The Note

Part I - Chapter I

"Bye!" I yell to mom and dad as they walk out the front door. Soon, Aunt Martha will be here to pick up little obnoxious little Katie and I'll have the whole entire house to myself! I hop onto my bed and start a conversation with Rhett. Hey, what's up? I text him. But Katie just has to come along and grab my phone out of my hands "Go away you little poopy bum" she texts Rhett. I start chasing her down the hallway, out the door and down the road but I come to an immediate stop because shes standing by a puddle tossing my phone in the air and just barely catching it. If she drops my phone in the puddle I will kill her! Shes just giggling and trying to make me mad, I can tell. I'm just about to tackle her but then before I know it Aunt Martha is pulling up and my phone is back in my hands.

Back to Rhett, I start texting him again on the way back into the house, but something doesn't feel right, someones watching me. I don't know where they are but I can just feel it. I turn around and Katie's jumping on my back and giving me a big wet slobbery kiss. I say bye but I wouldnt dare kiss her back! Once the car leaves, for sure this time. I'm back on the front step of our house. I look at my phone but Rhett already left, he said he has to go because he's leaving to come over for our sleepover, he lives an hour away though.

It feels weird. It's probably just being home alone. No. It can't be, I know that feeling and this was definitely not it. I cautiously walk down the hall into the living room. Nothing there. I hear a muffled noise coming from the other side of the house, the backyard maybe? I decide to check it out but before I go outside, I realize that if there is someone sneakily going around in our backyard they probably have a weapon of some sort. I run back to my room and grab my baseball bat. This time on my way over, I hear another noise, it sounds like two people having a conversation. I try to listen in but all I can make out is muffling. Whoever this is must think that I left with Katie and they're the only one here. I quietly open the back door but then I hear the front door open and shut. "Crap they got away" I say out loud to myself, they must have actually been in the kitchen. When I take a closer look on the counter, it doesn't look like anything really, has changed.

There's a note on the counter probably telling me that my supper is in the fridge, but other than that, nothing. I decide start getting everything set up for the sleepover. First I give the pool an all inclusive makeover which includes getting all the leaves out, cleaning the filter, blowing up tubes and putting them in the water and digging lounge chairs out of the shed and setting them on the edge of the pool which takes about 30 minutes. Then I get some ice tea and put it in the cooler by the lounge chairs. I get some cookies on a platter for snacks and then go change into my swim trunks. As I pull open my drawer a green slimy looking liquid sprays out on my arms and legs. Gross! I yell. Katie!!! Ugh, I'm tired of her stupid pranks I get into my only swim trunks which are stained green to match my arms,legs and hair, and walk to the front door to wait for Rhett because he should be here in about 5 minutes and I have nothing better to do.

A car slows down as its passing the front door. Rhett! I go to open the door but the car drives away, it wasn't him. I guess I should have known because Rhett doesn't drive a black suburban. Its already 2:30 and I texted him at 1:00! Traffic maybe, hopefully, or since he just got his license maybe he got into a minor accident. I hope not. I text him, whats taking you so long?? No answer. A few minutes later I try calling him. He finally picks up after the 10th try. Hey! Where were you I called like 10 times!!! But wait, is this Rhett? Maybe I have the wrong number. All of the sudden I hear a mumble and a little shout and then some words a little more clear and I realize that they re talking to me. "Read the note" a low scratchy voice says. I slowly walk back to the counter wondering what it says and worrying that its bad, as my eyes focus, I read it aloud:

I've got your bud Rhett,

now lets make a bet,

you give me your sister,

Ill give you this mister.

You have 24 hours to meet me at the abandoned building on 23rd street or he gets it.

Good luck.