansion and a massive park behind it. Since they turned right, which led to the mansion, it probably meant they went there. But how? Did they live there? Were they sisters? Well, they did kinda look alike.

I had to find a way to get in. But of course, the mansion was guarded by tall, dark gates. But I had a plan, and those girls looked pretty thick-headed, so this wouldn't be too hard to pull off.

I went up to the gates, and rang the bell which was attached to it. There was a camera on me, so there was someone watching. I started talking.

"Hello, there."

"What do you want?" It was a woman's voice.

"Umm... may I talk to a certain three girls?"

"You mean my daughters?"

I knew they were sisters

"Yes, ma'am."

"Well then, no you can't."

Well, that was mean.

"Can you please tell them I'm a friend of Tina's?"

The woman didn't talk for a while.

"Hello?" I asked.

Still no one.

All of a sudden, the gates opened wide. I took a step inside, and started looking around to see a giant garden full of greenery and beautiful flower bushes. Everything was presented so nicely. Well, it was a mansion after all.

I rang the doorbell to the house, and a tall girl with sandy blonde hair and ocean-blue eyes opened the door and approached me.

"Yes?" she asked, looking me up and down.

"H-Hi. I'm a friend of Tina's and-"

"So?" She interrupted.

"Umm... she wanted to... uhhh... send you a message!" I thought up something from the top of my head.

"She has a phone. I gave her my number."

"Well... she lost it, and she needed to go to the dentist so she asked me to tell you about it."

She furrowed her eyebrows, leaning on the doorframe.

"Y-Yes?" I stuttered.

"And what is it you wanted to tell me?"

"Oh-uh, she said that... she... forgot the plan and she needs you to remind her."

I looked like an idiot just standing there and smiling for no reason.

"You're lying." she said straight out.

"W-What?"

"Number one, I told her never to tell anyone about this, and number two, I never told her where I live. You're stalking me."

My eyes widened, and I was trembling. I was stuck and I didn't know what to do.

"I'm smarter than you think." she said, tapping her finger on the door.

"Listen, I've got a deal for you. First, I'll tell you my name. It's Rachel, and my sisters are Pippa and Jacqueline. Second, I won't call the police on you only if you complete a task for me."

I chose what I thought any person would choose, but I mean, it's better than being arrested by the police... right?

"So, what do you say?"

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