Chapter 3
She followed behind me in her car. I knew that there was something wrong but, she wasn't going to tell me. I hear my cell phone ring and quickly picked it up.
"Hello?" I asked.
"Mary, could we stop at a cafe? I'm so hungry I could eat a horse!" I knew who it was. Amber. She was always hungry and ready for food. I do admit that both of us do have an endless pit for a stomach but, who cares, right? We could always stuff our faces when ever we felt like it.
"Sure," I answered.
"Alright! Just go to Star Bucks, okay?" she asked.
"Alright. Star Bucks, coming right up!" I smiled and then hung up. It was a nice night. The rain had stopped and the roads where wet but, oh well. It made it kinda fun. I pulled over at the nearest Star Bucks. Amber next to me. We exited and quickly went into the little coffee shop. I still couldn't believe that she was still in her PJ's and slippers. It was only eight. People might think she's crazy but, oh well. I walked in with her where she quickly ordered, paid, and then we sat down.
"So, tell me, what happened?" I asked looking at her thoughtfully.
"Nothing much as usual. I threw his beer out of my window though," she smiled.
"Really? What did he do?"
"Just yell at me. Then, I took a shower. When I came down stairs, there sat my mother on the couch with my new step-dad to follow." She didn't sound impressed. I looked into her eyes that looked at the table.
"What else?" I persisted.
"They want me to come down for Christmas as well as for the summer." She didn't look up once at me.
"Why both?" I didn't really want her to go. She would be so far away! In California as I stay here in Chicago? This couldn't be happening!
"I don't know. I guess they want to see me sooner than I expected." They brought over her order and left.
"Do you know anything about them both?" I hope that they like I imagined. Someone that worked in a big office. Probably not. Who knows.
"Nancy sets up meetings for Kyle. Kyle is a producer. He wants me to come and watch him make one of his movies. I'll get autographs for you though. At least I hope." She didn't sound very excited about it. She picked at her muffin. Popping little by little into her mouth.
"You'll be fine. Don't worry. Everything will be fine." I gave her a smile. Trying to make her feel better. It didn't seem to work out well.
"I'll write you ever day," she murmured.
"I'll always write back!" I smiled. She smiled back. She threw the rest of her muffin away and picked up her coffee.
"I wasn't as hungry as I thought," she sighed. She stood up, grabbing her keys. I didn't want her to go either. She was going to be with people she's never met. Who knows what could happen. She might move out there if she likes it enough. Leaving me behind and her father. Christopher would be heart broken. I just know it. Then, he'd go back to his evil ways again. Drinking. Then, it dawned on me. Christmas Vacation was in two weeks! Two horrible weeks! This was so unfare! I hated it! We quickly left to my house where I knew that she fell asleep once she hit that bed. As for me? I couldn't sleep. I had too much on my mind. My best friend. My sister. Was leaving in two weeks! I finally fell asleep to my desire.
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I awoke in the afternoon to see Amber come into the room in her soccer uniform. The sun was shining threw my window like it always did.
"Time to get up Mary. My game starts in thirty minutes."
"Alright," I said, getting up and started for the shower. I came out to see Jalil standing there.
"Do you know who's coming?" he asked.
"I know David, Eric, Christopher, Nancy, and Kyle are coming."
"What about Ken and April?"
"I don't know. Ask Amber." He nodded and then went down stairs. I soon followed where I saw Amber getting the keys to her car and dad with his.
"Ready?" asked Amber.
"Sure." I grabbed my keys then, we left in different cars. I answered my cell phone once it rang.
"Hello?"
"Stay away from the witch. She's going to take you to a place you've never been before!"
"Who are you and what are you talking about?"
"She'll be at the game. I want you to stay away from her."
"Dude, I don't know what you're talking about but, you better stay away from the game, alright? Or else I'll make sure that you'll never talk again!" I quickly hung up my phone and continued to drive. It was hard to find a parking space so, I decided to park across the street. Amber had ran over to the field where she was to stretch and do some quick practice drills.
"Hey Mary." I looked over to see Eric and smiled.
"Hi." He walked over to me.
"Everyone's sitting in the front row. We have a spot saved for you and Jalil."
"Alright. Thanks. We'll be over in a minute." He gave me a worried glance when I noticed my voice had been shaky.
"Are you alright?"
"Yes. I'm perfectly fine," I smiled.
"Did you have a strange phone call on your cell phone?" It hit me like a rock.
"You did too?" I asked. He nodded.
"Keep an eye out. I think this person is stalking Amber. I don't want to see her get---"
"What about Amber?" Ken joined the conversation.
"You know about the call, don't you?" asked Eric. He nodded.
"Stay on guard. I think we were the only ones that recieved it. My mom is acting perfectly fine and all."
"Keep a look out, sharply." I nodded.
"You guys better find a seat. The game's going to start in five minutes," said Amber walking up. She had a soccer ball under her right arm.
"Our seats are saved. Plus, I don't think I'll be sitting for a long time," I said. She rose an eye brow which made me look at my hands. She gave a small sigh.
"Alright. What are you hiding? I know something's wrong. Tell me, please?" She gave the puppy face which made a laugh escape.
"We're not hiding anything. What would make you think such a thing?" I grinned and she rolled her eyes. Then she smirked.
"Think fast!" She tossed the soccer ball. I saw Ken grab it out from in front of me. I looked at him and he winked.
"If you want your ball back, you'll have to come and get it!" He turned on his heel and started running with her in hot persuit. Eric and I slowly started walking back where we saw Christopher pass us. I saw Eric turn and decided to myself. We saw Amber glaring at Ken while he was laughing on the ground. She was picking the grass out of her hair. Christopher looked at them both with his arms crossed and laughed. I turned, and continued on my way while I heard the call for the game to start.
She followed behind me in her car. I knew that there was something wrong but, she wasn't going to tell me. I hear my cell phone ring and quickly picked it up.
"Hello?" I asked.
"Mary, could we stop at a cafe? I'm so hungry I could eat a horse!" I knew who it was. Amber. She was always hungry and ready for food. I do admit that both of us do have an endless pit for a stomach but, who cares, right? We could always stuff our faces when ever we felt like it.
"Sure," I answered.
"Alright! Just go to Star Bucks, okay?" she asked.
"Alright. Star Bucks, coming right up!" I smiled and then hung up. It was a nice night. The rain had stopped and the roads where wet but, oh well. It made it kinda fun. I pulled over at the nearest Star Bucks. Amber next to me. We exited and quickly went into the little coffee shop. I still couldn't believe that she was still in her PJ's and slippers. It was only eight. People might think she's crazy but, oh well. I walked in with her where she quickly ordered, paid, and then we sat down.
"So, tell me, what happened?" I asked looking at her thoughtfully.
"Nothing much as usual. I threw his beer out of my window though," she smiled.
"Really? What did he do?"
"Just yell at me. Then, I took a shower. When I came down stairs, there sat my mother on the couch with my new step-dad to follow." She didn't sound impressed. I looked into her eyes that looked at the table.
"What else?" I persisted.
"They want me to come down for Christmas as well as for the summer." She didn't look up once at me.
"Why both?" I didn't really want her to go. She would be so far away! In California as I stay here in Chicago? This couldn't be happening!
"I don't know. I guess they want to see me sooner than I expected." They brought over her order and left.
"Do you know anything about them both?" I hope that they like I imagined. Someone that worked in a big office. Probably not. Who knows.
"Nancy sets up meetings for Kyle. Kyle is a producer. He wants me to come and watch him make one of his movies. I'll get autographs for you though. At least I hope." She didn't sound very excited about it. She picked at her muffin. Popping little by little into her mouth.
"You'll be fine. Don't worry. Everything will be fine." I gave her a smile. Trying to make her feel better. It didn't seem to work out well.
"I'll write you ever day," she murmured.
"I'll always write back!" I smiled. She smiled back. She threw the rest of her muffin away and picked up her coffee.
"I wasn't as hungry as I thought," she sighed. She stood up, grabbing her keys. I didn't want her to go either. She was going to be with people she's never met. Who knows what could happen. She might move out there if she likes it enough. Leaving me behind and her father. Christopher would be heart broken. I just know it. Then, he'd go back to his evil ways again. Drinking. Then, it dawned on me. Christmas Vacation was in two weeks! Two horrible weeks! This was so unfare! I hated it! We quickly left to my house where I knew that she fell asleep once she hit that bed. As for me? I couldn't sleep. I had too much on my mind. My best friend. My sister. Was leaving in two weeks! I finally fell asleep to my desire.
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I awoke in the afternoon to see Amber come into the room in her soccer uniform. The sun was shining threw my window like it always did.
"Time to get up Mary. My game starts in thirty minutes."
"Alright," I said, getting up and started for the shower. I came out to see Jalil standing there.
"Do you know who's coming?" he asked.
"I know David, Eric, Christopher, Nancy, and Kyle are coming."
"What about Ken and April?"
"I don't know. Ask Amber." He nodded and then went down stairs. I soon followed where I saw Amber getting the keys to her car and dad with his.
"Ready?" asked Amber.
"Sure." I grabbed my keys then, we left in different cars. I answered my cell phone once it rang.
"Hello?"
"Stay away from the witch. She's going to take you to a place you've never been before!"
"Who are you and what are you talking about?"
"She'll be at the game. I want you to stay away from her."
"Dude, I don't know what you're talking about but, you better stay away from the game, alright? Or else I'll make sure that you'll never talk again!" I quickly hung up my phone and continued to drive. It was hard to find a parking space so, I decided to park across the street. Amber had ran over to the field where she was to stretch and do some quick practice drills.
"Hey Mary." I looked over to see Eric and smiled.
"Hi." He walked over to me.
"Everyone's sitting in the front row. We have a spot saved for you and Jalil."
"Alright. Thanks. We'll be over in a minute." He gave me a worried glance when I noticed my voice had been shaky.
"Are you alright?"
"Yes. I'm perfectly fine," I smiled.
"Did you have a strange phone call on your cell phone?" It hit me like a rock.
"You did too?" I asked. He nodded.
"Keep an eye out. I think this person is stalking Amber. I don't want to see her get---"
"What about Amber?" Ken joined the conversation.
"You know about the call, don't you?" asked Eric. He nodded.
"Stay on guard. I think we were the only ones that recieved it. My mom is acting perfectly fine and all."
"Keep a look out, sharply." I nodded.
"You guys better find a seat. The game's going to start in five minutes," said Amber walking up. She had a soccer ball under her right arm.
"Our seats are saved. Plus, I don't think I'll be sitting for a long time," I said. She rose an eye brow which made me look at my hands. She gave a small sigh.
"Alright. What are you hiding? I know something's wrong. Tell me, please?" She gave the puppy face which made a laugh escape.
"We're not hiding anything. What would make you think such a thing?" I grinned and she rolled her eyes. Then she smirked.
"Think fast!" She tossed the soccer ball. I saw Ken grab it out from in front of me. I looked at him and he winked.
"If you want your ball back, you'll have to come and get it!" He turned on his heel and started running with her in hot persuit. Eric and I slowly started walking back where we saw Christopher pass us. I saw Eric turn and decided to myself. We saw Amber glaring at Ken while he was laughing on the ground. She was picking the grass out of her hair. Christopher looked at them both with his arms crossed and laughed. I turned, and continued on my way while I heard the call for the game to start.