Chapter 1
Laura Spencer sat in her car waiting for Lesley Lu's Sunshine Girls meeting to end. She glanced at her watch. It was 8:30. She got out of the car and walked up to the door and rang the bell.
Mrs. Jackson answered the door with a smile. "Come in Laura," she said.
Laura walked inside and heard the voices of eight little girls all screaming at the top of their lungs. "Hi Lisa," she said loudly. "How do you stand this noise?" she asked.
"You get used to it," Lisa laughed. "I'll get Lesley Lu for you."
She walked to the basement and came up a few minutes later with Lulu in tow.
"Hi Mommy," Lulu said running to Laura. "Look what I made." She held out a finger painted picture.
"That's beautiful Honey. Let's get your coat on. Daddy's bring home a pizza for dinner."
"Mmmm, pizza," she said putting on her coat.
Laura took Lulu's hand. "Goodbye Lisa," she said.
They got into the car and drove home. Laura stopped the car and they walked up to the front door. Laura opened her purse to find her house keys. Behind her she heard Lesley Lu's terrified scream.
As she turned around, a man stepped out of the bushes and hit her over the head. She fell to the ground. The man stepped over her body, dropped a piece of paper beside her and got into the a black car. Another man pulled Lulu into the car and it sped off.
