Chapter 6: It Begins
When the children were having breakfast, they noticed that Sunny and Count Olaf were missing. They stood up and Violet sighed. She knew something like this was going to happen. Klaus had a worried look on his face. "Violet...." He said, "do you think she's OK?" Violet took one look at her brothers' face, and saw a pale, scared look. She made a decision. "Oh yeah...they...um...went to the shop. I'll go and get Sunny...just in case" Klaus' face relaxed slightly.
Count Olaf walked in with a particularly evil smile. He saw the kids and replaced the look with a tired smile. "Morning" he said. Violet and Klaus just looked back at him. They had both seen the look he had on his face. "Where's Sunny?" Violet asked him in a trembling voice. "Sunny?" Count Olaf said with a laugh. "She's at a day-care centre. I dropped her off this morning."
"Which day-care centre?" Klaus asked, showing his disbelief.
"You wouldn't know where it is. Now leave me alone."
Klaus and Violet sighed as they left the room. They immediately ran over to the Massas' house. Wherever Sunny was, they aren't going to be able to get her by themselves THIS time...
"Violet, Klaus, are you ok?"
Beckie was standing with a wide-eyed look on her face. Klaus and Violet began speaking at the same time.
"Sunnys gone"
"But Count Olaf said"
"a day-care centre"
"and he had this look on his face"
"A DAYCARE CENTRE?"
"ENOUGH" Beckie shouted. Violet and Klaus just stared at her. "Ok." She said in a quieter voice. "Violet. Tell me what happened."
Violet took a deep breath to calm herself. "Right. Well. This morning Klaus and I discovered Sunny was missing. Count Olaf was out too. When he came back, he told us that he had left Sunny at a day-care centre."
"Impossible" Beckie said.
"Exactly what we thought!" Klaus said. "Why would he leave her at a day- care centre?"
"No, Klaus, you don't get it. There isn't a day-care centre for at least 100 miles."
Violet couldn't believe it. "Why would he tell us a really obvious lie?"
"I dunno Violet, but he knew we didn't believe it..."
"Maybe he wanted it that way."
"But that still leaves us with the problem of WHERES SUNNY?"
Violet thought for a minute. Then she realised. "I know where Sunny is"
Klaus grinned. "Yes! Where?"
Violet sighed. She continued in a quiet voice. "At the day-care centre"
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Klaus, Violet, Rob and Beckie were all sitting in the Massas' study. They were trying to figure out a way to foil Count Olafs plan. "Its an amazingly good plan" Rob said. "Yeah" Violet glumly agreed. "Send Sunny somewhere which is, what, a weeks walk away?" Beckies Mum rushed into the room. "Hi everyone! Sorry to bother you, but Mr Massa and I are going out and we just want to know if we can leave Jennifer with you. It's either you lot or the day-care centre, and that has got an AWFUL reputation."
The group exchanged excited looks. "Oh Mum, I dunno. Jennifer can be a handful sometimes..." Her mum smiled. "I understand. Care to come leave her off up at the day-care centre. She needs company for the long journey."
"I was hoping you would ask" said Beckie. "Can Violet and Klaus come too?"
"Sure, as long as they don't get car sick."
After reassuring Mrs. Massa that they definitely do not get car sick, they got in the car and set-off.
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They were nearly there. Only 20 miles to go. Jennifer was very restless and they had to keep thinking up games for her. Rob had been telling Violet and Klaus how the day-care centre got it's reputation.
"Well, most of the time the kids come out hungry, thirsty and look like they haven't had a nap all day. You don't get to see the room that the kids are put in, and not one child has been sad to leave. Most of them are sad to go!"
Violet winced. She was imagining Sunny in that environment. Sunny can handle a lot of things, but not that much. She was hoping that their sister was well...
Beckie gave her a sympathetic smile. "She's ok, Violet. Nothing REALLY bad has ever happened here."
Violet tried to be reassured, but she noticed that Beckie didn't quite meet her eyes when she said that. She started to really worry for Sunny...
"Ok" Mrs Massa said, "We're here"
"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" The day-care centre was big, and looked very run-down. When they stepped inside, they noticed the place wasn't air-conditioned, and uncomfortably warm. Mrs Massa walked up to a mean-looking woman and started talking to her.
Beckie took a quick look around. "Hmmm" she said. Spotting a door, she smiled. "C'mon" she said. "While Mum is still talking about Jennifer."
They slipped away, and all managed to make it through the door. "They heard Mrs Massa saying, "Oh. Kids must be out at the car." The woman who was now holding Jennifer said. "Yea. Right"
A teenage voice joined them. "No, they got the bus home. They remembered something important."
"Oh" Mrs Massa said. "Well, I'm not going home anyway. Bye I'll be back to collect Jennifer."
Minutes later, the door that the group was standing near opened. A tall teenage girl stepped in. Shutting the door, she turned and smiled at them. "Hi." She said. "I'm Jessica"
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Who is this Jessica?
Will they find Sunny?
What IS Count Olaf up to?
Also...
What am I eating for tea tonight?
Find out the answers to these questions (minus the last-sorry to keep you in suspense!) and many many more in Chapter 7:The Day-Care Centre
Please review again!
LADY
RANDOM
When the children were having breakfast, they noticed that Sunny and Count Olaf were missing. They stood up and Violet sighed. She knew something like this was going to happen. Klaus had a worried look on his face. "Violet...." He said, "do you think she's OK?" Violet took one look at her brothers' face, and saw a pale, scared look. She made a decision. "Oh yeah...they...um...went to the shop. I'll go and get Sunny...just in case" Klaus' face relaxed slightly.
Count Olaf walked in with a particularly evil smile. He saw the kids and replaced the look with a tired smile. "Morning" he said. Violet and Klaus just looked back at him. They had both seen the look he had on his face. "Where's Sunny?" Violet asked him in a trembling voice. "Sunny?" Count Olaf said with a laugh. "She's at a day-care centre. I dropped her off this morning."
"Which day-care centre?" Klaus asked, showing his disbelief.
"You wouldn't know where it is. Now leave me alone."
Klaus and Violet sighed as they left the room. They immediately ran over to the Massas' house. Wherever Sunny was, they aren't going to be able to get her by themselves THIS time...
"Violet, Klaus, are you ok?"
Beckie was standing with a wide-eyed look on her face. Klaus and Violet began speaking at the same time.
"Sunnys gone"
"But Count Olaf said"
"a day-care centre"
"and he had this look on his face"
"A DAYCARE CENTRE?"
"ENOUGH" Beckie shouted. Violet and Klaus just stared at her. "Ok." She said in a quieter voice. "Violet. Tell me what happened."
Violet took a deep breath to calm herself. "Right. Well. This morning Klaus and I discovered Sunny was missing. Count Olaf was out too. When he came back, he told us that he had left Sunny at a day-care centre."
"Impossible" Beckie said.
"Exactly what we thought!" Klaus said. "Why would he leave her at a day- care centre?"
"No, Klaus, you don't get it. There isn't a day-care centre for at least 100 miles."
Violet couldn't believe it. "Why would he tell us a really obvious lie?"
"I dunno Violet, but he knew we didn't believe it..."
"Maybe he wanted it that way."
"But that still leaves us with the problem of WHERES SUNNY?"
Violet thought for a minute. Then she realised. "I know where Sunny is"
Klaus grinned. "Yes! Where?"
Violet sighed. She continued in a quiet voice. "At the day-care centre"
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Klaus, Violet, Rob and Beckie were all sitting in the Massas' study. They were trying to figure out a way to foil Count Olafs plan. "Its an amazingly good plan" Rob said. "Yeah" Violet glumly agreed. "Send Sunny somewhere which is, what, a weeks walk away?" Beckies Mum rushed into the room. "Hi everyone! Sorry to bother you, but Mr Massa and I are going out and we just want to know if we can leave Jennifer with you. It's either you lot or the day-care centre, and that has got an AWFUL reputation."
The group exchanged excited looks. "Oh Mum, I dunno. Jennifer can be a handful sometimes..." Her mum smiled. "I understand. Care to come leave her off up at the day-care centre. She needs company for the long journey."
"I was hoping you would ask" said Beckie. "Can Violet and Klaus come too?"
"Sure, as long as they don't get car sick."
After reassuring Mrs. Massa that they definitely do not get car sick, they got in the car and set-off.
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They were nearly there. Only 20 miles to go. Jennifer was very restless and they had to keep thinking up games for her. Rob had been telling Violet and Klaus how the day-care centre got it's reputation.
"Well, most of the time the kids come out hungry, thirsty and look like they haven't had a nap all day. You don't get to see the room that the kids are put in, and not one child has been sad to leave. Most of them are sad to go!"
Violet winced. She was imagining Sunny in that environment. Sunny can handle a lot of things, but not that much. She was hoping that their sister was well...
Beckie gave her a sympathetic smile. "She's ok, Violet. Nothing REALLY bad has ever happened here."
Violet tried to be reassured, but she noticed that Beckie didn't quite meet her eyes when she said that. She started to really worry for Sunny...
"Ok" Mrs Massa said, "We're here"
"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" The day-care centre was big, and looked very run-down. When they stepped inside, they noticed the place wasn't air-conditioned, and uncomfortably warm. Mrs Massa walked up to a mean-looking woman and started talking to her.
Beckie took a quick look around. "Hmmm" she said. Spotting a door, she smiled. "C'mon" she said. "While Mum is still talking about Jennifer."
They slipped away, and all managed to make it through the door. "They heard Mrs Massa saying, "Oh. Kids must be out at the car." The woman who was now holding Jennifer said. "Yea. Right"
A teenage voice joined them. "No, they got the bus home. They remembered something important."
"Oh" Mrs Massa said. "Well, I'm not going home anyway. Bye I'll be back to collect Jennifer."
Minutes later, the door that the group was standing near opened. A tall teenage girl stepped in. Shutting the door, she turned and smiled at them. "Hi." She said. "I'm Jessica"
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Who is this Jessica?
Will they find Sunny?
What IS Count Olaf up to?
Also...
What am I eating for tea tonight?
Find out the answers to these questions (minus the last-sorry to keep you in suspense!) and many many more in Chapter 7:The Day-Care Centre
Please review again!
LADY
RANDOM