Chapter 12

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[October 29th]

We are still sitting at the lunch table, "I knew it. This all goes back to our mothers, and Angela. What did your mom do to her?" Imogen asks

"I don't know. A said my mom threw Angela under the bus" Noa says

"What did A do to you?" Tabby asks

"He went full fucking Michael Myers. He chased me around my building onto the roof" Noa says

I place my hand on her shoulder, "Okay, this is getting beyond dangerous now" Faran says

"What do we do? Is it time to...tell someone?" Mouse asks

"We can't. We're so close to understanding why this is all happening, why...us" Imogen says

"Plus, after what Noa went through, not sure we should be disobeying A and telling anyone anything" Tabby says

"Angela isn't mentioned anywhere in my mom's diaries. But now, we know for sure there's a connection" Imogen says

"So, the missing pages could be about Angela" Tabby says

"I've been going through all the stuff at my house, but now that I know what I'm looking for...I feel like I have to start over" Imogen says

"We can help" I say

"Should we meet after school?" Faran asks

"I'll bring walkie-talkies from my mom's pawn shop. Trust me—they're rad" Mouse says

[At Imogen's House]

Once we get to Imogen's house, Mouse gives us all the walkie-talkie's before we split up into different areas of the house. We start searching the house. After a little bit, "Hello?" Faran asks over the radio

"Faran? Did you find something?" Imogen asks

"Not yet, but I made popcorn" Faran says
"Is that what I'm smelling?" Imogen asks

"It might have singed a little" Faran says

"Tabby anything?" Imogen asks

"I'm heading downstairs now" Tabby says

"Guys, guys..." Noa says

"Noa, are you okay?" I ask

She grunts, "I'm fine, except the attic is a fucking spider Airbnb" Noa says

I let out a slight giggle, "Tabby, how's the basement?" Imogen asks

"Super dark. The light switch is out" Tabby says

"There's another switch at the bottom of the steps" Imogen says

After a few moments, "Guys, living room now!" Faran says

I quickly make my way to the living room and find the rest of the girls, "I found these in the fireplace" Faran says

It looks like the diary pages, "Shit" I say

"Are those the pages?" Noa asks

Imogen sits down, upset. Mouse crouches in front of her, "Hey, they could be from anything...like a pad of paper or a notebook..." She says

"Or they are my mom's diary pages. Which, let's face it, we were never gonna find" Imogen says

We all walk over to her, "Imogen..." Tabby says

She starts crying, "It's like everything in my life is slipping away from me, and...there's nothing I can do to stop it. First, my body, then my mom, now our house. I can't...I...I can't leave it, not with all these questions. You guys, I don't wanna sell my mom's house" Imogen says

"What if you take it over? The mortgage payments or whatever" Mouse asks

"We could talk to my mom, find out exactly how much money you'd need..." Tabby says

"I have $400 in the bank that I saved from, like, my last 10 birthdays. Where would I get the money?" Imogen asks

[Friday: October 30th]

The girls and I are sitting in the library because Imogen asked us to come. She pulls out flyers, "I have a crazy Hail Mary idea to save my house. What if we throw an epic Halloween Party and charge admission as like a fundraiser?" Imogen asks

We all look at the flyers, "Girl, do we even know enough people to invite to a house party?" Faran asks

"Noa, Shawn's popular. Can he get people to come?" Imogen asks

I roll my eyes, "Sure, he can spread the word to the football team" Noa says

"I can invited the soccer team as well. They'd do anything for a party" I say

"Uh, I have plans. Uh, I-I gotta help my moms do inventory at the pawn shop" Mouse says

"On Halloween night?" Faran asks

"Maybe I can come by after" Mouse says

"Mm-hm" Imogen says

"Although, Ash did ask if I have plans for Halloween" Mouse says

We all gasp, "He's cute" Noa says

"Mouse, you should help you moms...and then come to the party. And tell Ash to meet you there and to bring friends. We need as many warm bodies as possible" Imogen says

"We can charge for slices and shots, too" Noa says

"Yeah, it just needs to be enough to start making payments, right?" Faran points out

"Correct. And worst case scenario...I'll get to have one last amazing night in my house" Imogen says

"Totally. Of course. I just...gotta swing by the Orpheum first. Gonna need some funds to chip in for supplies" Tabby says

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