Ok Disclaimer I don't own Nancy, Frank, or Joe. Reviewers thank you for the
criticism. I am trying really I am. Writing class is not exactly my
favorite class and I guess I'm not the greatest with grammar. I think I
daydream a little too much in that class. Maybe I should pay more
attention. Well for starters I started this story a year ago never finished
I made some corrections on the grammar. The way I write is how my mind
works which is yes, a jumble. For some reason it makes sense to me.
*Shrugs* I will try and make it simpler for you readers. I don't know very
much about cruise ships and things like that. I know some, but do me a
favor and just bear with me people. I do not KNOW everything.
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Meanwhile Jamie walked into the gym grabbed some boxing gloves off a bench and put them on her hands. She looked for a punching bag that she could use which wasn't very hard because there wasn't a lot of people using them except for a guy about her age.
He had brown eyes and had wavy dark hair. He looked her way and gave her a wonderful smile. She didn't feel like smiling back so she just looked at him. She walked up to a punching bag right next to his and took a couple of jabs at it. "Wow," said the guy. "What?" Jamie snapped punching the bag harder," Haven't you ever seen a girl punch a punching bag before?"
The guy stopped and stared at her, "Of course I have," the guy replied," but not one that can hit as hard as you and is as cute doing it." Jamie stopped in mid punch "really." "Yes, as a matter of fact, what's your name?" said the guy. "Jamie Parker what's yours?" she said. She resumed hitting the punching bag.
"Brian Jones," replied the guy. "Are you mad at someone because you seem to be hitting that bag really hard?" Jamie was taking her anger out on the bag that she was punching. "Yes, I am."
Jamie punched it even harder. "Who are you mad at?" questioned Brian. "I'm mad at a friend of mine who I wanted to go to that ball thing with and he asked someone else," Jamie said walking towards the bench and plopping down on it.
Hey, you know what I don't have a date to that thing either, you want to go together?" he said following her.
"Sure that would be great," she said grinning.
"Cool what room are you staying in?" Brian asked. He took off his boxing gloves and set them on the bench. "I'm staying in room...uh... I'm sorry I can't remember what room I'm staying in. How about we just meet at the main entrance before it begins?"
"Okay, I'll meet you in the front even though I'd rather pick you up at your room. Well, I got to go so I'll see you tomorrow at the ball," Brian said.
He waved good-bye and walked out of the gym. She walked back to the punching bag and punched it for a while then got bored and decided to go back to the room.
When she arrived she realized that she had been at the gym for quite some time. Jamie took a quick shower and put on some shorts and a yellow t- shirt. She then got her paperback book out of her suitcase and stuffed it in her back pocket.
Her stomach grumbled on her way out and she remembered that she hadn't eaten anything yet. She went to the restaurant and sat in an empty booth.
She ordered a cheeseburger with fries and a chocolate milkshake. The waitress delivered Jamie's order just as Captain Bangle walked in the door.
He scanned the room as if looking for someone and then his eyes rested upon her. He took the seat opposite her. "Hello, Jamie how have you been?"
"I've been fine captain," Jamie said. She bit into her cheeseburger. "May I have lunch with you? "Capt. Bangle asked. He set his cap down on the table.
"Be my guest. Do you have any information about the man who tried to push me overboard?" Jamie asked.
She took a sip of her milkshake. "As a matter of fact I do. His name is Barney McDonald, who is a well-known criminal all over the Pacific Coast. He's been arrested for three accounts of attempted murder and two accounts of fraud," the Captain said after he ordered a sandwich.
He is on probation and has been doing community service. I don't know why he was on this cruise though. His probation officer had no idea that he was coming on this cruise and he doubts that Barney was up to anything good."
"Wow," Jamie said shocked," Thank goodness he didn't succeed this time. Did your FBI man on your crew look all that up?
"Yep he did, good man he is maybe you'll meet him sometime." "Yeah maybe."
"Do you think he could have been the one that trashed our room last night?"
"It's possible and probably likely. Oh, yeah and some big shot detective is suppose to board the ship to investigate," he said taking a bite out of his sandwich.
Who's the big shot detective anyway?" Jamie asked before eating a French fry.
"Something Harvey," Capt. Bangle replied.
"Do you mean Hardy, Fenton Hardy," Jamie said frowning. "Yeah, yeah that's it," the Captain said finishing his sandwich.
Jamie nearly choked on her last fry. The Captain stood up and set his cap back on his head.
"Did you tell Frank and Joe? Jamie asked. "No, why?" The Captain asked puzzled "No reason," Jamie replied quickly.
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"What did she mean by everyone has their dirty little secrets." Nancy asked suspiciously. "Nothing, nothing important." Frank stuttered.
"Frank what was she talking about?" Joe asked.
"Like I said nothing." Frank walked away.
"If you say so," Joe replied disbelievingly.
"Frank if you want to talk about it we are here to listen." Nancy said concerned.
"I don't want to talk about it," snapped Frank. Nancy was taken aback by the tone in his voice.
"Are you still going to talk to Jamie?" Nancy said trying to stay calm. "No, I changed my mind, I think Joe should talk to her because he has a lot more to say and he has to find out how she got Iola's keys."
Nobody noticed that Joe had his hand in his pocket holding the keys tightly. The keys have a terrible past behind them. As he held the melted keys he started to remember that fateful day.
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For those of you who don't know about the keys I suggest you read the 1st Hardy Boys Case file book you will know what I'm talking about considering that it's a really good book. Short I know, but I didn't feel like posting anymore. Thank you to those two people who reviewed.
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Meanwhile Jamie walked into the gym grabbed some boxing gloves off a bench and put them on her hands. She looked for a punching bag that she could use which wasn't very hard because there wasn't a lot of people using them except for a guy about her age.
He had brown eyes and had wavy dark hair. He looked her way and gave her a wonderful smile. She didn't feel like smiling back so she just looked at him. She walked up to a punching bag right next to his and took a couple of jabs at it. "Wow," said the guy. "What?" Jamie snapped punching the bag harder," Haven't you ever seen a girl punch a punching bag before?"
The guy stopped and stared at her, "Of course I have," the guy replied," but not one that can hit as hard as you and is as cute doing it." Jamie stopped in mid punch "really." "Yes, as a matter of fact, what's your name?" said the guy. "Jamie Parker what's yours?" she said. She resumed hitting the punching bag.
"Brian Jones," replied the guy. "Are you mad at someone because you seem to be hitting that bag really hard?" Jamie was taking her anger out on the bag that she was punching. "Yes, I am."
Jamie punched it even harder. "Who are you mad at?" questioned Brian. "I'm mad at a friend of mine who I wanted to go to that ball thing with and he asked someone else," Jamie said walking towards the bench and plopping down on it.
Hey, you know what I don't have a date to that thing either, you want to go together?" he said following her.
"Sure that would be great," she said grinning.
"Cool what room are you staying in?" Brian asked. He took off his boxing gloves and set them on the bench. "I'm staying in room...uh... I'm sorry I can't remember what room I'm staying in. How about we just meet at the main entrance before it begins?"
"Okay, I'll meet you in the front even though I'd rather pick you up at your room. Well, I got to go so I'll see you tomorrow at the ball," Brian said.
He waved good-bye and walked out of the gym. She walked back to the punching bag and punched it for a while then got bored and decided to go back to the room.
When she arrived she realized that she had been at the gym for quite some time. Jamie took a quick shower and put on some shorts and a yellow t- shirt. She then got her paperback book out of her suitcase and stuffed it in her back pocket.
Her stomach grumbled on her way out and she remembered that she hadn't eaten anything yet. She went to the restaurant and sat in an empty booth.
She ordered a cheeseburger with fries and a chocolate milkshake. The waitress delivered Jamie's order just as Captain Bangle walked in the door.
He scanned the room as if looking for someone and then his eyes rested upon her. He took the seat opposite her. "Hello, Jamie how have you been?"
"I've been fine captain," Jamie said. She bit into her cheeseburger. "May I have lunch with you? "Capt. Bangle asked. He set his cap down on the table.
"Be my guest. Do you have any information about the man who tried to push me overboard?" Jamie asked.
She took a sip of her milkshake. "As a matter of fact I do. His name is Barney McDonald, who is a well-known criminal all over the Pacific Coast. He's been arrested for three accounts of attempted murder and two accounts of fraud," the Captain said after he ordered a sandwich.
He is on probation and has been doing community service. I don't know why he was on this cruise though. His probation officer had no idea that he was coming on this cruise and he doubts that Barney was up to anything good."
"Wow," Jamie said shocked," Thank goodness he didn't succeed this time. Did your FBI man on your crew look all that up?
"Yep he did, good man he is maybe you'll meet him sometime." "Yeah maybe."
"Do you think he could have been the one that trashed our room last night?"
"It's possible and probably likely. Oh, yeah and some big shot detective is suppose to board the ship to investigate," he said taking a bite out of his sandwich.
Who's the big shot detective anyway?" Jamie asked before eating a French fry.
"Something Harvey," Capt. Bangle replied.
"Do you mean Hardy, Fenton Hardy," Jamie said frowning. "Yeah, yeah that's it," the Captain said finishing his sandwich.
Jamie nearly choked on her last fry. The Captain stood up and set his cap back on his head.
"Did you tell Frank and Joe? Jamie asked. "No, why?" The Captain asked puzzled "No reason," Jamie replied quickly.
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"What did she mean by everyone has their dirty little secrets." Nancy asked suspiciously. "Nothing, nothing important." Frank stuttered.
"Frank what was she talking about?" Joe asked.
"Like I said nothing." Frank walked away.
"If you say so," Joe replied disbelievingly.
"Frank if you want to talk about it we are here to listen." Nancy said concerned.
"I don't want to talk about it," snapped Frank. Nancy was taken aback by the tone in his voice.
"Are you still going to talk to Jamie?" Nancy said trying to stay calm. "No, I changed my mind, I think Joe should talk to her because he has a lot more to say and he has to find out how she got Iola's keys."
Nobody noticed that Joe had his hand in his pocket holding the keys tightly. The keys have a terrible past behind them. As he held the melted keys he started to remember that fateful day.
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For those of you who don't know about the keys I suggest you read the 1st Hardy Boys Case file book you will know what I'm talking about considering that it's a really good book. Short I know, but I didn't feel like posting anymore. Thank you to those two people who reviewed.