A/N: Thanks to all you who reviewed, here's chapter two!! (again, sorry so short) 'these' meana thought, and "these" mean dialogue. Uumm, I think that's all, so, enjoy!
Chapter Two
"Grandfather? What's wrong? What is it?" Jenny asked, concerned. He looked at her warily.
"How good is your imagination?"
"Um...pretty good, I guess."
"I suppose that will have to do. Alright. You are going to need every ounce of your imagination to believe what I'm about to tell you...." he took a deep breath, knowing that she was going to think he was crazy.
RRIIINNNGGG!
"The phone," Jenny said.
RRIIINNNGGG!
Her grandfather sighed. "Yes, the phone." He got out of his chair to go answer it.
"Hello?"
"Jonathan, thank goodness you're there. Something has happened. Something aweful. I don't understand it...I was reading the book when I realized that something was wrong; something is different!!!"
"Calm down, Julias. Tell me exactly what the problem is, from start to finish.
Jenny watched her grandfather's face go pale.
"What do you mean he isn't there?? Are you sure?!"
Jenny gulped.
"He can't have just disappeared like that. That would mean.......yes, yes, good idea. I'll check." The old man leapt up and scurried away to his room. He was gone only a second , when he reappeared with a book in his hand. He rushed back to the phone. "I have it here. What page, now? Okay. Yes, here it is..." his eyes hardened in concentration as he scanned the page carefully. Then, looking worried, he gazed closer. Finally, he shook his head, speechless. "I....I can't find his name. He isn't there. He's supposed to be there! Alright, alright. I'll meet you in town. We'll have to ask Mister Ander about this. He's sure to know what's going on. Yes, goodbye, Julias." He hung up the phone and looked at the clock. 5 p.m.
'I have to leave now if I'm to get there on time.' "Jenny, I'm sorry. Something extremely important has come up. I will probably be out late. Don't wait up for me. We'll talk tomorrow, alright?" He grabbed his coat, laced up his shoes, and kissed her forehead.
"O-okay, Grampa. Bye..."
"Goodbye, Jenny. Don't stay up too late. Everything will be okay." He walked briskly out to his car and was gone.
Jenny stood silently by the closed door for awhile. 'What has Grandfather so worried?' she thought. 'It would take alot to make him act like that. What book was he looking at, anyway?' She walked over to the counter by the phone where the book still lied. She picked it up and looked at the title.
The Lord of the Rings
Fellowship of the Ring
By J.R.R. Tolkien
'What in the world has this got to do with anything??" she wondered.
Chapter Two
"Grandfather? What's wrong? What is it?" Jenny asked, concerned. He looked at her warily.
"How good is your imagination?"
"Um...pretty good, I guess."
"I suppose that will have to do. Alright. You are going to need every ounce of your imagination to believe what I'm about to tell you...." he took a deep breath, knowing that she was going to think he was crazy.
RRIIINNNGGG!
"The phone," Jenny said.
RRIIINNNGGG!
Her grandfather sighed. "Yes, the phone." He got out of his chair to go answer it.
"Hello?"
"Jonathan, thank goodness you're there. Something has happened. Something aweful. I don't understand it...I was reading the book when I realized that something was wrong; something is different!!!"
"Calm down, Julias. Tell me exactly what the problem is, from start to finish.
Jenny watched her grandfather's face go pale.
"What do you mean he isn't there?? Are you sure?!"
Jenny gulped.
"He can't have just disappeared like that. That would mean.......yes, yes, good idea. I'll check." The old man leapt up and scurried away to his room. He was gone only a second , when he reappeared with a book in his hand. He rushed back to the phone. "I have it here. What page, now? Okay. Yes, here it is..." his eyes hardened in concentration as he scanned the page carefully. Then, looking worried, he gazed closer. Finally, he shook his head, speechless. "I....I can't find his name. He isn't there. He's supposed to be there! Alright, alright. I'll meet you in town. We'll have to ask Mister Ander about this. He's sure to know what's going on. Yes, goodbye, Julias." He hung up the phone and looked at the clock. 5 p.m.
'I have to leave now if I'm to get there on time.' "Jenny, I'm sorry. Something extremely important has come up. I will probably be out late. Don't wait up for me. We'll talk tomorrow, alright?" He grabbed his coat, laced up his shoes, and kissed her forehead.
"O-okay, Grampa. Bye..."
"Goodbye, Jenny. Don't stay up too late. Everything will be okay." He walked briskly out to his car and was gone.
Jenny stood silently by the closed door for awhile. 'What has Grandfather so worried?' she thought. 'It would take alot to make him act like that. What book was he looking at, anyway?' She walked over to the counter by the phone where the book still lied. She picked it up and looked at the title.
The Lord of the Rings
Fellowship of the Ring
By J.R.R. Tolkien
'What in the world has this got to do with anything??" she wondered.
