Chapter 3
The car screeched to a stop after it had speeded past the tollbooth. Olaf hastily parked the car in an illegal space and opened his door. From what the Baudelaires could hear from their oh so comfortable seats, the entire troupe was going gambling.
"You, nasty things, can use your own salary to gamble. You can thank your fellow companions for that..."
The trunk flew open and the children were sitting there looking very vulnerable. Olaf's shiny, shiny eyes glowed and a sickening smile spread across his face.
"Galphay!" Sunny cried. Klaus and Violet didn't need to translate what Sunny had shouted they both knew she meant 'RUN!'. And they did without further ado.
"After them, you blundering fools!" Olaf cried, as his troupe stood gawking at the receding figures of Violet, Klaus, and Sunny.
After about 15 minutes of frantic running, the Baudelaires found a hiding spot in an empty "races announcement" room. But footsteps were coming down the hallway and the children quickly squeezed themselves into a small closet and shut the door. Once again they were in a small, dark, enclosed place. In what little room she had, Violet tied up her hair in a ribbon. Her siblings smiled at this, knowing that her mind was going to work. She would figure out a way to stay out of sight and get them a home. Her elbow accidentally hit Klaus in the eye, and she was about to apologize when the door to the announcement room opened with a squeak.
There was some hushed talking and some shuffling feet. It sounded like three or four people were in the room, and Klaus had a terrible feeling of who they might be. "All right then. Agreed." Two of the parties (not masked parties or Halloween parties, in this particular situation, although I do like bobbing for apples...) seemed to have come to an agreement. "Here, you can make the announcement."
The loud speaker crackled loudly before a loud 'beep' issued from it. A high pitched voice that could be none other that Esmè's said, "We've lost our three little children," at this point she issued a loud fake sob and small 'there, there's were heard. She then continued, "They come to the names Klaus, Sunny, and Violet. Thank you." Another fake sob was emitted and the loud speaker shut off with a crackle.
After the Baudilaires were sure nobody was in the office, they sneaked outside again. Cries of 'Violet', 'Klaus', and 'Sunny' were heard all through the grounds (obviously by some greedy gamblers hoping for a reward.). Some high pitched whistles even reverberated through the air, as though the poor Baudelaires were lost dogs. While, at the moment, they felt very lost and confused, they certainly didn't have the tail, barks, and tongues required for being dogs (although they did have tongues of some sort). But Sunny also felt a hand on her sholder. She shrieked, and the three Bauldiares spun around, all became very dizzy, fell over, and were surprised at the person that helped them up off the ground.
A/N: So who do you think the mystery person is? Well, guess! Go ahead, guess! Oh and sorry about it being so short... don't have much time now that school's started.
The car screeched to a stop after it had speeded past the tollbooth. Olaf hastily parked the car in an illegal space and opened his door. From what the Baudelaires could hear from their oh so comfortable seats, the entire troupe was going gambling.
"You, nasty things, can use your own salary to gamble. You can thank your fellow companions for that..."
The trunk flew open and the children were sitting there looking very vulnerable. Olaf's shiny, shiny eyes glowed and a sickening smile spread across his face.
"Galphay!" Sunny cried. Klaus and Violet didn't need to translate what Sunny had shouted they both knew she meant 'RUN!'. And they did without further ado.
"After them, you blundering fools!" Olaf cried, as his troupe stood gawking at the receding figures of Violet, Klaus, and Sunny.
After about 15 minutes of frantic running, the Baudelaires found a hiding spot in an empty "races announcement" room. But footsteps were coming down the hallway and the children quickly squeezed themselves into a small closet and shut the door. Once again they were in a small, dark, enclosed place. In what little room she had, Violet tied up her hair in a ribbon. Her siblings smiled at this, knowing that her mind was going to work. She would figure out a way to stay out of sight and get them a home. Her elbow accidentally hit Klaus in the eye, and she was about to apologize when the door to the announcement room opened with a squeak.
There was some hushed talking and some shuffling feet. It sounded like three or four people were in the room, and Klaus had a terrible feeling of who they might be. "All right then. Agreed." Two of the parties (not masked parties or Halloween parties, in this particular situation, although I do like bobbing for apples...) seemed to have come to an agreement. "Here, you can make the announcement."
The loud speaker crackled loudly before a loud 'beep' issued from it. A high pitched voice that could be none other that Esmè's said, "We've lost our three little children," at this point she issued a loud fake sob and small 'there, there's were heard. She then continued, "They come to the names Klaus, Sunny, and Violet. Thank you." Another fake sob was emitted and the loud speaker shut off with a crackle.
After the Baudilaires were sure nobody was in the office, they sneaked outside again. Cries of 'Violet', 'Klaus', and 'Sunny' were heard all through the grounds (obviously by some greedy gamblers hoping for a reward.). Some high pitched whistles even reverberated through the air, as though the poor Baudelaires were lost dogs. While, at the moment, they felt very lost and confused, they certainly didn't have the tail, barks, and tongues required for being dogs (although they did have tongues of some sort). But Sunny also felt a hand on her sholder. She shrieked, and the three Bauldiares spun around, all became very dizzy, fell over, and were surprised at the person that helped them up off the ground.
A/N: So who do you think the mystery person is? Well, guess! Go ahead, guess! Oh and sorry about it being so short... don't have much time now that school's started.