The ride home was silent. Mr. and Mrs. Blanc's faces were tense. Daniel looked out of the window while Lily stared down. It was a horrible ending for the unforgettable night. Lily remembered the chaos after the screen dimmed. Everyone was talking at once. Some looked scared. The air was filled with confusion. Noah's parents quickly took him out before Lily could say good night. The principal, teachers and even a few parents went to the projector but it only showed the film. The family dog, Cookie was confused. Why were they sad? Did they lose their squeaky toy? He licked their hands and whined.
Lily stared at her bedroom ceiling. Whoever Lady A was...it had certainly scared the town. But why? What was 'off-script'? She rubbed her nose absent mindedly.
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12 year old Daniel and 6 year old Lily sat on the kitchen counter. Their father was at work and their mother had to take a trip to the grocery store. Lily was growing restless which gave Daniel an idea. "Want to see a trick?" he asked. The girl nodded eagerly. He pinched her nose and announced, "I have taken your nose". Lily realized that she couldn't feel anything on her face and she couldn't smell anything. "Give my nose back" she asked. A car pulled up the driveway when Daniel replied, "No, it's mine now". "I want it back" Lily cried. Daniel quickly let her nose go. "Don't cry...your nose is back, see?" he tried to calm her down. Lily touched her nose and made a solemn oath to never let her nose get stolen. "Did you have a nice time?" their mother asked as she started to unpack the groceries. "Dan stole my nose" chimed Lily. Daniel slapped his hand on his face while their mother stared at them.
Lily felt a soft thump on her bed and saw Cookie looking at her sadly. She scratched his ears.
It was one year after the nose stealing incident and Mrs. Blanc needed some relaxation from Lily's crying about her nose getting stolen. "Mommy?" asked seven year old Lily. Mrs. Blanc was reading a book and placed it on her lap. "Yes sweetie?" she asked softly. Lily had some dirt on her cheek and was carrying a box. She stepped forward with an angelic smile.
"If I take a box filled with adorable puppies, would you let me keep them?" she asked. A sound that sounded suspiciously like a bark came from the box.
"Lily Blanc what is in that box?"
"You haven't answered my question mommy"
"What. Is. In. That. Box?"
"....I think you already know"
Mrs. Blanc gave the litter of puppies to the pet store but Mr. Blanc and Daniel loved the smallest dog. His fur was pure white and had a black spot on his right eye. After Mrs. Blanc saw the puppy eyes of her husband, children and even the dog, she couldn't resist either. They adopted the small puppy and decided to name him Cookie.
Her phone was suddenly bombarded with messages
1 notification from BrooksNews - "Is Lady A back for good?"
5 messages from BFFS
2 messages from Noah Canterbury
She clicked on the group chat that her friends had created.
Jessie- I'm home. What about you guys?
Annie- Same
Jessie- Lily?
Annie- I swear if you don't answer...
Jessie- That's it! I'm coming over
Lily- keep your hair on...I'm here
Jessie- phew
Annie- what was that Lady A business about?
Noah- Hey!
That was certainly something.
Lily- Tell me about it
"What is going on Cookie?" Lily asked her dog as she yawned.
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| WHO IS LADY A? |
Mystery / Thriller"I wish I knew who it was...I don't care if it's a man or a woman, I'm going all karate kid on 'em" Annie said. ************************** 'Off-script' is a gossip magazine that has given the people...
