Chapter 37 - Just Playing Games on a Saturday
Joerg had waited patiently for Hans to show up the whole day. Saturday had been their definite check in day and when Hans didn't show up, Joerg feared that he had been captured or maybe even killed. He knew that he probably should have tried to contact the Big Boss himself but he was cold and really tired of being left out here to watch this woman and not be able to do anything. Tonight was his night. He was done waiting and tonight he was going to take matters into his own hands. It would be only a few more hours until it was dark. He would make his move once the darkness would help hide him. In the meantime, he decided to sink back down into the tree house and get some sleep.
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Amanda had spent most of the morning cleaning the house. Since things had been so busy, she hadn't had time to do a top to bottom cleaning for a while so it felt good to get rid of some cobwebs and to put a fresh coat of wax on the kitchen floor. She had insisted that the boys clean their rooms and she could hear them arguing over some item while they attempted to do so. Dotty had woke up not feeling well and had gone back to bed.
In the afternoon, Amanda had declared the house clean enough and had offered an afternoon of playing games. The boys wanted to go to the park but Amanda knew it wasn't safe for them so she told them that Dean had warned that they were supposed to get bad weather suddenly and she didn't want them out in it. Reluctantly the boys agreed to play games especially when Amanda offered to bake her fabulous chocolate chip cookies for them. They had enjoyed several laughs as they fought for Boardwalk in their Monopoly game. At one point, Dotty had come downstairs to fix a hot toddy to try to make herself feel better. She told them that her head felt like it was ready to burst and that her nose would not stop running. In the end, she went back upstairs but warned Amanda that she was going to put ear plugs into her ears so that she wouldn't be disturbed and could rest. Amanda assured her that she would come get her if there happened to be a fire in the house. Dotty did not think that comment was especially funny.
After devouring a dinner of Macaroni and Cheese, the boys decided to go upstairs to listen to music while they read before they went to sleep. Amanda quickly began cleaning up the kitchen and was in the middle of doing the dishes when she heard some banging outside. She immediately guessed that Lee had stopped by. Maybe he was there to apologize for his stunt with getting Dean arrested. She looked out the kitchen window but his face did not appear. That was strange. He almost always poked his head into her window so she would know it was him. The noises continued so she finally poked her head out the door and said "Lee? Is that you? You are scaring me." There was no answer and the noises seemed to be getting closer so Amanda quickly closed the door and locked it. She hurried to the phone and called Lee's apartment. The answering machine picked up so Amanda began leaving a rambling message hoping that he was there and he would pick up. As she was rambling; an object suddenly came through the glass on her back door and she saw a hand reach inside to unlock the door. Amanda put the phone down and searched for something she could use against the intruder. He had shoved the door open and rushed to her, grabbing her forcefully by the arm. Amanda screamed as he slammed her body against the counter and slipped handcuffs onto her while holding a rag against her nose. Amanda quickly lost conscience and fell to the floor.
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