Authors Note: I'm back from Maui! I tried to write while I was there but I couldn't really get back into this story. I showed my friend how to post one of her poems though. Please read it, her name is Jessdabest. Anyway back to the story.

8/11: The Tape
Deena was about to leave school when someone called her name. She turned around and saw a guy walking over to her.
"What do you want James, I have somewhere to be," she said when he reached her.
"I think I have something that might intreast you," he said and held up a black recording tape.
"What's on it?"
"Something that could get your little boyfriend out of jail."
"What do you mean?"
"I tape my classes instead of taking notes and I left my backpack in the science room. The tape was still on."
"How do I know you're not lying?"
"I'll show it to you."
She followed him into an empty classroom that had a tape player in it.
What if the tape is real, it would prove that Simon didn't do it. James is a jerk though he won't just give it to me. I'll probably have to pay him or something.
She sat down in one of the desks and he put it on. She watched in horror as the tape showed the whole scence. Then she saw the shot and all the blood, she had to look away. He turned it off and sat down.
"What do you want for it?"
"Here's the deal sweetie. You sleep with me I give you the tape. Otherwise Simon goes to jail and you have nothing."
Deena jumped up.
"You're sick you know that," she said and ran out of the room.
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Deena picked up the ringing phone.
"Hello,"
"You know he needs the tape or he'll go to prison."
"How about I pay you for it then."
"Not gonna work princess,"
She hung up the phone.
Deena pushed play on her stereo and sank down into her bed. B*witched's "Get Happy" came on. She got up and took it out. She threw it on the floor and started to smash it with her foot.
"I am not happy and I'm not going to be happy," she said and continued to smash the disk.
Once she had calmed down she started to pick up the pieces. She was about to pick one up when something else caught her eye. She picked up the book. It was "The Firm", she had just finished it about a week ago. She ran over the plot in her mind and it gave her an idea.
She picked up the phone and pushed *69.
"Hello,"
"Yeah James I changed my mind I will accept your deal on one condition."
"What's that?"
"Tommorow after school I'll go to your house just to talk, I want to know you first."
"Fine, see ya then," he said and hung up the phone.
Deena pushed OFF and set down the phone.
"Dad I'm going to the Camden's," she yelled to her father.
"Ok," he yelled back from his study.
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Deena rang the doorbell and Eric answered.
"Hi is Ruthie here,"
"She's in her room you can go right up," he said and let her in.
"Thanks," she said and started up the stairs.
She knocked on Ruthie's door.
"Who is it?"
"Deena can I talk to you?"
Ruthie opened the door.
"Why do you want to talk to me?"
"Because you believe Simon don't you?"
Ruthie sat on her bed. Deena closed the door and sat next to her.
"Of course I do he's my big brother and he doesn't lie to me."
"Well what would you say if I told you that you could you help me prove he's innocent."
"I'd say what do I have to do?"
"Well you see there's this guy and totally by accident he got the whole thing on tape. He wants me to do something for it but I'm not going to. Don't ask what because I can't tell you. Anyway tommorow after school I'm going over to his house. I'm going to put tranquilizers in his drink to knock him out. Then I'll get you. We'll search his house for the tape. When we find it we can bring it to the police and get Simon out."
"Ok so what exactally do I have to do."
"Tell your parents that I'm taking you to see Simon tomorrow after school. I'll pick you up and we'll go to his house. You'll hide but I'll go in. I'll get you from his yard and then we can search."
"Okay but exactally how much trouble are we going to get in."
"None because if anyone finds out I'll tell them what the alternative was."
"What would that be?"
"Something I'll tell you when you're older."
"I hate it, everybody says I'm too young for things."
"Ok truthfully that's just an excuse because I don't really want anyone to know."
Annie opened the door.
"Deena your Dad called he wants you to come home."
"Thanks, see you tommorow Ruthie," Deena said as she left the room.
"What are you two doing tommorow?"
"She's taking me to see Simon, that's ok right?"
"That's fine now come help me give Sam and David a bath."
Ruthie got up and followed her mother out of the room.
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TBC
So what do you think? I know I have an evil mind but I don't care. Nothing like this would probably happen but give me a break it's summer. Oh yeah I forgot I'm going to Canada for the 18-29 so this will be my last update for awhile.