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Ben—
The letter shook in my hands. How could this happen, how? Riley's hand dug into my arm with his nails. I glanced over and saw that his face had turned a pail milky color. He saw me looking and gave a forced laugh.
" Ha! And who would name themselves T.F.H anyways, what an idiot. Anyone with that name can't be too dangerous…" Riley started babbling, but I didn't listen. I think it was because I in too much shock. After a while my brain started working again, why would this person need us? What are we suppose to do for them? Thinking hard I realized I could at least answer one of my nagging questions.
"Riley?"
"…And what's with the coconuts being so soggy….oh. Um, yes?"
I smiled. "I think I know what T.F.H stands for."
"Err….um….ah…the name of your long lost lover?"
"Nope."
"Aw Dang."
I smiled. "It's the first hint."
Riley stared. "How is it the first hint…?"
Urrggggg. Sometimes he really drove me crazy. "No silly, T.F.H STANDS for 'The First Hint!"'
"THAT was a hint?"
Hmmm. Good question. Damn, this day keeps getting worse. "There must be something more…" I murmured. There HAD to be! I turned it over and saw a map. Duh! I need a very looong vacation. Riley grabbed it from me and held it with two hands in front of his face.
"Do you think it's a map to Disneyland?" He asked excitedly. As he spoke an idea struck me full in the face.
"It's a map to her house!"
Riley looked at me puzzled. "What? You mean they're keeping her locked up in her own house?" Why would they do that… no. It's most likely a clue… Or a decoy? No a clue.
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Riley—
I can't say the people were too happy to leave the wedding, because of a sudden cancellation. Ben of coarse made an excuse. He told the grumbling old ladies that Abigail was deadly sick. If I hadn't known the truth I most likely would have forced her on the stage (or whatever that thing is called), sick and all, and be the priest myself. Well now that I think about it, I don't think I'd make a very good priest, probably would get tired of all the long mumbo jumbo and would skip right to the kiss, can't say I'm really priest material… OK, OK, back on track! Right now we're on a bus and it's WAY to quiet!
"I wonder what's going to be at her house?" I muse purposely breaking the silence.
Ben sighed. "I don't really know."
"I don't want to know…" I shuttered thinking of the worst. (Barney and the power rangers unite, that would just totally ruin the skintight theme…never mind, shutting up now.)
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Ben---
We reached the house, the bus stopping with a jolt. Silently we both snuck up the driveway to her mansion. I didn't see anything unusual at first, but then Riley stopped and pointed. "Why is the house all flashy?"
I stared, Sure enough there were flashing red lights and creepy lazar things. Then, suddenly the ground under wasn't there and I found myself in a ditch. Riley looked down from above. "Get the clue!!!!" I shouted up at him. Riley looked hurt for a minute, but he got over it.
"The house is booby trapped, and I don't mean kid stuff either. There's high-tech equipment all around it."
I looked up at him. "Could you hack it?"
"That's what I do best." He gave me a wink. "Just find a way out of that ditch. There's no way I'm saving Abi on my own." His head disappeared over the edge.
I must have sat there for at least an hour before trying to get out. Climbing was defiantly out of the option. Maybe there was another way out? I searched the walls franticly. No use. There was no escape, not that I knew of anyway...Unless… I groped around the ditch's floor. Then… when I had almost given up, there it was, my exit. I had realized when I fell that the ground sounded way to hollow to be a dirt floor, but I was too panicked to think too much of it. Now I realized; if my exit was not above me it had to be bellow me. I started digging threw mucky leaves and dirt. It took a while, but I finally found a crack in the clay hard dirt. Maybe the opening to a tunnel? I yanked it open showering dirt and leaves like rain. I knew it! I wish Riley were here to see this. Silently I slipped into the dark dirt tunnel, which seemed to go on forever. Finally it started sloping up, so much that I had to grab on to foot holes almost leading strait up. I reach the opening, which was covered with grass and dirt. I pushed as hard as I could on the grass. Up it went and I heaved myself onto the grass.
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Me: OK, so this chapter was kind of boring… ; don't worry; I have plans…(evil laugh)