Notes: Yep the chapter name is from a Prince song. Chapter has nothing to do with that song I just thought it was a good title.
When Doves Cry
Halloween is tomorrow. I have been getting threatening emails every day since the first one. Averman and Goldberg are trying to find out whose email address that is. So far, they have not been successful. I haven't received any early morning wakeup calls since then either so I was relieved. When I left the dorm, I found a doll hanging off a rope on my door. It was in noose fashion. I sighed as I pulled it down. I threw it into the closest garbage can.
Great start to the day. I already received a phone call from my mother earlier. She called to remind me that Kiley's baptism is the first. She's been calling to remind me every other day. It's not as if I'm a forgetful person. I think she's nervous or something. Why should she be nervous? I'm the one getting threatening emails.
I could tell this wasn't going to be my day.
***
I walked down to the dining room for breakfast. Most of the Varsity team was already there. I went through the food line and then plopped my stuff across from Charlie. They were talking about the big game tomorrow against Edina High School. It didn't bother me that the game was on Halloween.
I sneezed. To top this great start of a day I'm getting a cold. I can't take Dayquil because it makes me loopy. So I took Comtrex and a handful of tissues with me.
I turned to Averman and Goldberg and asked, "You find out who's sending the emails?"
They exchanged looks. "I don't think you want to know." Goldberg said.
"I do. I need to know who's sending them. We all need to know who's sending them."
"All right." Averman said after a few seconds. "The master screen name is TereseHall. And as you can guess, the account is for Mrs. Teresa Hall in New York City. One of the screen names is THallDuck."
Why should I have been surprised?
"But why is Terry sending them?" Mikah asked. "He's in New York City!"
"I know but that's what it comes up as. He obviously is still in contact with them." Averman said. "What are we going to do Charlie?"
"I don't know." Charlie replied. "I honestly don't know."
***
After practice that day, I went out for pizza with Marcy and her friends. We try to divide our time between being with her friends and being my friends. Almost sounds like we are a couple but we aren't. Both groups of friends get along well. This is good of course. Though I wish both groups would stop trying to fix me up! I was sitting between Brandy and Valerie. Brandy and I haven't gone out on a date since the dance. And this wasn't a date. Valerie is Clara's, whose Marcy's best female friend, cousin.
"Clara told me you play hockey." Valerie said. "I'm not a hockey fan but that's cool. Any good?"
"He's captain and first line center on Varsity." Brandy answered. I think she thinks Valerie's an airhead as much as I do.
"Dumb football players straight ahead." Eric Reynolds said. I was glad t his group didn't like the football team group either.
"Well well if it isn't Banks." Sam said as they walked over. "Your head okay." He asked mockingly.
"It'd be better if you leave." I shot back.
"No hockey team to help you Banksie." Connie. When did she start hanging out with the football team?
"He doesn't need them." Lenny said jumping up. The other guys at my table also stood up.
"Yeah so back off!" Marcy said.
"Just reminding you to watch out tomorrow. It's not a treat that you are getting." Sam said. They laughed as they left the table.
"What's their problem?" Valerie asked.
"Yeah Adam. What do they have against you?" Clara asked.
"They hate the hockey team. They want the attention. They let me know that during the Homecoming football team. And they pounded on my dorm door a few weeks ago. Also Terry's been sending me threatening emails."
Marcy gasped. "Terry? Your best friends brother?"
"Yeah. He was mad that Jesse left me some stuff. I gave him the journal but his father returned it to me. I haven't spoken to Terry since he went back to New York."
"You need help just ask. We'll be there." Eric said.
***
Notes The Halloween chapter is next. Haven't quite worked it out yet. Sorry it took so long to post this chapter.
When Doves Cry
Halloween is tomorrow. I have been getting threatening emails every day since the first one. Averman and Goldberg are trying to find out whose email address that is. So far, they have not been successful. I haven't received any early morning wakeup calls since then either so I was relieved. When I left the dorm, I found a doll hanging off a rope on my door. It was in noose fashion. I sighed as I pulled it down. I threw it into the closest garbage can.
Great start to the day. I already received a phone call from my mother earlier. She called to remind me that Kiley's baptism is the first. She's been calling to remind me every other day. It's not as if I'm a forgetful person. I think she's nervous or something. Why should she be nervous? I'm the one getting threatening emails.
I could tell this wasn't going to be my day.
***
I walked down to the dining room for breakfast. Most of the Varsity team was already there. I went through the food line and then plopped my stuff across from Charlie. They were talking about the big game tomorrow against Edina High School. It didn't bother me that the game was on Halloween.
I sneezed. To top this great start of a day I'm getting a cold. I can't take Dayquil because it makes me loopy. So I took Comtrex and a handful of tissues with me.
I turned to Averman and Goldberg and asked, "You find out who's sending the emails?"
They exchanged looks. "I don't think you want to know." Goldberg said.
"I do. I need to know who's sending them. We all need to know who's sending them."
"All right." Averman said after a few seconds. "The master screen name is TereseHall. And as you can guess, the account is for Mrs. Teresa Hall in New York City. One of the screen names is THallDuck."
Why should I have been surprised?
"But why is Terry sending them?" Mikah asked. "He's in New York City!"
"I know but that's what it comes up as. He obviously is still in contact with them." Averman said. "What are we going to do Charlie?"
"I don't know." Charlie replied. "I honestly don't know."
***
After practice that day, I went out for pizza with Marcy and her friends. We try to divide our time between being with her friends and being my friends. Almost sounds like we are a couple but we aren't. Both groups of friends get along well. This is good of course. Though I wish both groups would stop trying to fix me up! I was sitting between Brandy and Valerie. Brandy and I haven't gone out on a date since the dance. And this wasn't a date. Valerie is Clara's, whose Marcy's best female friend, cousin.
"Clara told me you play hockey." Valerie said. "I'm not a hockey fan but that's cool. Any good?"
"He's captain and first line center on Varsity." Brandy answered. I think she thinks Valerie's an airhead as much as I do.
"Dumb football players straight ahead." Eric Reynolds said. I was glad t his group didn't like the football team group either.
"Well well if it isn't Banks." Sam said as they walked over. "Your head okay." He asked mockingly.
"It'd be better if you leave." I shot back.
"No hockey team to help you Banksie." Connie. When did she start hanging out with the football team?
"He doesn't need them." Lenny said jumping up. The other guys at my table also stood up.
"Yeah so back off!" Marcy said.
"Just reminding you to watch out tomorrow. It's not a treat that you are getting." Sam said. They laughed as they left the table.
"What's their problem?" Valerie asked.
"Yeah Adam. What do they have against you?" Clara asked.
"They hate the hockey team. They want the attention. They let me know that during the Homecoming football team. And they pounded on my dorm door a few weeks ago. Also Terry's been sending me threatening emails."
Marcy gasped. "Terry? Your best friends brother?"
"Yeah. He was mad that Jesse left me some stuff. I gave him the journal but his father returned it to me. I haven't spoken to Terry since he went back to New York."
"You need help just ask. We'll be there." Eric said.
***
Notes The Halloween chapter is next. Haven't quite worked it out yet. Sorry it took so long to post this chapter.