"June, Is Leo in Danger?"
The sixth Chapter in Hannah's Chronicles
June needed to talk to Quincy before Leo and Annie got home. She still felt like she had put Leo in danger. She quickly changed into her purple dress and ran out the door. On her way out, she noticed that her back door was unlocked and partially opened. "This must be how Hannah left," June told herself. She shut and locket her back door and preceded out the front door and running over to Quincy's back yard. She was almost to the gate when she saw Hannah about fifty yards away walking down the street in the direction away from June. June paid little attention to this and continued on to talk to Quincy. She didn't take the time to unlock and open the gate to Quincy's back yard, she just climbed over it. She startled Quincy as she climbed over. Quincy dropped his flute and quickly came to help her over the wooden gate. June was already out of breath. "Are you okay?" A surprised Quincy asked. June held up her thumb because she needed to catch her breath again.
Quincy got June some water and gave her the other uneaten apple to snake on. June thanked Quincy and sat down in the shade next to him. She quickly gulped down the water that Quincy provided her with and took a nibble out of the apple. Before saying anything more, she confronted Quincy, "I need to talk to you about Hannah!" Quincy found this kind of ironic because Hannah had just left. "Okay," he said stuttering. June began to explain herself a little more.
"Last night Hannah was at my house and sh—" She stared but was interrupted by Quincy.
"What on Earth was she doing at your house!" Quincy shouted.
"I didn't invite her over. My Mom did. Don't worry about anything," June clarified. "But like I was saying, she slept over last night and she asked a lot of questions." June took a deep breath.
"What questions?" Quincy inquired. "Did she ask anything bad?"
June shook her head, then nodded it. "I really don't know." She answered. Quincy was a little confused. It wasn't really an I don't know type of question. "She asked some things that I told her, but now I am regretting it.
"Like what?" Quincy asked.
"She asked a lot of things about Leo. She asked if I liked him, and about him and Annie, and those type of things." June voice was shuttering.
"And are those really bad questions to be asking?" Quincy questioned. "I don't see any reason that they are that bad. They are kind of pointless."
"Exactly!" June motioned, "Why would she want to know all of this utterly random information?"
Quincy scratched his head. "So what did you tell her?"
"The truth," June replied. "I told her what was true." The kids pondered for a minute
"You know, Hannah was just over here asking me question too!" Quincy pointed out. He was asking about your–" He realized that Hannah told him it was a surprise for her and Annie, and questioned himself about telling.
"About my what?" June asked poking him in the side.
Quincy felt like telling June was more important. "She asked about your likes, and what you would want." June paused and thought to herself. "The she asked the same thing about Annie."
"Why would she want to know about Annie and I when she wanted to know so much about Leo last night?" June asked herself.
"She said that she felt bad about what she did to you and Annie and wanted to make it up to you guys," Quincy whispered. He really didn't need to whisper, he just felt like it was really secretive.
"Make it up to us!" June acknowledged, "It's a little late for that. It's been a few weeks sense that happened." June pointed out. Quincy nodded in agreement.
The two kids continued their talking for a while. The spoke about Hannah's odd behavior and interests. The two kids were having one bad day so far, considering it was really nice out and the sun was shining. For about two or three minutes the two kids were silent. They both had different thoughts going through their heads. Under a sky that many would dream of, two kids were living in a nightmare Somewhere else under this same sky Hannah was sitting. She was in her room, thinking about what she was doing. She had her doubts, but those were pushed away by the other thoughts that danced around in her little head.
But June and Quincy still didn't know what was going on. They knew that it wasn't just nothing. They both found it very odd that all of a sudden Hannah wanted to know so much about the team. June, more than Quincy, found this awkward. June paused again, gathered her thoughts and finally jumped up!
"Quincy! I think I might have an idea on what's going on!" June shouted.
"Okay, shoot!" Quincy said ushering June to say what she had to say.
"Hannah had asked me about how close Annie and him are. I told her that they were very close and Leo would make sure that nothing would ever happen to her." June began to stride back and forth. "Once I told her that, she never asked about Leo again. Then, this morning she asked you what Annie really loved right?" She asked. Quincy nodded his head, failing to see where June was going with this. "Now, I am probably wrong," June continued, "but what if Hannah is going to use Annie to get to Leo?" Quincy didn't exactly make the same connection that June did. He had no response.
Quincy thought about this for a good long while and then finally asked, "But why would she want to get to Leo?" He asked while hiccuping.
"That's what I don't know, Quincy" June admitted. "But to me it's the only thing that makes sense at all."
"June," Quincy started, "Is Leo in Danger?"
June began to tear up, "I sure hope not Quincy." she said solemnly while putting her hand on her head.
Although June didn't know it, she wasn't at all far off of what Hannah had in mind. She put things together well enough to somewhat understand what was going to happen. And about twenty miles away, Leo and Annie were on the road and almost home. Both of the kids in the car were in the back, sleeping like kittens. Leo slept sitting upright, and Annie fell asleep on Leo's lap. Little did the two kids know that today would be one of the most suspenseful days of their lives.
- Part 7 will be out shortly -