Leah pulled out the piece of paper she had written on the other night. It
had on it the only information she had to work with. She looked around for
Lia, she saw her walking down the sidewalk in front of the school.
"Hey!" Leah shouted out the window.
Lia got in the car and asked, "So what am I helping you with?"
"Trying to find out who my real parents are. I found these birth certificates, and they had names I have never seen before. I need you to help search for anything that could help." Leah told her friend.
"I'll do my best," Lia answered.
***That Night***
Leah sat on the floor of her room, sorting through all the papers she and Lia, had printed off at the library.
There was a knock on her door. She quickly flipped pages over, before she said, "Come in."
Peter entered, he looked at her mess of papers scattered everywhere. "Dinner is ready," he said.
"Thanks, I'll be down in a minute," Leah replied.
"What's all this?" He asked, motioning to the mountains of papers.
"I'm working on a report." Leah said as she stood up. "I'm starving. What are we eating?" She asked as they descended down the stairs.
"I believe we are having tacos." Peter informed her.
"Yummy!" Leah sat down at the table. She noticed that there were only two place settings. "Isn't Mom eating with us?" She asked Peter.
"No, she had some work to do," he replied.
"That's weird you're the one who usually stay and work," Leah commented.
"What is that supposed to mean?" Peter asked.
"Just what I said, it's weird." Leah responded looking at her father cautiously.
"Where were you after school today?" Peter asked.
"The library." Leah mumbled as she bit into her taco. "Why were you at the library?" Peter asked.
"What is this 20 questions? I writing a paper remember." Leah said.
"I called this afternoon, and you weren't home. That's all." Peter told her.
**** Two Hours Later, at Horizon****
"Ugh!" Ivy dropped her book on the table with frustration. "How are we supposed to do a presentation on atoms, if I don't know what an friggin' atom looks like?"
"Ivy, don't worry about it. I'm not having much luck either." Perry told her.
"Hopefully Phoenix is having better luck. When is group supposed to start anyway?" Ivy asked.
"I have no clue," Perry answered.
"It's going to start right now." Rob added to their conversation. "Glad to see you two are working on your project." He said, taking mote of the books in front of Ivy and Perry.
****In Front of the Cliffhanger Boys' Cabin****
Leah looked around making sure, that no one was in sight. Once in inside she put her note on Ethan's pillow.
"I hope he finds this before someone else does." She said to herself.
"Clamp, clump," Someone made their way towards the cabin. Leah grabbed the note and slipped under Ethan's bed. She didn't notice that her bracelet had unhooked and now fell to the floor, in her scramble.
A pair of large boots made their way through the door. Leah held her breath.
The person bent down to pick something up. Leah could now see Peter holding her bracelet. He looked around the room. For some reason he kept moving back towards the spot where he had picked up the bracelet. He gave one last look over to the room and placed the bracelet back in its original spot.
Leah waited about two minutes before she slid out from under the bed. She quickly replaced the note on Ethan's bed and ran. Leah ran the whole way home. She was panting when she arrived. Now all she could do was wait.
"Hey!" Leah shouted out the window.
Lia got in the car and asked, "So what am I helping you with?"
"Trying to find out who my real parents are. I found these birth certificates, and they had names I have never seen before. I need you to help search for anything that could help." Leah told her friend.
"I'll do my best," Lia answered.
***That Night***
Leah sat on the floor of her room, sorting through all the papers she and Lia, had printed off at the library.
There was a knock on her door. She quickly flipped pages over, before she said, "Come in."
Peter entered, he looked at her mess of papers scattered everywhere. "Dinner is ready," he said.
"Thanks, I'll be down in a minute," Leah replied.
"What's all this?" He asked, motioning to the mountains of papers.
"I'm working on a report." Leah said as she stood up. "I'm starving. What are we eating?" She asked as they descended down the stairs.
"I believe we are having tacos." Peter informed her.
"Yummy!" Leah sat down at the table. She noticed that there were only two place settings. "Isn't Mom eating with us?" She asked Peter.
"No, she had some work to do," he replied.
"That's weird you're the one who usually stay and work," Leah commented.
"What is that supposed to mean?" Peter asked.
"Just what I said, it's weird." Leah responded looking at her father cautiously.
"Where were you after school today?" Peter asked.
"The library." Leah mumbled as she bit into her taco. "Why were you at the library?" Peter asked.
"What is this 20 questions? I writing a paper remember." Leah said.
"I called this afternoon, and you weren't home. That's all." Peter told her.
**** Two Hours Later, at Horizon****
"Ugh!" Ivy dropped her book on the table with frustration. "How are we supposed to do a presentation on atoms, if I don't know what an friggin' atom looks like?"
"Ivy, don't worry about it. I'm not having much luck either." Perry told her.
"Hopefully Phoenix is having better luck. When is group supposed to start anyway?" Ivy asked.
"I have no clue," Perry answered.
"It's going to start right now." Rob added to their conversation. "Glad to see you two are working on your project." He said, taking mote of the books in front of Ivy and Perry.
****In Front of the Cliffhanger Boys' Cabin****
Leah looked around making sure, that no one was in sight. Once in inside she put her note on Ethan's pillow.
"I hope he finds this before someone else does." She said to herself.
"Clamp, clump," Someone made their way towards the cabin. Leah grabbed the note and slipped under Ethan's bed. She didn't notice that her bracelet had unhooked and now fell to the floor, in her scramble.
A pair of large boots made their way through the door. Leah held her breath.
The person bent down to pick something up. Leah could now see Peter holding her bracelet. He looked around the room. For some reason he kept moving back towards the spot where he had picked up the bracelet. He gave one last look over to the room and placed the bracelet back in its original spot.
Leah waited about two minutes before she slid out from under the bed. She quickly replaced the note on Ethan's bed and ran. Leah ran the whole way home. She was panting when she arrived. Now all she could do was wait.