Notes: If anyone knows Dean Buckley's first name let me know.
Home is Better Then School
Before I left with my father, the Dean came up to us. "I will inform Adam's teachers. I should have all of his homework assignments together by noon tomorrow."
"Thanks Richard. I will be by in the afternoon then." I followed dad out to the car after kissing Tina.
It was a quiet ride home. I don't think either of us knew what to say.
"I haven't told your mother yet." Dad said as soon as we reached home.
My mother gave me a hug when I entered the house. "What a pleasant surprise." Then she noticed dad carrying my suitcase. "What's going on?"
As my dad began to explain what happened, I looked at my mother. She hadn't begun to show yet. But she probably would soon. Her smile quickly disappeared when my dad finished.
'Phil who would do this to Adam? It's not that Riley kid is it?"
"We don't know but I don't think so. He would have been spotted in the dorm hallways." I said.
Mom sighed. I knew this was hard on her. "Well why don't you go to your room and settle in. Martha's making lasagna for dinner. There will be enough."
I went upstairs to my room. It was the same as I had left it a few weeks ago. I fingered Jesse and my gold medals that were hanging on my bulletin board. I had brought Jesse's jersey with me to Eden Hall. I should have brought it home with me. What if something happened to it? They had no problem with destroying my laptop. This, unlike the laptop, is irreplaceable. I had better call Averman to tell him to give it to the dean so dad can pick it up tomorrow. Along with the journal.
***
I slept in the next morning. I never did that at Eden Hall. Not even on weekends. When I went down for breakfast, my parents had already left for work.
Martha put a plate of scrambled eggs and hashbrowns down in front of me. "Your father told me to tell you that he'll be by around two thirty with your homework."
"Thank you Martha." I said.
After breakfast, I went for a swim in our indoor pool. I did lap after lap until my still not quite healed body protested. Then I laid in one of the lounge chairs and actually fell asleep. My dad had been the one to wake me.
"Adam your homework and other things are on the counter. I'm going back to work. Get something productive done okay?" He asked and smiled. He left.
I walked into the kitchen and found all of my schoolbooks there. I breathed a sigh of relief when I found the jersey and journal also there.
Averman even left me a note. It said: Didn't know Jesse had a journal! Good thinking of having that with you. See you when you get back. Averman
I like to read Jesse's journal when I'm starting to feel depressed. It reminds me that I have close friends here. I took the things upstairs and did all of my homework for the rest of the day. I figure if I get it finished now I can relax and try to figure out what's going on.
***
The next day I received a phone call from Tina. I talked to her for a bout ten minutes. She said nothing's happened at Eden Hall, and that she missed me. I felt better after hanging up.
That afternoon while I was sitting by the lake, two detectives came to talk to me.
"Adam Banks?" One of them asked. I nodded. "I'm Detective Lewis and this is my partner Detective Hamilton. We are here to ask you a few questions. Your mother is here."
I followed them into the living room. We all took seats. My mother sat next to me. The detectives sat across from us.
"How long have you been getting these notes?" Detective Hamilton asked.
"For a few days. They only left me two notes and a broken laptop. Oh and a red liquid filled locker."
They both nodded. "Do you know why they would do this?" Detective Hamilton asked.
"Well my friends and I haven't been that welcomed at Eden Hall. Maybe it's a Varsity fan."
Detective Lewis looked down at his notes and frowned. "But according to your Dean you are on the Varsity team."
"Did the Dean tell you what Rick Riley did?" My mother asked.
"Yes. We are checking everything. We are going to go talk to him after this." Detective Hamilton answered her.
"It could just simply be another prank war." Detective Lewis said. "I used to go to that school. The prank war between Varsity and JV was huge even then."
"Breaking someone's laptop is not a prank." My mother said.
"You're right." Detective Hamilton said. They asked me a few questions and left.
I didn't think that conversation really helped anything.
Home is Better Then School
Before I left with my father, the Dean came up to us. "I will inform Adam's teachers. I should have all of his homework assignments together by noon tomorrow."
"Thanks Richard. I will be by in the afternoon then." I followed dad out to the car after kissing Tina.
It was a quiet ride home. I don't think either of us knew what to say.
"I haven't told your mother yet." Dad said as soon as we reached home.
My mother gave me a hug when I entered the house. "What a pleasant surprise." Then she noticed dad carrying my suitcase. "What's going on?"
As my dad began to explain what happened, I looked at my mother. She hadn't begun to show yet. But she probably would soon. Her smile quickly disappeared when my dad finished.
'Phil who would do this to Adam? It's not that Riley kid is it?"
"We don't know but I don't think so. He would have been spotted in the dorm hallways." I said.
Mom sighed. I knew this was hard on her. "Well why don't you go to your room and settle in. Martha's making lasagna for dinner. There will be enough."
I went upstairs to my room. It was the same as I had left it a few weeks ago. I fingered Jesse and my gold medals that were hanging on my bulletin board. I had brought Jesse's jersey with me to Eden Hall. I should have brought it home with me. What if something happened to it? They had no problem with destroying my laptop. This, unlike the laptop, is irreplaceable. I had better call Averman to tell him to give it to the dean so dad can pick it up tomorrow. Along with the journal.
***
I slept in the next morning. I never did that at Eden Hall. Not even on weekends. When I went down for breakfast, my parents had already left for work.
Martha put a plate of scrambled eggs and hashbrowns down in front of me. "Your father told me to tell you that he'll be by around two thirty with your homework."
"Thank you Martha." I said.
After breakfast, I went for a swim in our indoor pool. I did lap after lap until my still not quite healed body protested. Then I laid in one of the lounge chairs and actually fell asleep. My dad had been the one to wake me.
"Adam your homework and other things are on the counter. I'm going back to work. Get something productive done okay?" He asked and smiled. He left.
I walked into the kitchen and found all of my schoolbooks there. I breathed a sigh of relief when I found the jersey and journal also there.
Averman even left me a note. It said: Didn't know Jesse had a journal! Good thinking of having that with you. See you when you get back. Averman
I like to read Jesse's journal when I'm starting to feel depressed. It reminds me that I have close friends here. I took the things upstairs and did all of my homework for the rest of the day. I figure if I get it finished now I can relax and try to figure out what's going on.
***
The next day I received a phone call from Tina. I talked to her for a bout ten minutes. She said nothing's happened at Eden Hall, and that she missed me. I felt better after hanging up.
That afternoon while I was sitting by the lake, two detectives came to talk to me.
"Adam Banks?" One of them asked. I nodded. "I'm Detective Lewis and this is my partner Detective Hamilton. We are here to ask you a few questions. Your mother is here."
I followed them into the living room. We all took seats. My mother sat next to me. The detectives sat across from us.
"How long have you been getting these notes?" Detective Hamilton asked.
"For a few days. They only left me two notes and a broken laptop. Oh and a red liquid filled locker."
They both nodded. "Do you know why they would do this?" Detective Hamilton asked.
"Well my friends and I haven't been that welcomed at Eden Hall. Maybe it's a Varsity fan."
Detective Lewis looked down at his notes and frowned. "But according to your Dean you are on the Varsity team."
"Did the Dean tell you what Rick Riley did?" My mother asked.
"Yes. We are checking everything. We are going to go talk to him after this." Detective Hamilton answered her.
"It could just simply be another prank war." Detective Lewis said. "I used to go to that school. The prank war between Varsity and JV was huge even then."
"Breaking someone's laptop is not a prank." My mother said.
"You're right." Detective Hamilton said. They asked me a few questions and left.
I didn't think that conversation really helped anything.