Sorry last chapter was so short and I made it all a bit foggy who the characters were. I'll make it better in this chapter, I promise!

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RING! I sighed in relief when the final "bell" rang. Finally, we're free! Summer vacation is finally here! No more books, no more homework, and no more projects for two months, plus two weeks of August! I was free to do whatever I wanted.

I burst out of the doors of my high school into the warm Summer air. All over the parking lot I could hear laughter, sobbing, and the occasional "I'M FREE!!!". The usual things I hear when school lets out.

"Hey, sis," a voice said from behind me. I jumped and turned immediately, only to see that it was my somewhat-identical twin brother, Daniel.

"Danny! Don't scare me like that!" I hated it when he snuck up on me. He should know by now that I have a short attention span and am not extremely aware of my surroundings.

He gave me a big, very un-brotherly grin. "Come on, she'll be waiting," he said. I nodded, and we were off.

I so bad wanted to start running at full speed. But my parents didn't want us to "show others how special we are" by doing our stuff in public. My parents can be morons sometimes. But Danny would also have a hard time keeping up, so I just walked alongside him.

When we came to the bus stop that usually took us to our neighborhood every day, my younger sister, Maddie was waiting there. Not that she ever isn't. Dad says that if that ever happens, we need to call the cops. I think we'd have a hard time explaining if she destroyed anything….

Maddie smiled when we approached her. "Hey guys!" she said. "Can you believe it? We've finally escaped the evil torturous dungeon that those psychopaths call education! I was about ready to bust outta there myself!"

"Yeah," Danny agreed. "We'd better enjoy it while we can, though. I have a feeling that this is going to be a Summer we won't forget!" I might as well tell you now that nobody, and I mean NOBODY ever doubts Danny's "feelings". I'll explain later.

The bus stopped in front of us right then. We climbed on, ready for a Summer that would possibly be our best yet.

Later…

I walked up to my house, pulling the key out of my pocket as I walked. I slid the key into the slot, and unlocked our grand estate. I'm not kidding about this, either. Our house is your basic, three-story mansion settled in a small grove of trees at the top of a small escarpment overlooking a beach. The view is amazing, I tell you.

However, when I entered the house, I immediately realized something was wrong. My mother would usually be waiting for us in the office near the front door, working on the computer or something. Either that or she'd text us saying she'd be somewhere. I checked my phone on the bus, and sure enough, no texts.

"Maddy, Diana, you might want to come here for a second!" Danny shouted from the kitchen. I was there in a flash, and I waited about five seconds before I saw Maddy walk in.

Danny was holding a note. He set it on the counter so we could read it.

The note looked something like this:

Kids,

Remember the digging site I kept checking up on? Well, a couple weeks ago, they found a few things. I have my cell phone, and I want you to call me when you get here. Mom's here too, and I purposely told her not to text you about her whereabouts. You're welcome.

Dad

Well this was a strange turn of events, wasn't it? Fortunately, Dad had taken us to that site of his more times than once. We knew the way from here to there and back by heart. We also knew how to get there the old-fashioned way, while going unnoticed.

"Well, what are we waiting for?" I said excitedly. "Let's get moving!"

All three of us burst out of the door. I looked at my Danny and Maddy. "Danny, it's your turn to carry Maddy!" I said with a big grin on my face.

Danny rolled his eyes. He knew better than all of us whose turn it was to carry Maddy. He gathered her whole twelve-year-old self into his arms and grunted loudly. "Jeez, Maddy! How much do you weigh?"

Maddy stared at him. "I probably weigh less than you do. Now go, you idiot!"

All three of us were getting impatient. "Come on," I said. "If you don't go now, I'm gonna get there before you do!"

I took off at high speed, looking back just in time to see Danny get a running start and take off into the air, with Maddy in his arms.