UnangelicHalo: I heart your stories too!
Ndblue123: Here's a continuation!
HAHA! There's a plot developing! I knew I'd get one! Ok, basically, Jess is now a senior in high school. She's working for Dr. Krantz, and an entire daycare center has gone missing. She's about to discover the children missing aren't just normal children.
Jess's POV:
I woke up around four in the morning, still scared out of my mind. Jess, it was just a dream. I told myself. JUST A DREAM!
So then why did I have a leaf in my hair? I pulled out the leaf and was about to toss it out the window, when I remember Becky could probably use it. Becky is another psychic who works for Dr. K. She finds people, but she has to hold something of theirs, or something they recently touched to get a lockdown.
I picked up the picture from my nightstand and flipped it over. Maybe there was a name to the daycare center on the back? No such luck though, just the film companies emblem over the back. I studied every inch of the picture, trying to find the name of the center, just so I could research it. If that girl could enter my mind, then the others probably could too. Or they did other psychic-y things.
My life sucks. I spent an hour going over the picture, and there was nothing! So, defeated, I fell backwards onto my bed, and stared up at the ceiling.
I don't know why this dream left me scared. None of my dreams- with the except of the one I had at Rob's uncle's wedding- left me scared. Usually, they just made me want to kill the bastard who kidnapped the kid, and find the kid A.S.A.P.
Not this one. My heart would not stop pounding. I took several deep breaths, and then drank some water, trying to calm my frazzled nerves.
Finally, I was calmed enough to call Dr. K's office and leave a coded message. Why we speak in code, I don't know, but I get yelled at if I don't. It's stupid but whatever. "Hey, Dr. K. It's Cassie." I hate my codename. They made me use the one Jill and Allen gave me. "Got a lockdown on code Red. Freakier than expected. Call ASAP." Stupid codes..."By the way, I need 4-eleven on the current code Red. Will contact later." Then I hung up.
Seriously. It's like they think terriorists are going to strike.
Eh, whatever. Point is, I called, now I get to wait for Dr. K to call me with more info. In the meantime, I get to deal with the hell that is high school.
I pulled on jeans and a shirt, and grabbed my bag and flute. I had time to eat a small bowl of cereal, and then run to Ruth's car.
"Hey, Jess." She greeted me. "How was prom, after you guys took off?"
I grinned. "Good." Very good...I didn't add.
"Did you hit Mastriani's early or something?" Ruth knew exactly what we did, but not because I'd told her or anything. She's just like that sometimes. Instead of just coming out and saying it, she's going to make me confess to it.
"Nah, we drove around, then went to Rob's." I said, my grin deepening.
Ruth raised her eyebrows at that. "Really?"
"Yes, and you know exactly what happened, so stop trying to make me confess." I said. Ruth grinned at me as we drove past the bus stop, but stopped bugging me about it.
School was so frickin' slooooooow. Seniors got out of their afternoon classes for graduation practice, but it still took for-freaking-ever before I could go home. At lunch, I called Dr. K's office, and actually got ahold of him.
"Dr. K, it's me."
"Hello Jessica. I got your message, what do you need?"
"First, what's the name of the center?" I asked.
"Lexington Day Care Center For Gifted Children." Dr. K said. "Where are they?"
"Yosimite Park." I replied. "What do you mean by gifted children?"
"Not much. Probably just above-average intelligence, or gifted in the arts, science, something like that."
I nodded into the phone. "Hmm...alright. Thanks." I said. I was about to hang up, but Dr. K continued with, "Explain your dream, please."
I groaned. I told him the whole thing, including the "You entered your mind" bit. It was a bit freaky. "I'm thinking gifted is code for 'mini- psychics'." I said. "And we got to get to those kids ASAP."
"Yes, I agree." Dr. K said. "Keep a lockdown on their whereabouts. If this man thinks Katelyn- Katelyn Saunders, that's the name of the blonde girl you've described- called them- whoever them maybe- he'll be on the move."
"Aye aye captain." I said hanging up.
"I'm home!!!!! Finally!" I yelled when I got in. I tried to escape and just run to my room, but once you've announced your arrival, people just flock to you.
My mother for one.
"Jessica, I feel like I haven't seen you in forever." she said. "How was graduation practice?"
"Eh, boring." I said, submitting to answering a million questions from my mom. "We had to get the timing right so that we aren't too slow or too fast." I mumbled on for a little bit about how it was a pain in the arse, but mom didn't notice it.
"So how was prom?" Geez, does everyone suspect Rob and I did the dirty? "It was good." I said.
"I'm sorry we were already asleep when you got home. It was pretty late." Mom said.
"Yeah, I know. It's fine, mom, really." I said. "I've got a lot of homework, gotta get started on it." I said, escaping up the back steps.
I had, like, no homework, but I had to get out of there. I put on my new Lost Prophets CD and sat staring at the ceiling while the music played. I closed my eyes, and must have fallen asleep because when I opened my eyes, I was standing in the forest again.
"What the hell...?" I voiced. Everything echoed, so I knew this couldn't be completely real. Katelyn Saunders came walking down the path. "Finally!" She said, with more exasperation than I thought five-year-olds had in them. "I've been waiting all day!"
"Sorry." I said. "It's called school. I had to go."
"Whatever." This kid was giving me major attitude. Think Dakota Fanning's charactor in 'Uptown Girls' and you've got her. "We've got a problem. He's going to kill us all."
My stomach lurched. Hearing anyone say that someone is going to kill them is hard, but hearing it come out of the mouth of a 5 year old? Made me want to cry, and I don't cry.
"Ok, well, I called my boss, I told him Yositmite Park. He's sending people out." I said, trying to reassure her.
"We aren't there anymore. He moved us."
"Who's he, anyways? And who was the Them he was talking about last time I was here?" I asked.
"Them would be you guys, and Uncle Cyrus."
Hold the phone. UNCLE CYRUS? "You mean, Dr. Krantz is your uncle?" Wow, he hadn't sounded like it on the phone. Katelyn nodded. "And he is Lucifer."
"Lucifer? As in, the devil?" Wow, things are getting very freaky.
"He thinks he's the devil. He's crazy." Katelyn said seriously.
Ok, so we're dealing with your average crazy person who happens to think he's the devil and has managed to kidnap an entire daycare center of tiny budding psychics without leaving a trace of a clue to their whereabouts.
Damn.
This sucks.
"Ok, where did he move you to? And how are you still here?" I asked.
"I'm not here. I'm back at the new camp, sleeping. I astral projected to here to meet you." Katelyn said. "Camp would be about twenty miles west of Boulder, Colorado. He drove us all night."
"Ok. Here's what you're going to do." I said, shaking my head and taking charge. "You're going to go back to camp. Try not to come here, unless absolute emergency, OK? I can always go to sleep and be wherever you are. I'm going to go wake up, and tell Dr. K all of this, and soon someone will be able to help."
"Before we're slaughtered?" Katelyn asked.
"Before you're slaughtered." I replied. "Now, scoot!" Katelyn disappeared, and I woke up.
To a very appreciative sight, I might add.
"Mastriani, are you alright?" Rob asked. He was holding my arms down.
"Yeah, I'm fine." I said, confused. "Why are you holding me down?"
"You were flailing your arms around. Looked like you were having a seizure or a really violent dream." Rob said, releasing his grip on me.
"No violent dream. I just stood there talking to the kid for awhile, didn't have to hurt anyone or anything." I said, still confused, but not complaining that Rob was on me. Well, partially. He had a leg on either side of my hips, and was sitting back. "What are you doing here? I thought you had to work late?" I asked.
"I did. It's seven." I looked at the clock. Damn, I'd been out for three hours, on that dream! How the hell did that happen?
"Alright then." I said. Usually Rob will move now, and let me sit up, but he wasn't now. Totally fine by me, actually. "Is anyone else home?" I figured someone had to let him in.
"Your mom was, but she just left." Rob said, staring me in the eye. "I think she said she went to Mastriani's to help your dad with something."
"So, we're all alone?" I said, suggestively.
"Looks that way." Rob said, leaning down and kissing my neck.
Before we did anything, I said, "Let me make a quick call." I held a finger to Rob's lips and picked up the phone. I got the machine again. "Dr. K, it's Cassie. Code Red lockdown has changed. Repeat: Code Red Lockdown has CHANGED." I stressed the important words, very aware of Rob's hardness on my leg. "New Lockdown. Twenty West Boulder CO. Imminent Danger. Do Not, repeat, DO NOT, contact me, just GO THERE." Again, stress the important parts. Then I hung up.
"So, where were we...?" I said, as I pulled Rob's face to mine.
And life was good. Life was VERY good.
Ok, more coming up. I swear it.
Ndblue123: Here's a continuation!
HAHA! There's a plot developing! I knew I'd get one! Ok, basically, Jess is now a senior in high school. She's working for Dr. Krantz, and an entire daycare center has gone missing. She's about to discover the children missing aren't just normal children.
Jess's POV:
I woke up around four in the morning, still scared out of my mind. Jess, it was just a dream. I told myself. JUST A DREAM!
So then why did I have a leaf in my hair? I pulled out the leaf and was about to toss it out the window, when I remember Becky could probably use it. Becky is another psychic who works for Dr. K. She finds people, but she has to hold something of theirs, or something they recently touched to get a lockdown.
I picked up the picture from my nightstand and flipped it over. Maybe there was a name to the daycare center on the back? No such luck though, just the film companies emblem over the back. I studied every inch of the picture, trying to find the name of the center, just so I could research it. If that girl could enter my mind, then the others probably could too. Or they did other psychic-y things.
My life sucks. I spent an hour going over the picture, and there was nothing! So, defeated, I fell backwards onto my bed, and stared up at the ceiling.
I don't know why this dream left me scared. None of my dreams- with the except of the one I had at Rob's uncle's wedding- left me scared. Usually, they just made me want to kill the bastard who kidnapped the kid, and find the kid A.S.A.P.
Not this one. My heart would not stop pounding. I took several deep breaths, and then drank some water, trying to calm my frazzled nerves.
Finally, I was calmed enough to call Dr. K's office and leave a coded message. Why we speak in code, I don't know, but I get yelled at if I don't. It's stupid but whatever. "Hey, Dr. K. It's Cassie." I hate my codename. They made me use the one Jill and Allen gave me. "Got a lockdown on code Red. Freakier than expected. Call ASAP." Stupid codes..."By the way, I need 4-eleven on the current code Red. Will contact later." Then I hung up.
Seriously. It's like they think terriorists are going to strike.
Eh, whatever. Point is, I called, now I get to wait for Dr. K to call me with more info. In the meantime, I get to deal with the hell that is high school.
I pulled on jeans and a shirt, and grabbed my bag and flute. I had time to eat a small bowl of cereal, and then run to Ruth's car.
"Hey, Jess." She greeted me. "How was prom, after you guys took off?"
I grinned. "Good." Very good...I didn't add.
"Did you hit Mastriani's early or something?" Ruth knew exactly what we did, but not because I'd told her or anything. She's just like that sometimes. Instead of just coming out and saying it, she's going to make me confess to it.
"Nah, we drove around, then went to Rob's." I said, my grin deepening.
Ruth raised her eyebrows at that. "Really?"
"Yes, and you know exactly what happened, so stop trying to make me confess." I said. Ruth grinned at me as we drove past the bus stop, but stopped bugging me about it.
School was so frickin' slooooooow. Seniors got out of their afternoon classes for graduation practice, but it still took for-freaking-ever before I could go home. At lunch, I called Dr. K's office, and actually got ahold of him.
"Dr. K, it's me."
"Hello Jessica. I got your message, what do you need?"
"First, what's the name of the center?" I asked.
"Lexington Day Care Center For Gifted Children." Dr. K said. "Where are they?"
"Yosimite Park." I replied. "What do you mean by gifted children?"
"Not much. Probably just above-average intelligence, or gifted in the arts, science, something like that."
I nodded into the phone. "Hmm...alright. Thanks." I said. I was about to hang up, but Dr. K continued with, "Explain your dream, please."
I groaned. I told him the whole thing, including the "You entered your mind" bit. It was a bit freaky. "I'm thinking gifted is code for 'mini- psychics'." I said. "And we got to get to those kids ASAP."
"Yes, I agree." Dr. K said. "Keep a lockdown on their whereabouts. If this man thinks Katelyn- Katelyn Saunders, that's the name of the blonde girl you've described- called them- whoever them maybe- he'll be on the move."
"Aye aye captain." I said hanging up.
"I'm home!!!!! Finally!" I yelled when I got in. I tried to escape and just run to my room, but once you've announced your arrival, people just flock to you.
My mother for one.
"Jessica, I feel like I haven't seen you in forever." she said. "How was graduation practice?"
"Eh, boring." I said, submitting to answering a million questions from my mom. "We had to get the timing right so that we aren't too slow or too fast." I mumbled on for a little bit about how it was a pain in the arse, but mom didn't notice it.
"So how was prom?" Geez, does everyone suspect Rob and I did the dirty? "It was good." I said.
"I'm sorry we were already asleep when you got home. It was pretty late." Mom said.
"Yeah, I know. It's fine, mom, really." I said. "I've got a lot of homework, gotta get started on it." I said, escaping up the back steps.
I had, like, no homework, but I had to get out of there. I put on my new Lost Prophets CD and sat staring at the ceiling while the music played. I closed my eyes, and must have fallen asleep because when I opened my eyes, I was standing in the forest again.
"What the hell...?" I voiced. Everything echoed, so I knew this couldn't be completely real. Katelyn Saunders came walking down the path. "Finally!" She said, with more exasperation than I thought five-year-olds had in them. "I've been waiting all day!"
"Sorry." I said. "It's called school. I had to go."
"Whatever." This kid was giving me major attitude. Think Dakota Fanning's charactor in 'Uptown Girls' and you've got her. "We've got a problem. He's going to kill us all."
My stomach lurched. Hearing anyone say that someone is going to kill them is hard, but hearing it come out of the mouth of a 5 year old? Made me want to cry, and I don't cry.
"Ok, well, I called my boss, I told him Yositmite Park. He's sending people out." I said, trying to reassure her.
"We aren't there anymore. He moved us."
"Who's he, anyways? And who was the Them he was talking about last time I was here?" I asked.
"Them would be you guys, and Uncle Cyrus."
Hold the phone. UNCLE CYRUS? "You mean, Dr. Krantz is your uncle?" Wow, he hadn't sounded like it on the phone. Katelyn nodded. "And he is Lucifer."
"Lucifer? As in, the devil?" Wow, things are getting very freaky.
"He thinks he's the devil. He's crazy." Katelyn said seriously.
Ok, so we're dealing with your average crazy person who happens to think he's the devil and has managed to kidnap an entire daycare center of tiny budding psychics without leaving a trace of a clue to their whereabouts.
Damn.
This sucks.
"Ok, where did he move you to? And how are you still here?" I asked.
"I'm not here. I'm back at the new camp, sleeping. I astral projected to here to meet you." Katelyn said. "Camp would be about twenty miles west of Boulder, Colorado. He drove us all night."
"Ok. Here's what you're going to do." I said, shaking my head and taking charge. "You're going to go back to camp. Try not to come here, unless absolute emergency, OK? I can always go to sleep and be wherever you are. I'm going to go wake up, and tell Dr. K all of this, and soon someone will be able to help."
"Before we're slaughtered?" Katelyn asked.
"Before you're slaughtered." I replied. "Now, scoot!" Katelyn disappeared, and I woke up.
To a very appreciative sight, I might add.
"Mastriani, are you alright?" Rob asked. He was holding my arms down.
"Yeah, I'm fine." I said, confused. "Why are you holding me down?"
"You were flailing your arms around. Looked like you were having a seizure or a really violent dream." Rob said, releasing his grip on me.
"No violent dream. I just stood there talking to the kid for awhile, didn't have to hurt anyone or anything." I said, still confused, but not complaining that Rob was on me. Well, partially. He had a leg on either side of my hips, and was sitting back. "What are you doing here? I thought you had to work late?" I asked.
"I did. It's seven." I looked at the clock. Damn, I'd been out for three hours, on that dream! How the hell did that happen?
"Alright then." I said. Usually Rob will move now, and let me sit up, but he wasn't now. Totally fine by me, actually. "Is anyone else home?" I figured someone had to let him in.
"Your mom was, but she just left." Rob said, staring me in the eye. "I think she said she went to Mastriani's to help your dad with something."
"So, we're all alone?" I said, suggestively.
"Looks that way." Rob said, leaning down and kissing my neck.
Before we did anything, I said, "Let me make a quick call." I held a finger to Rob's lips and picked up the phone. I got the machine again. "Dr. K, it's Cassie. Code Red lockdown has changed. Repeat: Code Red Lockdown has CHANGED." I stressed the important words, very aware of Rob's hardness on my leg. "New Lockdown. Twenty West Boulder CO. Imminent Danger. Do Not, repeat, DO NOT, contact me, just GO THERE." Again, stress the important parts. Then I hung up.
"So, where were we...?" I said, as I pulled Rob's face to mine.
And life was good. Life was VERY good.
Ok, more coming up. I swear it.