Chapter 17

"I understand where you're coming from. I mean I don't know if I should trust him myself. He goes from being evil to good like it was nothing. I personally don't get it but then he seems so sweet and sincere I just…" Amanda stopped.

"I just don't want to see you get hurt. You're my best friend and it would just kill me to see him do something bad to you. I say let it go for a while. If he really proves that he has turned over a new leaf then fine. Give it a shot." Stephanie suggested.

"You're right. What do you really think made him change his mind?" Amanda asked.

"Robbie said that when he saw Sportacus' wedding band he couldn't go through with it. When Þórir gave Sportacus back his ring he said that Robbie had taken it off so that Hăkon didn't know about it. He was actually trying to protect Sportacus and me. Robbie hates, uh hated, both of us. Why now would he change his mind?" Stephanie wondered.

Hăkon couldn't sit still. He knew as soon as he did someone would get to him. Of course it might not matter if he was moving, sitting, or anything else. A bell sounded, signaling it was time to go out into the exercise yard.

Hăkon made his way around to the park tables. He sat across from another prisoner and they began to play chess. The game got his mind to wander and that's when it happened.

The two girls decided to get up from the bench and do something. They couldn't figure out Robbie's 360 but Amanda agreed to wait it out. Sportacus came over and grabbed his wife.

"Where you going sweetie?" he asked.

"Amanda and I were going to see if Trixie and the guys wanted to do something." Stephanie said.

"Good idea. Say Amanda would you mind if I borrow my wife for a moment?" Sportacus asked.

"Would I ever say no?" She teased. Sportacus smiled and pulled Stephanie aside. He had something very important to tell her.

Fighting erupted in the exercise yard. No one saw who started it. Nor did the see anyone approach Hăkon either.

As the guards were focusing on settling the rioters, the prisoner pulled out a shank. All it was a sharpened toothbrush. But that's all it would take.

The prisoner caught Hăkon off guard. Quickly, the convict stuck the toothbrush into him. Once. Twice. Three times. Then he disappeared into the riot. Hăkon fell to the ground. Blood seeped from his wounds. The first two stabs missed his organs but the last one punctured his stomach. By the time the guards found him it was too late. Hăkon Snorri bled to death.

Sportacus finished relaying everything that Mayor Meanswell had told him. The look on Stephanie's face made it difficult to tell what she was feeling.

"Are you ok?" Her husband asked.

"Yeah. You don't think that his murder has anything to do with Robbie, do you?" Stephanie asked.

"I can't believe I'm going to say this but no. Robbie came to me today to ask me what I thought about Amanda. At first I was shocked but to be honest, I think he really has changed. Usually he wouldn't get within a hundred feet of me but this time he actually asked me for something. I'm telling you, its weird but its true." Sportacus said.

"I know. Amanda was asking me about Robbie. I'm so confused." Stephanie said.

"Well why don't we go have some fun and we'll sort it out later." Her husband suggested.

"Yeah, let's go." Stephanie smiled. The couple ran off to meet up with their friends. When they arrived the kids were shooting some hoops.

"Hey there they are!" Pixel smiled. Stephanie saw Amanda lean over to Trixie. The two started laughing and Stephanie rolled her eyes.

"So how about a little everybody against Sportacus?" Ziggy suggested.

"Hey you can't gang up on my husband." Stephanie objected.

"Ok, so everybody against Sportacus and Stephanie." Stingy said grabbing the ball.

"I think we can take them." Sportacus said to his wife.

"I agree." Stephanie said to her husband.

"Then lets play already!" Trixie shouted. The group started to play while someone watched them from a far.

Robbie watched as the group played basketball. He still couldn't figure out what was wrong with him. Something in his head said, I feel all tingly inside. Should I stop helping people? Then aloud he said,

"It's not that bad of a feeling. I wonder what Amanda would say?" Again his thoughts had reverted to her.

"What is wrong with me? She'll never want to be with me. I can't even trust myself how is she going to trust me?" All these questions floated about in his head. Then he had an idea.

"It doesn't matter. I have to try." With that thought, Robbie went topside. The tingly feeling continued as h neared the bunch. Can I really do this? He asked himself.

To Be Continued…