"There is not a treasure map on the back of the Declaration of Independence." Abigail said frustrated.
"And there is no chance that anyone can steal this either." Ben told her, holding up the Declaration. "I level with you 100 percent. Everything I told you was the truth."
"I want that document Mr. Brown."
Ben sighs. "Okay, my name isn't Brown, it Gates. I level with you 98 percent."
Abigail looks at me, as if I was going to tell her something. "Wait a minute did you just say Gates?" She asked harshly. Riley winced at her tone. "Gates? You're that family with the conspiracy with about the founding fathers. And you." She pointed to me. "What is you name? Because I highly doubt that it is Amy Owens."
"My name is Caylen Howe. And that person over there is Riley." I told her. I didn't tell her anything more, not wanting her to go off and tell someone.
"It's not a conspiracy theory." Ben told her getting back on track.
Riley smiled. "Per say." I shook my head at him.
"I take it back, your aren't liars, your insane." She looked at Ben. "You can't seriously intend run chemical tests on the back of the Declaration of Independence in the back of the moving van."
"We have a perfectly clean, safe environment. Now would you please be quiet? You are really starting to get annoying." I told her. I rubbed my temple, trying to get rid of the headache that was coming on.
"We can't go back there." Riley and I looked at him.
"What? Why not?" We asked in unison.
"I paid for the Declaration with a credit card. I didn't have enough cash…." Ben began.
"A credit card slip? Dude, we're on the grid! They're going to have your records from forever. They're going to have my records for forever!" Riley exclaimed.
"You're stupid! Not only do we have Ian on our tail, we now have the FBI! I can't believe it. How can this get any worse?" I shook my head, trying not to lose it.
"I know, I know. It's only a matter of minutes before the FBI shows up on my door." Ben said, looking sorry. He put his hand on my shoulder. "I'm sorry your brother did this to you." I smiled weakly at him
"Thanks. I needed that." He nodded. "So what do we do now?" I asked him
"We need those letters."
"What letters?" Abigail asked. I looked at her surprised. I had almost forgotten that she was there.
"You know what, get off the road, and take a right." Ben told Riley. Riley nodded and did as he was told.
"What letters?" Abigail asked again.
Riley stopped in a park, and Ben got out and started pacing, trying to think of our next move. Abigail sat on the edge of the car. Riley picked me up, sat in the passenger seat and put me on his lap.
He looked at me. "Are you okay?" he asked me, ignoring the conversation that Ben and Abigail were having. I nodded, smiling. I leaned my head on his chest.
"Why do you need them?" Abigail asked Ben.
He sighed looking over at Riley and me. "She really can't shut up can she?" He asked us.
I shook my head. "I think she can't." Riley nodded, agreeing with me.
Ben sighed. "Now look, if I let you hold onto this if you promise to shut up please." He handed Abigail the tube that held the Declaration. She took and held onto it, being quiet. "Thank you."
"Ben, you know what you have to do." Riley told Ben.
"I know what to do. I'm just trying to think anything else we could do." Ben sighed.
"Not to be a…uh, nudge, but do know how many people we have after us? We probably have our own satellite by now. It took all of 2 seconds for you to decide to steal the Declaration of Independence." Riley reminded him.
"Yeah, but I didn't think I'd have to personally have to tell my dad about it!" Ben shouted. Suddenly Abigail jumped up and started running. "Hey, not cool. Not cool!" Ben ran after her and grabbed her arm.
"Let me go!" Abigail cried, trying to get Ben off of her. Ben grabbed the declaration out of her hands and let her go.
"You're let go. Now shoo." Ben told her, making shooing motions with his hands.
"I'm not going. Not without the Declaration." She grabbed the document.
"Well, you're not going with the Declaration." Ben told her pulling the container back to him.
I looked up at Riley. "I think they like each other." I told him softly.
He looked at me confused. "How can you tell?"
"Look at them, if the Declaration wasn't between them, they would be kissing."
Riley nodded, "You're probably right."
Ben and Abigail had finished there conversation and now were walking back to the van. They got in the van. "Go to my Dad's house, Riley." Ben told him. Riley nodded, got into the drivers seat and started the car. He drove out of the park and started off towards Ben's father's house.