Chapter 6

June 6, 2022 at 9:00 am

Amanda held Robbie close. He had fallen asleep only a little while ago and his throat was still very red. They had been lucky that the enforcer hadn't done that much damage.

Her thoughts then reverted to Samantha. She was glad that their daughter hadn't been there last night. Questions still ran through her mind. How did they get tangled up in this mess? What were they going to do to get out of it? How were they going to avoid prison time? What would happen to Samantha if they did go to prison?

Looking around the room, she noticed the envelope on the floor. It hadn't moved from its spot last night. Robbie had argued that this second job wasn't part of the deal. Amanda wasn't sure what he had meant and she wondered how he'd met someone like Joe. Carefully she got up and went over to the envelope.

Picking it up, she questioned whether she should open it without Robbie. Curiosity got the better of her and Amanda opened the envelope. Pulling out the letter inside, she read the instructions.

"You will find what you need down at the LazyTown Library. Ask the librarian for a book called 'Cement and You'. From there follow the next set of instructions."

Amanda reread the note a few times. Then she went down the hall and hopped into the shower. Once she was clean, she made sure Robbie was comfortable and went to take a look at a book.

Stephanie called Trixie, knowing that she'd be at school but she really needed to talk to her. The secretary passed her call to the vice-principal's office and Stephanie heard her friend pick up the phone.

"This is Trixie." Her friend said.

"Trixie, its Stephanie. Have you heard from Amanda lately?"

"No, I haven't. Why what's going on?" Trixie asked. Stephanie then proceeded to tell her about yesterday.

"They've been arguing and now Sam is at your place? What do you suppose is going on over there?" Trixie wondered.

"I don't know. I've tried to call but no one picks up the phone. I'm worried." Stephanie said.

"I think we should get over there and check things out." Trixie replied.

"How are we going to do that? You're at work." Stephanie reminded her.

"No worries. I'll tell Principal Swartz that I have a family emergency and I'll come over as quick as I can. Where is Sportacus anyway?" Trixie asked.

"He went away on business for the day. I can't really discuss it over the phone." Stephanie explained. Trixie didn't bother to ask and promised she'd be right over. The two friends got off the phone and Trixie quickly went to the Principal.

About twenty minutes later, she arrived at Stephanie's apartment. The two took off towards Robbie's and Amanda's. They had to do something for their friends.

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Amanda entered the library and went up to the head librarian. The lady was kind enough to hand the book right over to her.

"I take it you and Robbie are working on a new invention?" She asked.

"Yeah; we just need to see if concrete is the right stuff for the job." Amanda lied.

"Well have fun." The librarian said as she checked out the book.

"Oh we will." Amanda faked a smile and thanked her. Then she walked back out of the library and back towards home.

To Be Continued…