CHAPTER SEVEN: Terror in the House
Caitie headed back to her apartments in her old rusted car, followed by Hank and Tyler, who were
driving in Tyler's dark green Mustang. She had planned to go back and fit as many of her belongings
in her car as possible.
As she was driving, she became fearful of whether Billy would be at her apartment or not. She was
glad that Val had volunteered Hank and Tyler to help her.
She pulled up into her parking spot and waited for the guys to pull up beside her before she got out.
Knowing what was going on with Caitie, Hank and Tyler walked as close to her side as possible.
"Hello Mr. Watson." She said to the plump old man who was walking towards her. "Hello Ms.
Roth." He replied. He looked at the two men next to her, who didn't look in cheerful spirits, and
asked her, "Is everything O.K?"
"Yes Mr. Watson. I'm moving today."
"Oh why is that sweetie?" She thought for a minute. "Jamie and I would like a change of scenery."
"Oh? Everyone's going to miss you." He sighed. "Good luck dear. Oh, by the way, there was some
odd racket coming from around the section where you live earlier. I'm not sure what's going on, but,
please be careful dear." With that, he gave her a hug and walked away.
Caitie looked from Hank to Tyler and sighed. Then they walked to her apartment door. When she
opened the door the apartment looked different then before.
The first thing she saw were her couch cushions slashed open. The lamps were smashed and broken
in pieces on her floor. Her books were torn and scattered everywhere. Her picture frames were
thrown from the wall. She looked down at one of the picture frames by her feet. One that normally
had a picture of her and Jamie in it. But the picture had been taken out.
Tyler and Hank rushed in to make sure the apartment was clear. They signaled for Caitie to come in.
She ran to her bedroom, grabbed a suitcase, and started shoving as many clothes that had been
scattered on the floor as she could into it. When she was done she grabbed another suitcase and
started in Jamie's room.
Tyler and Hank grabbed anything heavy that wasn't completely wrecked and loaded it into her car.
When the car was completely loaded, it consisted of a small T.V, a couple of chairs, two suitcases
full of Caitie's and Jamie's clothes, a microwave, and some miscellaneous junk of Caitie's and
Jamie's, including a few picture frames that weren't broken.
She took a look around her. She thought she saw some movement in the bushes lining the parking
lot, but dismissed the thought, and quickly jumped in her car. She followed Hank and Tyler away.
When she got back to Tyler's, she ran in with a pair of clothes for Jaime. "Are you ready for that
vacation I was telling you about?" She asked him.
"Yes mama. Could we go camping?"
"Sure baby, anything you want." She smiled at him and he ran to go change his clothes.
She felt a light tap behind her shoulders and turned to see Val with an envelope in her hands. She
handed it to Caitie. "Don't look at it till you get out of here."
Caitie starred at her best friend and tears started welling up in her eyes. "Thank you Val. For
everything." They grasped each other in a hug and stould there for a minute until Hank walked in and
interrupted.
"Caitie, before you leave, I just want you to know that I know that we've never been all that close,
but I really do, and always have thought of you as a friend." He admitted to her. She smiled at him
and ran up into his arms. "Thank you Hank." She said hugging him.
"I wish there was something I could do to help." He said.
"You did. Thanks for coming with me to the apartments, and if your ever in Las Vegas, look us up."
Caitie headed back to her apartments in her old rusted car, followed by Hank and Tyler, who were
driving in Tyler's dark green Mustang. She had planned to go back and fit as many of her belongings
in her car as possible.
As she was driving, she became fearful of whether Billy would be at her apartment or not. She was
glad that Val had volunteered Hank and Tyler to help her.
She pulled up into her parking spot and waited for the guys to pull up beside her before she got out.
Knowing what was going on with Caitie, Hank and Tyler walked as close to her side as possible.
"Hello Mr. Watson." She said to the plump old man who was walking towards her. "Hello Ms.
Roth." He replied. He looked at the two men next to her, who didn't look in cheerful spirits, and
asked her, "Is everything O.K?"
"Yes Mr. Watson. I'm moving today."
"Oh why is that sweetie?" She thought for a minute. "Jamie and I would like a change of scenery."
"Oh? Everyone's going to miss you." He sighed. "Good luck dear. Oh, by the way, there was some
odd racket coming from around the section where you live earlier. I'm not sure what's going on, but,
please be careful dear." With that, he gave her a hug and walked away.
Caitie looked from Hank to Tyler and sighed. Then they walked to her apartment door. When she
opened the door the apartment looked different then before.
The first thing she saw were her couch cushions slashed open. The lamps were smashed and broken
in pieces on her floor. Her books were torn and scattered everywhere. Her picture frames were
thrown from the wall. She looked down at one of the picture frames by her feet. One that normally
had a picture of her and Jamie in it. But the picture had been taken out.
Tyler and Hank rushed in to make sure the apartment was clear. They signaled for Caitie to come in.
She ran to her bedroom, grabbed a suitcase, and started shoving as many clothes that had been
scattered on the floor as she could into it. When she was done she grabbed another suitcase and
started in Jamie's room.
Tyler and Hank grabbed anything heavy that wasn't completely wrecked and loaded it into her car.
When the car was completely loaded, it consisted of a small T.V, a couple of chairs, two suitcases
full of Caitie's and Jamie's clothes, a microwave, and some miscellaneous junk of Caitie's and
Jamie's, including a few picture frames that weren't broken.
She took a look around her. She thought she saw some movement in the bushes lining the parking
lot, but dismissed the thought, and quickly jumped in her car. She followed Hank and Tyler away.
When she got back to Tyler's, she ran in with a pair of clothes for Jaime. "Are you ready for that
vacation I was telling you about?" She asked him.
"Yes mama. Could we go camping?"
"Sure baby, anything you want." She smiled at him and he ran to go change his clothes.
She felt a light tap behind her shoulders and turned to see Val with an envelope in her hands. She
handed it to Caitie. "Don't look at it till you get out of here."
Caitie starred at her best friend and tears started welling up in her eyes. "Thank you Val. For
everything." They grasped each other in a hug and stould there for a minute until Hank walked in and
interrupted.
"Caitie, before you leave, I just want you to know that I know that we've never been all that close,
but I really do, and always have thought of you as a friend." He admitted to her. She smiled at him
and ran up into his arms. "Thank you Hank." She said hugging him.
"I wish there was something I could do to help." He said.
"You did. Thanks for coming with me to the apartments, and if your ever in Las Vegas, look us up."