Around 7:30, my phone rang at home. I let my mom answer it and heard her call me a few minutes later. Reluctantly, I
stepped out of my closet, still not sure what to wear since I still didn't know where we were going. I clicked on the
speaker phone and started to try on a few possiblities.
" Hello!"
" Hi, Mina. What are you doing, you sounds muffled?"
" Sorry, Joel. Trying on clothes. So, what are we doing today? It'd make my life a lot easier to know!"
" There's this new club that opened up. Figured we couold go check it out."
" Sounds good to me."
" Ok, Raye'll pick you up in a half hour then."
" Ok, bye, Joel."
I hung up the phone a few seconds later. After awhile, I finally decided on a small, black dress with spegatti straps.
Once, again, the phone rang. I picked it up this time before mom could get it.
"Hello!"
"Hello. Is this Mina?"
" Yeah. Joel, is that you? You sound funny."
" Do I? I hadn't noticed. There's been a change of plans. I will come to pick you at in ten minutes. Will that be enough
time for you to be ready?"
" Yeah. You already talk to Raye about that?"
" Raye was going? I mean...yeah, of course. See you in a few. Good bye."
With that, he hung up. I couldn't help but think that something weird was going on. Joel's voice didn't sounds quite right.
After awhile, I decided that he must be catching a cold. I quickly changed and was putting on my shoes when a car pulled
in to the driveway. I expected for Joel to honk the horn as usual, but instead, he actually got out and rang the doorbell.
As I was walking down the stairs with my cell phone and jacket, I saw Joel talking with my mom. Now I knew something was
terribly wrong here. Joel would never talk to my mom unless he absolutely had to. Let's just say she sort of scared him.
Also, Joel was dressed in black from head to toe, something he rarely ever did. He looked up at me as I walked down the
stairs. After a quick goodbye to my mom, we headed out the door to his mom's stationwagon. He opened the door for me, which
was yet another weird jesture for him. On the ride to the club, my cell went off. It was Raye. " Mina, where the hell are
you? Joel and I just stopped by your place and your mom said that Joel had just picked you up!That's pretty impossible
since he's sitting here next to me," she said, the worry showing out in her voice. I glanced over at " Joel", who looked
back over at me. I gave him a smile as he turned his attention back to the road.
" Oh, really? So, you and the other three will be at the club tonight, too? That's great. Maybe we can meet up!"
" Oh, shit Mina. You have got to be careful. We need to figure this out. I'll grab Amy, Lita, and Serena as soon as I can.
Does he know that you know that something weird's going on?"
" No, I didn't know you meet a new guy!"
" What? Oh...nice cover, Mina. I'll get the girls down there. Like I said, be careful until we meet you there. Find a seat
on the lower dance floor's bar. We'll meet you there as soon as I drop off the real Joel off and pick up the other. Bye!"
I hung up and glanced over at "Joel" again. Before he could say anything, I reached over and turned on the radio. I cranked
the music up super high and ignored the look that "Joel" gave me. I started to move my head to the music, trying to keep
my mind off the danger I could be in. A few minutes later, we turned in to the parking lot of the club. Here goes nothin
I thought as I put on my best fake smile and climbed out of the car before he could open my door for me.
stepped out of my closet, still not sure what to wear since I still didn't know where we were going. I clicked on the
speaker phone and started to try on a few possiblities.
" Hello!"
" Hi, Mina. What are you doing, you sounds muffled?"
" Sorry, Joel. Trying on clothes. So, what are we doing today? It'd make my life a lot easier to know!"
" There's this new club that opened up. Figured we couold go check it out."
" Sounds good to me."
" Ok, Raye'll pick you up in a half hour then."
" Ok, bye, Joel."
I hung up the phone a few seconds later. After awhile, I finally decided on a small, black dress with spegatti straps.
Once, again, the phone rang. I picked it up this time before mom could get it.
"Hello!"
"Hello. Is this Mina?"
" Yeah. Joel, is that you? You sound funny."
" Do I? I hadn't noticed. There's been a change of plans. I will come to pick you at in ten minutes. Will that be enough
time for you to be ready?"
" Yeah. You already talk to Raye about that?"
" Raye was going? I mean...yeah, of course. See you in a few. Good bye."
With that, he hung up. I couldn't help but think that something weird was going on. Joel's voice didn't sounds quite right.
After awhile, I decided that he must be catching a cold. I quickly changed and was putting on my shoes when a car pulled
in to the driveway. I expected for Joel to honk the horn as usual, but instead, he actually got out and rang the doorbell.
As I was walking down the stairs with my cell phone and jacket, I saw Joel talking with my mom. Now I knew something was
terribly wrong here. Joel would never talk to my mom unless he absolutely had to. Let's just say she sort of scared him.
Also, Joel was dressed in black from head to toe, something he rarely ever did. He looked up at me as I walked down the
stairs. After a quick goodbye to my mom, we headed out the door to his mom's stationwagon. He opened the door for me, which
was yet another weird jesture for him. On the ride to the club, my cell went off. It was Raye. " Mina, where the hell are
you? Joel and I just stopped by your place and your mom said that Joel had just picked you up!That's pretty impossible
since he's sitting here next to me," she said, the worry showing out in her voice. I glanced over at " Joel", who looked
back over at me. I gave him a smile as he turned his attention back to the road.
" Oh, really? So, you and the other three will be at the club tonight, too? That's great. Maybe we can meet up!"
" Oh, shit Mina. You have got to be careful. We need to figure this out. I'll grab Amy, Lita, and Serena as soon as I can.
Does he know that you know that something weird's going on?"
" No, I didn't know you meet a new guy!"
" What? Oh...nice cover, Mina. I'll get the girls down there. Like I said, be careful until we meet you there. Find a seat
on the lower dance floor's bar. We'll meet you there as soon as I drop off the real Joel off and pick up the other. Bye!"
I hung up and glanced over at "Joel" again. Before he could say anything, I reached over and turned on the radio. I cranked
the music up super high and ignored the look that "Joel" gave me. I started to move my head to the music, trying to keep
my mind off the danger I could be in. A few minutes later, we turned in to the parking lot of the club. Here goes nothin
I thought as I put on my best fake smile and climbed out of the car before he could open my door for me.