Chapter 7: The Day-Care centre
After a long talk with Jessica, the kids found out a lot about her. They knew she was the daughter of the woman who took Jennifer, and that Jessica wasn't happy with the way her mother treated the kids. She was going to help them rescue Sunny! Violet and Klaus couldn't stop saying 'thank you'!
Jessica led them down many corridors. Every door they passed had a different sound. Babies' crying and screaming. Young children yelling 'NO!' and 'I want to go home'. The names were taped to the door, written on pieces of paper. Klaus was looking for Sunnys name. But they were walking so fast that he missed many of them. He tapped Jessica on the shoulder. She turned round, and fell into step with him.
"Do you know where Sunny is?" he asked.
"I think so. The Bauldedaire child?"
"YES! Is she ok? Is it far?"
"Calm down! She's fine, but it IS quite a walk away. Are you up for it?"
"Definitely. Anything to rescue Sunny."
"Good. It's gonna take a lot to get her back."
Before Klaus could ask what that meant, Jessica scooted up ahead. She led them down a few more corridors, then turned to face them all. But because she stopped so suddenly, Rob crashed into Violet. They both collapsed in a heap. Klaus and Beckie had to laugh. They looked so silly. Jessica just looked at them. "Guys, no time for messing around. You have no idea what kind of danger Sunny is in."
Hearing that, Violet and Rob jumped up. "Jessica, lead the way" Violet said. While Jessica went on, Klaus and Violet exchanged looks. But both had the same meaning: Sunny must be in a lot of danger...
Meanwhile, with Sunny...
Sunny was tired, thirsty and hungry. She wasn't afraid, though. After all she has been through, Sunny was thinking she never will be afraid again. Looking round, she saw a damp, dimly lit room. She was sitting on a newspaper, and there was nothing else in the room. She resisted the urge to cry. Although she was not afraid, she was wondering what had happened to her brother and sister. They were usually there for her all the time. Cheering her up, saving her from Count Olaf. As Sunny gave into the urge to cry, she wondered if her she would ever see her brother and sister again...
"We're nearly there!" Jessica called. Violet, Klaus, Rob and Beckie smiled. Then Beckie remembered. "JENNIFER" she yelled. Jessica sharply turned around. "Shhh! Who's Jennifer?"
"My baby sister. She was left off here earlier today, when you first met us. We need to get her back too."
"No, she's ok. She's only here for the afternoon. Sunny was booked in for quite a while."
Klaus looked up. "How long?"
Jessica deliberately didn't meet his eyes. She ran on ahead. Klaus tried to catch up with her. "JESS-"he went flying into the back of Jessica, who had stopped suddenly. She looked annoyed. "Klaus! For goodness sake! I'll explain. Or maybe it will explain itself. Now c'mon, and no more running."
Soon they stopped outside a door. Violet read the name 'Sunny Wicklow'. She gave Klaus a look. "Em...Jessica...this is the wrong Sunny. We are looking for Sunny Bauldedaire."
Klaus looked at Jessica. "But she knew! She asked me if it was the Bauldedaire child!"
Jessica went in to the room. Seconds later, she came out with Sunny." Violet smiled and hugged Sunny. Sunny grinned and said, "Paquw!" which probably means, "I thought you were never coming!"
But Klaus was still suspicious. "Jessica" he asked, "Why did it say Sunny Wicklow on the door?"
Jessica sighed. "Ok...you got me. Sit down and I'll explain"
The group sat down, and Jessica began. "When Sunny was brought here earlier today, I caught a look at the man who brought her. He didn't look very nice."
"That's Count Olaf" explained Violet.
"Count? How strange" commented Jessica, before continuing, "Well...my mum seemed to know him, because they had a very long conversation. Unfortunately, I was in the kitchen, being watched by the cook, so I couldn't get any closer to hear what they were saying. All I saw was Sunny being taken away. I followed mum down to where she left Sunny off, and she started telling me about the 'kind young man' who left her in. According to her, he had saved her from a burning house, and saw the rest of the family trapped, but he couldn't save them. So he brought her where he thought that she would be taken care of. Said her name was Sunny Bauldedaire, but since the rest of the family was gone, and no blood relations left, we could change her name. So mum gave her our last name, and shoved her in a room. And that's all I know."
Violet and Klaus were in horrified silence. He had told someone about their parents death. Except, they had died too! Why would he do that?
Klaus suddenly sat up straight. "Jessica, do you know when he said the fire happened? Or who died in it?"
Jessica thought for a minute. "I think he said that the fire happened earlier on in the morning, and 2 children died in it, since their parents had already passed away."
Violet realised what Klaus was thinking. "He's going to burn the house! And say we died in it! Then he will get our fortune! Klaus!"
"Don't worry, Violet. There must be a way..." Klaus suddenly cut off.
"What?" Violet said, looking really pale.
"We didn't tell Count Olaf we were going anywhere, did we?"
"Not that I know of, no"
"Then maybe he wouldn't really be saying...Violet! What's that on your finger?"
They all looked down at Violets left hand, on the finger to the left from the one in the middle. There was a plain gold ring on it. "What is that?" exclaimed Klaus. Jessica smiled. "I didn't know you were married Violet! Bit young, no?"
"MARRIED? I'm not married! Oh no..."
Klaus started. "What? You didn't actually get married, did you?"
"No, but I know what Count Olaf is up to."
Beckie and Rob had been listening quietly. They got up slowly. "What's going on Violet?"
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Yes, What is going on Violet? SHE knows Count Olafs plan. Do you?
Next Chapter: Chapter 8: The Plan
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After a long talk with Jessica, the kids found out a lot about her. They knew she was the daughter of the woman who took Jennifer, and that Jessica wasn't happy with the way her mother treated the kids. She was going to help them rescue Sunny! Violet and Klaus couldn't stop saying 'thank you'!
Jessica led them down many corridors. Every door they passed had a different sound. Babies' crying and screaming. Young children yelling 'NO!' and 'I want to go home'. The names were taped to the door, written on pieces of paper. Klaus was looking for Sunnys name. But they were walking so fast that he missed many of them. He tapped Jessica on the shoulder. She turned round, and fell into step with him.
"Do you know where Sunny is?" he asked.
"I think so. The Bauldedaire child?"
"YES! Is she ok? Is it far?"
"Calm down! She's fine, but it IS quite a walk away. Are you up for it?"
"Definitely. Anything to rescue Sunny."
"Good. It's gonna take a lot to get her back."
Before Klaus could ask what that meant, Jessica scooted up ahead. She led them down a few more corridors, then turned to face them all. But because she stopped so suddenly, Rob crashed into Violet. They both collapsed in a heap. Klaus and Beckie had to laugh. They looked so silly. Jessica just looked at them. "Guys, no time for messing around. You have no idea what kind of danger Sunny is in."
Hearing that, Violet and Rob jumped up. "Jessica, lead the way" Violet said. While Jessica went on, Klaus and Violet exchanged looks. But both had the same meaning: Sunny must be in a lot of danger...
Meanwhile, with Sunny...
Sunny was tired, thirsty and hungry. She wasn't afraid, though. After all she has been through, Sunny was thinking she never will be afraid again. Looking round, she saw a damp, dimly lit room. She was sitting on a newspaper, and there was nothing else in the room. She resisted the urge to cry. Although she was not afraid, she was wondering what had happened to her brother and sister. They were usually there for her all the time. Cheering her up, saving her from Count Olaf. As Sunny gave into the urge to cry, she wondered if her she would ever see her brother and sister again...
"We're nearly there!" Jessica called. Violet, Klaus, Rob and Beckie smiled. Then Beckie remembered. "JENNIFER" she yelled. Jessica sharply turned around. "Shhh! Who's Jennifer?"
"My baby sister. She was left off here earlier today, when you first met us. We need to get her back too."
"No, she's ok. She's only here for the afternoon. Sunny was booked in for quite a while."
Klaus looked up. "How long?"
Jessica deliberately didn't meet his eyes. She ran on ahead. Klaus tried to catch up with her. "JESS-"he went flying into the back of Jessica, who had stopped suddenly. She looked annoyed. "Klaus! For goodness sake! I'll explain. Or maybe it will explain itself. Now c'mon, and no more running."
Soon they stopped outside a door. Violet read the name 'Sunny Wicklow'. She gave Klaus a look. "Em...Jessica...this is the wrong Sunny. We are looking for Sunny Bauldedaire."
Klaus looked at Jessica. "But she knew! She asked me if it was the Bauldedaire child!"
Jessica went in to the room. Seconds later, she came out with Sunny." Violet smiled and hugged Sunny. Sunny grinned and said, "Paquw!" which probably means, "I thought you were never coming!"
But Klaus was still suspicious. "Jessica" he asked, "Why did it say Sunny Wicklow on the door?"
Jessica sighed. "Ok...you got me. Sit down and I'll explain"
The group sat down, and Jessica began. "When Sunny was brought here earlier today, I caught a look at the man who brought her. He didn't look very nice."
"That's Count Olaf" explained Violet.
"Count? How strange" commented Jessica, before continuing, "Well...my mum seemed to know him, because they had a very long conversation. Unfortunately, I was in the kitchen, being watched by the cook, so I couldn't get any closer to hear what they were saying. All I saw was Sunny being taken away. I followed mum down to where she left Sunny off, and she started telling me about the 'kind young man' who left her in. According to her, he had saved her from a burning house, and saw the rest of the family trapped, but he couldn't save them. So he brought her where he thought that she would be taken care of. Said her name was Sunny Bauldedaire, but since the rest of the family was gone, and no blood relations left, we could change her name. So mum gave her our last name, and shoved her in a room. And that's all I know."
Violet and Klaus were in horrified silence. He had told someone about their parents death. Except, they had died too! Why would he do that?
Klaus suddenly sat up straight. "Jessica, do you know when he said the fire happened? Or who died in it?"
Jessica thought for a minute. "I think he said that the fire happened earlier on in the morning, and 2 children died in it, since their parents had already passed away."
Violet realised what Klaus was thinking. "He's going to burn the house! And say we died in it! Then he will get our fortune! Klaus!"
"Don't worry, Violet. There must be a way..." Klaus suddenly cut off.
"What?" Violet said, looking really pale.
"We didn't tell Count Olaf we were going anywhere, did we?"
"Not that I know of, no"
"Then maybe he wouldn't really be saying...Violet! What's that on your finger?"
They all looked down at Violets left hand, on the finger to the left from the one in the middle. There was a plain gold ring on it. "What is that?" exclaimed Klaus. Jessica smiled. "I didn't know you were married Violet! Bit young, no?"
"MARRIED? I'm not married! Oh no..."
Klaus started. "What? You didn't actually get married, did you?"
"No, but I know what Count Olaf is up to."
Beckie and Rob had been listening quietly. They got up slowly. "What's going on Violet?"
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Yes, What is going on Violet? SHE knows Count Olafs plan. Do you?
Next Chapter: Chapter 8: The Plan
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