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Trouble
Unable to stand sitting around any longer Ali stood up and took my hand.
"Lets go find something to do." she said as she dragged me along.
I stuffed my chocolate in my bag wondering if I could sneak them past Ratchet.
We entered a new shop where Ali looked around as if she was watching employees rather then what was on the shelves. Taking a bottle of body wash off and smelling it she quickly stuffed it in her bag.
"What are you doing," I shrieked in a whisper looking around to make sure no one heard me.
"Shut up you idiot," Ali snarled at me.
Taken back by this side of Ali I had never seen before I turned on my heal and headed for the door.
" Where are you going?" She whisper yelled at me.
" I am not doing this with you. I am not a thief." I informed her in a cold tone of voice.
Ali's eyes looked like they would pop out of her head as she whispered, " you freaking idiot, shut up."
I ignored her and walked straight out the door and up the sidewalk to a bench. In a few seconds Ali joined me and sat down.
After a few minutes of tense silence she finally sighed.
" Look, I'm sorry OK!"
I said nothing as I continued to stare at the cars that drove by.
" I put it back, see." She opened her bag for me to see the proof for myself that she had indeed put her stolen item back.
" I have money to pay for that if you really wanted it." I said after another tense amount of silent time between us.
" I know, I don't know why I did that. Please forgive me. I am really sorry I made you so mad."
I sat there and stewed in my anger for a while before I finally looked up and decided to forgive Ali.
"You hungry?" I asked after awhile.
" Yeah. I am getting there." She replied
"Lets go find something to eat."
We found a wonderful junk food establishment that offered all manor of unhealthy food. Ratchet would have a stroke if bots were capable of such things.
After I had finished my last greasy fry and licking my fingers to get every bit of flavor I could off of them Ali cleared her throat.
" So, how would you like to call your friend, Ashley?' she asked in a tone that sounded like she was up to something.
"Um Yeah, but I don't have a phone and I see you don't have one either."
" I know where a pay phone is but first we need to ditch the bot." Ali said as her eyes moved over to where Jolt stood guarding while not getting close enough to appear to be guarding.
My mind was running as fast as it ever had. call Ash. I could talk to her and tell her how much I miss her.
As my conscience screamed at me to say no I found myself nodding and watching Jolt for any sign that he was onto us as we made our way to the back door.
We hit the door and ran as fast as our legs would take us. Excitement and terror mixed to make my feet go faster then I thought possible. I thought of nothing but I am going to call Ashley, as I ran following Ali.
Finding an alcove that provided cover from being seen we stopped and gasped for air. I sat on the ground with my head on my knees while I tried to catch my breath.
Pure delight shown on Ali's face as she elatedly said, " that was awesome."
Once our breathing returned to normal we snuck several blocks over where there we found the promised pay phone.
"I don't have money for the phone," I mumbled my good mood instantly gone.
" You have your credit card, look you can buy a calling card."
" you're a genius," I chirped as I made my way to the gas station.
Looking around it did not take us long to find a card that promised long distance calling from any phone. Rushing back out to the pay phone I entered the number and followed all the instructions until I was finally able to dial Ashley's cell phone number. "This is Ash leave a message and if I feel like it I will call you back. Later dudes."
Clicking the receiver down my heart sank for a moment while I thought. Thinking myself insane I repeated the process only this time entering my Uncles phone number. Shock hit me as I got a disconnected notice. Uncle Travis has had the same number for as long as I can remember. Determined I again repeated everything but this time entering his cell phone number. Again an automated message that signaled that the cell phone account was no longer valid. Travis had a neighbor who had a boy around my age I knew pretty well. Thinking for a moment I entered what I remembered his number to be and called.
"Hello"
Finally a human voice
"Aaron?"
"Yes"
"This is Kari, Kari Asher~ Travis's niece"
"Yeah?"
"Where is my Uncle, I cant reach him."
"What you don't know?"
"No and I really need to talk to him."
" I don't know where your uncle is. They up and moved a few months ago. I heard he took a job overseas."
"What!"
" Yeah, why don't you know about this."
" Uhh umm sorry I bothered you I have to go, bye."
Shock absolute shock kept any coherent thought from settling in my brain. Travis moved?
Finally my mind started working again as I once again tried Ashley. This time I got a familiar always cheerful
"hello."
"Ashley, Ashley , Ash Oh my god I cant believe I finally got a hold of you."
" who is this?"
" It's me, Kari"
I had to pull the phone away from my hear since Ash screamed loud enough to rupture my eardrum.
"where have you been, girl?"
"I am in Florida"
"Why didn't you say goodbye to me?"
" It was not my choice. My dad did it. Speaking of which have you seen my dad?"
"You are not with him?"
" No he is home and I am here at some military base."
" No, no he is not here. Your house is empty. That Thursday you left some big ass moving truck showed up and that was it."
" My dad is gone?"
"Yeah, I thought you were with him and just dumped me without a word."
"NO Ash I would never do that. My dad got rid of me. He had to choose between his job and me so he chose his job, sending me to live with, with well you would never believe me anyways."
"Huh?"
At that moment Ali came running over to me with the cats out of the bag look as she yelled " Oh shit, oh shit, oh shit… run."
Looking after her confused I started to continue my conversation when a hand jerked the receiver out of my hand and slammed it down in its place. Slowly turning I was met with the furious blue eyes of .. Jolt.