Okay, you wanted more. Then I'll give you more. Thanks for all the reviews! I adore them. Now, for your reading enjoyment, here is chapter 2. Now on with the show!
Laura sat on the couch in her house's living room. It was late and her parents wouldn't be home for a few hours. Laura grabbed the remote and started watching TV. After 10 minutes of searching for something to watch, she gave up and turned it off. It was quiet in the house. The only sounds to be heard, was the wind that had been blowing outside. Laura sat on the couch and stared outside a window in to the dark street. That's when she saw something run outside across her lawn. Laura blinked a few times to clear her eyes in case they had been deceiving her. She drew her face closer and closer to the window. So close that her face almost touched the glass. Suddenly, the doorbell rang which caused Laura to jump in surprise. Laura walked away from the window and slowly walked towards the front door. She opened the door and, to her relief, found Alyssa on her porch.
"What are you doing here?" Laura asked in relief. Alyssa stepped into the house and stood before her friend.
"It was really creepy at my house so I thought it would be better if I came here." She explained.
"Well, you can stay here if you like." Laura offered. Alyssa smiled gratefully and sat down on the couch. Laura shook her head and laughed at herself. The thought that she had almost freaked out over something strange was very funny to her. She then joined Alyssa on the couch. As soon as Laura sat down, Alyssa held out her hand to her. In the palm of her hand was the necklace that she had shown Laura earlier that day. "What?"
"Here, you can have my necklace as payment for letting me stay over." She replied. She placed the necklace in Laura's hand. Laura gazed upon the necklace for a while. The gold chain was worn but it still, faintly, showed some gold on it. The black rose locket was old and weathered looking. The black paint on the petals was chipping off. Over all, it was still a very good necklace. She slipped the necklace in to her pajama pocket and that was when Laura noticed that she was a little under dressed. Alyssa was still wearing the clothes she had worn that day. Laura on the other hand was already in her pajamas. She had a long, black, silk top on over a pair of orange, baggy, pajama pants. Laura smiled in embarrassment while Alyssa looked at her confused. Laura then remembered about the thing she saw crossing her lawn.
"Alyssa, I know you were in a hurry to get here but did you have to run over my lawn." She said to Alyssa. Alyssa gave Laura a puzzled look.
"I didn't run over your yard, I came up the drive way." She said. Just then, a loud crash came from up stairs. The two looked up with surprise and then looked at each other. They slowly got up from the couch and went up to the second floor. When they reached the floor, the two could hear the faint noises of people talking. The voices seemed to be coming from Laura's room. Alyssa and Laura quietly approached the door to Laura's room and placed their ears close to the door. They could hear the voices more clearly now.
"I don't see why we had to climb up all the way to the second floor." The voice of a boy whined. Then there was the sound of someone being hit.
"Because, we want to take her by surprise." The voice a little girl said harshly.
"Why couldn't we just get her while she was waiting at the front door?" Another boy voice asked.
"Will both of you block heads stop whining!" The girl yelled. Laura looked at Alyssa.
"Did you bring someone else here with you?" She asked in a whisper. Alyssa shook her head. "Maybe you should see if their friends of yours." Alyssa reluctantly nodded. She knocked on the door quickly and the two waited for a response from who ever was inside. When no response came Alyssa slowly opened the door and looked inside. Suddenly, she was yanked inside of the room by someone and the door closed rapidly in front of Laura's face. Laura stared at the door for a moment in shock and then quickly opened the door and ran into the room. She saw inside three little children, gathered around her open window. One of them, a skeleton had a black sack hung over their shoulder. From inside the bag, Laura could hear the screams of Alyssa. Two of the children jumped out of the window, brimming with laughter. The kid with the sack placed the sack on the window ledge, and then shoved the sack out the two story window. Laura heard a soft thud which she thought was the sound of the sack hitting the ground.
"Hurry up Barrel we don't have all night you know!" A boy's voice came from outside of the house. The skeleton boy then jumped out of the window. Laura ran over to the window, relieved that the three monsters didn't see her. She saw that the three children, and the sack containing Alyssa, were sitting inside a bath tub. When the bath tub started moving, Laura almost fainted. The children then laughed maliciously as they rode off into the night. With Alyssa trapped with them.
There you go. I tried to make this chapter longer than the first one and I did so yah for me! What does Oogie Boogie want with Alyssa? Who knows? I don't think I even know. Oh wait, I do know. Never mind then. Read it, love it, and review it. Four or more reviews please. Until next time: Peace to the Middle East, bathe the whales, and pay the hobos.