Chapter 14:
"Beth?" Luis said into his cellular phone. "It's me, Luis." He was calling his
girlfriend. He wanted to warn her beforehand that there might be suspicious activity at the
store she managed. He saw a faint light being cast through the curtains and could hear the
sound of music.
"What's up, Luis?" she asked.
"I'm in front of the Book Cafe and I think there's an intruder inside. Tell me,
did you close the curtains before you locked up?"
"No," Beth answered slowly. She was beginning to panic.
"Did you make sure to lock ALL of the doors before you left?"
Beth tried to remember if she did. "I think so," she replied.
"Luis..." she went on to say, but was interrupted.
"Don't panic, Beth. I'm gonna check it out. Please don't worry. Listen I'll call
you later. OK?"
"Ok, Luis," Beth said, trying to take his advice. "But be careful!"
"I will."
They hung up.
Luis decided to go to the back of the Book Cafe to see if he could have a better
chance of seeing what was going on inside from a window. Unfortunately for him, another
curtain was draped shut.
He looked around the parking lot, checking for any suspicious or unknown cars.
There was only 2 cars in the whole lot. One of them caught his eye. It was a green
Nissan Sentra. It looked familiar, especially since it had rainbow colored hawaiian
necklaces perched under the rearview mirror.
Theresa's car has the same thing... Luis thought to himself. He walked closer
to get a better look.
Yup, it was definitely Theresa's car. He knew her license plate code. But what
was she doing here at midnight?
Luis's eyes narrowed as he thought about what his sister could be doing in the
Book Cafe. She's probably with that slimebag Ethan Crane, he thought to himself. No one
knows that she is 'secretly' dating him, but I've picked up on the hints. That Crane is
gonna pay if he so much as lays a hand on Theresa, Luis muttered under his breath.
Storming to the back entrance of the Book Cafe, he began to bang loudly and angrily
on the door.
Meanwhile inside, Chad and Whitney were still dancing.
"Chad did you hear that?" Whitney asked all of a sudden.
"Hear what?" he asked her.
"Shh, listen," they both listened intently and sure enough heard another set of
Luis's knocks.
Whitney gasped. "I just hope that's Theresa!" she said, panic screeching through
her voice. "For our sake."
She looked at Chad, who seemed as panicking as her, even though he tried to reassure
her.
"Who's there?" Chad asked the knocker from inside.
"It's Officer Lopez-Fitzgerald, open the door!" roared Luis's reply.
"Who is it?" Whitney asked from where she stood.
"Some cop," Chad murmured.
"Oh no!" Whitney said. She had been having such a great night and now things were
being spoiled by one cop's distinct awareness.
Chad slowly opened the door and he turned the dim lights on fully.
There stood Officer Luis Lopez-Fitzgerald. Chad barely knew him. But Whitney sure did.
"Whitney?" Luis asked peering inside and seeing his sister's best friend.
"Hi, Luis," Whitney said sheepishly.
"Where's Theresa?" Luis growled.
"She's not here," Whitney answered, getting scared by his tone. "Why would you think
she's here?"
"Because her car is here, that's why. I want answers right now. From the both of you!"
Luis demanded, staring at both Chad and Whitney.
Whitney looked at Chad, defeated. Their plan had definitely gone haywire.
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"Well, you see, Luis, Chad and I wanted to meet somewhere private where we could be
away from my pestering family. They don't want us together. And we thought we could meet
here." Whitney told the half angry, half curious cop.
"How did you get inside?" Luis asked.
"I work here," Chad spoke up. "I was the last one to leave and I had all the keys."
"Does Beth know about this?" Luis asked sternly. "Does she know that one of her
employees decided to use the store for a little rendezvous with his girlfriend?"
Whitney closed her eyes in dread. She knew that once Chad said no, they would be in
big trouble.
"No," Chad finally answered, sighing deeply.
"Then I'm sorry to say I'm gonna have to arrest the two of you for trespassing."
"No, Luis!" Whitney cried out, getting to her feet. "Please don't! If my parents
find out -" She quit talking as a choke escaped her mouth.
"I'm sorry, Whitney. But there's nothing I can do. I'm not Luis here, your best
friend's brother. I'm an officer on duty - and I have to do my job."
Whitney slumped into Chad's arms as she began to cry uncontrollably. She could just
picture what would happen next. She'd be in jail. Her parents would never trust her again.
And so on....
{a/n: more to come. I've outlined this fic out, and it should end at
approximately 23 chapters. keep reading. thanks people!}
"Beth?" Luis said into his cellular phone. "It's me, Luis." He was calling his
girlfriend. He wanted to warn her beforehand that there might be suspicious activity at the
store she managed. He saw a faint light being cast through the curtains and could hear the
sound of music.
"What's up, Luis?" she asked.
"I'm in front of the Book Cafe and I think there's an intruder inside. Tell me,
did you close the curtains before you locked up?"
"No," Beth answered slowly. She was beginning to panic.
"Did you make sure to lock ALL of the doors before you left?"
Beth tried to remember if she did. "I think so," she replied.
"Luis..." she went on to say, but was interrupted.
"Don't panic, Beth. I'm gonna check it out. Please don't worry. Listen I'll call
you later. OK?"
"Ok, Luis," Beth said, trying to take his advice. "But be careful!"
"I will."
They hung up.
Luis decided to go to the back of the Book Cafe to see if he could have a better
chance of seeing what was going on inside from a window. Unfortunately for him, another
curtain was draped shut.
He looked around the parking lot, checking for any suspicious or unknown cars.
There was only 2 cars in the whole lot. One of them caught his eye. It was a green
Nissan Sentra. It looked familiar, especially since it had rainbow colored hawaiian
necklaces perched under the rearview mirror.
Theresa's car has the same thing... Luis thought to himself. He walked closer
to get a better look.
Yup, it was definitely Theresa's car. He knew her license plate code. But what
was she doing here at midnight?
Luis's eyes narrowed as he thought about what his sister could be doing in the
Book Cafe. She's probably with that slimebag Ethan Crane, he thought to himself. No one
knows that she is 'secretly' dating him, but I've picked up on the hints. That Crane is
gonna pay if he so much as lays a hand on Theresa, Luis muttered under his breath.
Storming to the back entrance of the Book Cafe, he began to bang loudly and angrily
on the door.
Meanwhile inside, Chad and Whitney were still dancing.
"Chad did you hear that?" Whitney asked all of a sudden.
"Hear what?" he asked her.
"Shh, listen," they both listened intently and sure enough heard another set of
Luis's knocks.
Whitney gasped. "I just hope that's Theresa!" she said, panic screeching through
her voice. "For our sake."
She looked at Chad, who seemed as panicking as her, even though he tried to reassure
her.
"Who's there?" Chad asked the knocker from inside.
"It's Officer Lopez-Fitzgerald, open the door!" roared Luis's reply.
"Who is it?" Whitney asked from where she stood.
"Some cop," Chad murmured.
"Oh no!" Whitney said. She had been having such a great night and now things were
being spoiled by one cop's distinct awareness.
Chad slowly opened the door and he turned the dim lights on fully.
There stood Officer Luis Lopez-Fitzgerald. Chad barely knew him. But Whitney sure did.
"Whitney?" Luis asked peering inside and seeing his sister's best friend.
"Hi, Luis," Whitney said sheepishly.
"Where's Theresa?" Luis growled.
"She's not here," Whitney answered, getting scared by his tone. "Why would you think
she's here?"
"Because her car is here, that's why. I want answers right now. From the both of you!"
Luis demanded, staring at both Chad and Whitney.
Whitney looked at Chad, defeated. Their plan had definitely gone haywire.
__________________________________________________________________________________________
"Well, you see, Luis, Chad and I wanted to meet somewhere private where we could be
away from my pestering family. They don't want us together. And we thought we could meet
here." Whitney told the half angry, half curious cop.
"How did you get inside?" Luis asked.
"I work here," Chad spoke up. "I was the last one to leave and I had all the keys."
"Does Beth know about this?" Luis asked sternly. "Does she know that one of her
employees decided to use the store for a little rendezvous with his girlfriend?"
Whitney closed her eyes in dread. She knew that once Chad said no, they would be in
big trouble.
"No," Chad finally answered, sighing deeply.
"Then I'm sorry to say I'm gonna have to arrest the two of you for trespassing."
"No, Luis!" Whitney cried out, getting to her feet. "Please don't! If my parents
find out -" She quit talking as a choke escaped her mouth.
"I'm sorry, Whitney. But there's nothing I can do. I'm not Luis here, your best
friend's brother. I'm an officer on duty - and I have to do my job."
Whitney slumped into Chad's arms as she began to cry uncontrollably. She could just
picture what would happen next. She'd be in jail. Her parents would never trust her again.
And so on....
{a/n: more to come. I've outlined this fic out, and it should end at
approximately 23 chapters. keep reading. thanks people!}