So here it is…..let's go for a treasure hunt.
Alright. I have about an hour left before lunch. I am already out of class so I have plenty of time to figure out these riddles. The first clue is about some sort of lock. Well I think that the hard work is like a project but I can't figure out the book of nothingness. But it's a lock I know how to open. I decide to head to the second floor and think. This way I don't have to walk past my class.
'Let's think I do work hard at drama. But there are no books of nothingness. We have scripts but they mean something. Maybe it's a textbook.'
"That's it."
A textbook, a book of nothingness. He is talking about my math book. In my locker. The lock that I know how to open. Oh he is good. I quickly run to my locker on the first floor. He is good. It wasn't a hard clue but it wasn't easy either. I quickly spin the combination lock off and open my locker. Sure enough, there it is. Another envelope with my next clue.
Go to the highest level and find the place where men go to find release. Release from their breakfast, their mid day meal and from frequent water fountain trips. When you get there look at yourself to find the clue.
Okay it is only 11:15. It only took me 15 minutes to figure out the clue. Boy is this guy making me want him right now. It's like he is being a tease without being here. Alright the next clue seems easy enough. Well fountain in underlined. I wonder if it is a clue hidden in a clue. Maybe he wrote this whole long clue out to distract me from fountain. Where the clue really is. Well the release sounds like going to the bathroom. But I don't get the highest level. Does he mean top floor or highest level like, the teacher's restrooms.
See he did it again easy but not easy. Hey look it's Sharpay.
"Hey Shar-"
"Ryan, having fun."
"Yea-" more than you know, "But I need some help on a clue."
"Okay ask away."
"Well speaking in terms of bathrooms what do you think the highest level would be. The third floor bathroom or the teacher's bathroom."
"Ooh, I know this one. But I won't make it that easy on you Ryan. Just remember to think in terms of what Troy can and can't do. I know you'll figure it out."
"Meanie"
"But you love me. Tootles."
Darn her. She must have helped Troy plan this thing. But maybe she was giving me a clue. 'Think of what Troy can and can't do.' Well, even though his dad is the coach, I don't think he has access to the teacher's bathroom. So third floor it is. I quickly begin running up the stairs when I realize that maybe Troy is getting me into shape or something. All this running around nonsense.
Alright, third floor bathroom. I don't see anything. Maybe I was wrong. I decide to look at the clue one more time. Maybe, just maybe I missed something.
Go to the highest level and find the place where men go to find release. Release from their breakfast, their mid day meal and from frequent water fountain trips. When you get there look at yourself to find the clue.
Okay look at myself to find the clue. The mirror, I guess. I stand in front of the mirror and sure enough there it is. He wrote on top of the third stall…CLUE with an arrow pointing down. When you walk in you can't see it, but the mirror shows it. Damn he is good.
I head into the third stall and there it is taped to the wall another envelope. I wonder where this one will take me. Let's see it is now 11:30. Another 15 minutes. Now let's see what this clue has to say.
Throw a penny make a wish. Toss a nickel make a wish. Throw a dime make a wish. Toss a quarter make a wish….it's where wishes are made.
A place where wishes are made. Wishes about money? Maybe where you wish you had money. A bank or the mall? I really don't know, I mean, I don't really wish I had money. 'Cause I do have money. Why would someone want to throw money. Especially coins, why not dollar bills or-. That's it. Haha. You throw coins into a fountain. Which is why fountain was underlined on the last clue.
"I figured out the clue, I figured out the clue." I giggled as I did my victory dance.
"Evans, it's like 11:40, you might wanna hurry up and find your next clue or your gonna miss it." Chad called from around the corner.
"You know about the clues. But how?"
"Please, Troy needed someone's help to put them all in place this morning."
"And your okay with this. I mean, I thought you would have-"
"Would have made fun of him? I'm his best friend and he loves you. I never saw it before. But he does and who am I to stand in the way of true love. I was wrong for messing with you before. And I am sorry, but the time for apologies comes after you find your next clue so move your ass Evans."
"Right"
I ran down the three flights of stairs and huffed my way out the doors. I knew there were two fountains on campus. One in front of the administrative building and one on the side near the parking lots. I figured he wanted me to exercise, not kill myself, so I assumed he meant the fountain out front.
Well there it is but I don't see a clue. Nothing around the fountain. I checked every side. I checked the figures and then it caught my eye. Bright pink paper. He hid the envelope under water in a zip lock bag. What a smart guy, huh?
I tore the bag opened and read the next clue.
Wait until 12 on the dot and follow where the bell tells you to go…..I may just be there to see you.
UHH. A waiting game now. He did this on purpose. He knows I hate to wait. Or he thought I would get the envelope at 12 and the bell would happen as I hear it. I decided to walk to my locker to put my books away. This way I didn't have a ton of books weighing me down.
BBBBRRRRRINNNGGGG
Okay there is the bell. Now I have to go where it tells me. What does the bell tell me? It tells me that class is over and lunch begins. Lunch begins. Go to the cafeteria. Another easy one.
I enter the cafeteria and head straight for the lunch line. I don't wanna miss the envelope. The clue didn't say where it would be so I figured I would do everything like normal. I chose a hamburger and fries for lunch and grabbed a water. I didn't see an envelope anywhere so I paid for my lunch hand exited the line. I headed to the lunch table and saw the envelope. Chad and Sharpay were already there. No doubt they had put it there. But no Troy. Ooh, I wanted to see him so badly. This little game of his was making me quiver at the knees whenever I thought of him.
"So looks like someone is doing pretty well with the clues right Chad."
"Yea, your little brother isn't too bad. He has to be smart to figure out these clues."
"Alright guys, cut it out. Give me the next clue."
"Sorry dude, Troy said not until after you eat."
"Why?"
"Cause little brother, he has to do something before you can get the clue but after you eat."
"Vague Sharpay, really vague."
"I know. I think Chad and I are having more and more fun as the day goes on."
"Well stop having fun on my account."
"Let's just eat."
And we did. I ate my burger while Sharpay picked at her salad and Chad ate his burger. He eats funny though. I have never seen someone eat a burger with fries on it. But I figured I'd try it too. To my surprise, it made the burger even better. After another 10 minutes or so, we finished our lunches. Out of the corner of my eye I could see both Sharpay and Chad's face light up. It was time to get my next clue.
Look behind you…
Please tell me what you think…
Tootles…L.KERR
