Chapter 16

A few days later when everything had settled back down, Amanda was sitting out on one of the park benches. She hadn't been able to get what Robbie had said out of her mind. Completely lost in thought, she didn't see Stephanie coming up behind her.

"So whatcha thinking about?" she asked as she sat down next to Amanda.

"Huh?" The girl responded.

"I saw that look on your face. You were thinking about something. Care to share?" Stephanie wondered.

"Oh I uh… well…" Amanda stumbled.

"It wasn't anything nasty was it?" Stephanie said beginning to wonder if she should've asked.

"No, I just can't get over how he acted around me. I mean no one has actually ever done that." Amanda said.

"What are you talking about?" her friend asked now completely lost.

"Robbie." Was all Amanda said. At this point Stephanie was unsure of how to react.

"Robbie?" she repeated questioningly. Amanda just nodded. Neither one said a word until Stephanie was about ready to explode.

"Give me all the details woman!" She burst out. Amanda surprised by her reaction, didn't say anything at first. But finally, at Stephanie's urging, she told her friend everything.

A few miles away in the LazyTown prison, Hăkon sat in his cell nervously. He had failed again and this time there would be no second chance. The enforcer would find a way to get at him, even in prison.

At an undisclosed location, miles away from LazyTown, a command was given. A small group of men acknowledged their duty and left for LazyTown. Their job: to make sure Hăkon hadn't talked and to make sure he never did again.

Amanda finished telling Stephanie everything. The girl tried to absorb all of it. Stephanie's first reaction was to steer Amanda away from getting involved with Robbie. True he had saved their lives but could he be trusted?

"I'll be perfectly honest with you, I don't know much about the whole boy thing. I mean I hang out with guys at school but its obviously not the same thing." Amanda confessed.

"Are you serious?" Stephanie asked.

"Yes, I'm serious. Who would want me anyway?" Amanda said looking down at her figure. She had always been a big girl and always the butt of many cruel jokes.

"Are you kidding? There is someone out there for you. You're loyal, loving, trustworthy, intelligent, and a great friend. I just don't think it should be Robbie." Stephanie told her.

The men reached the prison. One requested to see Hăkon; while the others requested to see others they knew. They were allowed in and brought to the visiting room.

Hăkon was told that he had a visitor. Something in the back of his head told him he shouldn't go but he didn't have a choice. The guards brought the prisoner out and plunked him down across from a man he recognized as one of the enforcers.

"Its too bad we have to meet like this brother Hăkon. The boss was disappointed with your work and now you have to pay." The man said. Hăkon was afraid of that and he glanced around the room. He noticed the other enforcers and memorized the men they were talking to.

"Well, I intend to stay alive for a while longer. You can tell the boss that Hăkon Snorri will not disappear so easily." He said. Getting up he called for the guard and they led him back to his cell.

"We shall see. We shall see." The man muttered to himself. He made a slight head movement and the other enforcers rose to leave. They would let their comrades in prison take care of the mess.

To Be Continued…