Chapter 8
Tammy
Liz was now huddled in Max's arms as we all sat down in the main room of the motel; tears were still, flowing steadily from her eyes.
"I can't believe it, who would do such a thing?" Isabel demanded and I just stayed quiet, I had a feeling that it had something to do with Liz's past but I couldn't figure out how it could be linked yet.
"The police are on their way, does Miss Parker need anything?" the motel manager asked mom and she shook her head.
"No." mom told him and he nodded as he walked back off.
"What I want to know is; how the hell did they get into their room." I told them and they looked at me. "Well, it's true, I mean, we have security card that allows us to get into our rooms, they don't have actually keys remember." I told them and Max sighed as he rubbed his forehead.
"I guess we'll just have to wait to see what the police will say." He stated and Liz shook her head.
"Why would anyone do that?" Liz asked and Max just kissed her forehead, holding her close to him while we all had no answers.
I was going to find this sicker; you can count on it.
Max
I couldn't believe what was happening, dead cats hanging from their tails and blood writing on the walls, I feel like I'm in some horror movie only this time I had no idea how it was going to end.
Liz jumped slightly where there was a clatter and we looked over to the door to see a bellhop boy standing there.
"Hey, did anyone lose a cat?" a male voice asked, we turned to see the bellhop guy standing there, holding a black and white cat and I felt Liz sigh next to me.
"We did." I called out and the cat jumped out of the bellhop guy's arms before running over to Liz. "Hey Sooty." I told him as I stroked his head as Liz cuddled him close to her.
"You scared me." Liz whispered as she ran her hands over his body, making sure that he was safe while he licked her nose before rubbing his face against her cheek.
"Wait a minute." I heard Maria stated and we all looked at her. "If Sooty is alive, who's the cat?" Maria asked.
"We knew it wasn't Sooty, the cat was a much larger version." I explained and Liz nodded.
"I think someone is just playing a sick joke on me." Liz muttered.
"Tell me about it, Halloween is not for a while and April Fools has already past." Tammy stated and I looked at her, her fists were clenching and unclenching and I knew that she was itching to punch someone, I watched as Jake walked over and took her hand into his, calming her down.
The door opened once more, revealing the police, they looked at the Manager and he pointed to us, they walked over to us.
"Hi, I'm Captain Jim Brass, I heard that there was an incident." He told mom and us nodded.
"Yes, Liz, here, went into her bathroom only to find a skinned cat hanging from it's tail and writing on the wall from blood." Mom told him and he shook his head.
"Do you have any idea who would want to do a thing like this?" he asked and she shook her head.
"No, we've only been here a couple of days, there's no one we could have annoyed." Mom told him and he nodded as he took down some notes before looking at Liz.
"How about you?" he asked and she shook her head.
"No, I haven't got a clue." She told him as she cuddled Sooty closer to her and he nodded.
"Right, we'll send forensic up and they can check out the area." He told us and we nodded and he turned to the managed. "And I need to see the record book, this guy had to get in somehow and we need to find out how." He told him and he nodded as they walked over to the manager.
"We all need a break." Maria muttered and Liz nodded.
"Yeah, how about this, you guys go off and hang out with each other, I need some ice cream and I kinda want to catch up with the girls." Liz told me and I nodded.
"No problem," I told her, I wanted to stay with her but I knew that Liz liked to have some space. "I'll see you girls later." I told her and kissed her forehead before getting up, I saw that Kyle was about to protest but I didn't have to worry as Tammy stomped on his foot and shoved him in our direction, causing Jake and Michael to grab his arms and drag him out of the building. "Have fun girls." I told them as I waved and they waved back as we walked out.
Liz
"Ben and Jerry chocolate chip cookie batter or Ben and Jerry Pfish Food Chocolate ice cream, marshmallows, caramel and chocolate chunks?" Tammy asked as she came over with two tubs of ice cream and I smiled.
"Pfish food for me." I told her and she nodded as she threw the tub over with a spoon while she took the other, the rest of the girls had made up sundaes with hot chocolate and cherries with chocolate chips.
"So, who do you think planted the cat?" Maria asked and Tammy shot her a look.
"Will you shut up about the cat?" she demanded. "We're not here to talk about what happened, we're here just to relax for once." She stated and Maria rolled her eyes before I turned to Tess.
"So, which one of the boys are you dating?" I asked and she blushed slightly.
"Chris." She told me and I nodded.
"Nice choice, what do you think of him so far?" I asked and she shrugged as she picked at her ice cream.
"He's really nice, we have fun." She told me and I nodded.
"Good thing to have, have fun. God, if the person was boring I would be out of the relationship." Tammy stated and I laughed as I looked at her.
"Tammy, you have tons of fun enough for the entire world, I don't think anyone would ever get bored with you." I told her and she stuck her tongue out at me and I rolled my eyes.
"How are you getting on with Max?" Maria asked and I sighed with a small smile as Tammy laughed.
"Can't you tell with her glowing practically every morning and Max whistling with a 'I got laid' look?" Tammy asked and I hit her with a pillow, not bothering to blush, she had been like this since we were kids. "Hey!" she exclaimed as she took the pillow away from me.
"Cheeky." I told her and she smirked.
"And you love me for it." She teased back.
A song came on the radio and Maria cheered as she reached over and turned it up. We all got up and started dancing along singing along.
#I never believed in things that I couldn't see/I said if I can't feel it then how can it be
No, no magic could happen to me/And then I saw you
I couldn't believe it, you took my heart/I couldn't retrieve it, said to myself
What's it all about/Now I know there can be no doubt
You can do magic/You can have anything that you desire
Magic, and you know/You're the one who can put out the fire
You know darn well/When you cast your spell you will get your way
When you hypnotize with your eyes/A heart of stone can turn to clay
Doo, Doo, Doo ...
And when the rain is beating' upon the window pane And when the night it gets so cold, when I can't sleep/Again you come to me/I hold you tight, the rain disappears
Who would believe it/With a word you dry my tears
You can do magic/You can have anything that you desire
Magic, and you know/You're the one who can put out the fire
You know darn well/When you cast your spell you will get your way
When you hypnotize with your eyes/A heart of stone can turn to clay
Doo, Doo, Doo ...
And If I wanted to/I could never be free
I never believed it was true/But now it's so clear to me
You can do magic/You can have anything that you desire
Magic, and you know/You're the one who can put out the fire
You know darn well/When you cast your spell you will get your way
When you hypnotize with your eyes/A heart of stone can turn to clay
Doo, Doo, Doo ...
You're the one who can put out the fire/You're the one who can put out the fire
You're the one who can put out the fire...#
We all feel to the ground and laughed as we just relaxed the day away, I was wondering how Max was getting on with Kyle.
Max
THUMP!
I looked down from where I punched Kyle, he was holding his mouth and he spat out blood while Jake and Alex held me back, Michael shook his head.
"You were asking for it." Michael told him before walking over to the bar to get some drinks.
"You keep your words to yourself," I told Kyle as he stood up. "Liz is not interested in you and never will." I snapped.
"Believe whatever you want to believe." He told me with a smirk and walked off.
We arrived back at the motel and saw that Kyle was sitting next to the girls with an ice bag on his bruise.
"What's going on?" I asked as I walked over and Kyle glared at me.
"Oh look, it's the abuser." He snapped out.
"Will you tell me what the hell is going on?" Liz demanded and Kyle stood up.
"Max, here, punched me because I told him that you didn't need him hanging all over you after the scare you had." Kyle told him and Liz scoffed.
"Really?" she asked and he nodded.
"And think about it Liz, if he can hit me cause I said that, who to say he won't hit you?" he asked and there was a loud thump, Kyle had fell back to the ground, this time clutching his eye and Liz was holding her hand.
"You keep your words to yourself, Max would never lay a hand on me." Liz snapped out and Tammy nodded, approving,
"Damn girl, your right hook is just getting better as we go along." She stated and Michael burst out laughing.
"Oh hell, do I wish I had a camera now, Kyle Valenti punched by Liz Parker!" Michael exclaimed as he bent over. "God, am I glad I came to my senses in time?" He asked before leaning against the wall, holding himself up as he laughed, causing Alex and Jake to start laughing too and the girls to roll their eyes before giving into their giggles.
I rolled my eyes as I wrapped my arms around Liz's waist.
"We're gonna go up, we'll see you when you've grown up." I told them as we made our way up the stairs.
Liz stopped and turned around before kneeling down to pick up Sooty as he scampered over to us, she stood up back and rested her head on my shoulder as we continued our way up the stairs, leaving the kids laughing.
TBC
Remember, I never got the unknown person to say the cat by its actual name.