The Mystery of the Silent Girl
Chapter 6: Guilt:
The Hardys and Callie clambered into the convertible as fast as they could. The Sheriff headed down the street, careening around the corner to the lake. The Hardys followed as fast as they dared.
The cars came to a screeching halt at the edge of the lake in time to catch a glimpse of an unconscious Fenton Hardy in the back of his sedan. Garrison removed the parking break and the car rolled over the edge!
Without a second thought Frank and Joe ran towards the rocky edge and dived into the water. Behind them they could hear the faint sounds of more police cars, presumably Chief Collig.
Diving under the surface the Hardys only had to resurface once before they took hold of their father and hauled him to shore.
Fenton Hardy coughed and tried to come around. Opening his eyes he was shocked to see the faces of his sons staring worriedly down at him.
"Dad?" Frank asked.
"What took you so l-long," Fenton Hardy smirked quietly. Both boys broke down into nervous laughter.
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An hour later back in the town of Larksburg, Fenton Hardy sat outside the hotel with Frank and Joe. He was trying to fill in any blanks to the mystery they had solved almost singlehandedly.
Callie Shaw came out of the hotel carrying a cup of coffee.
"Callie, these two saved me and now you're trying to drown me. That's the fourth cup yet," he laughed.
She smiled, "Just try it Mr. Hardy. A Callie Shaw special."
He drank it and grinned at the girl, "Eighty proof coffee."
A few moments later an ambulance came down the dirt road. The paramedics got out and opened the back doors.
"Oh, now I'm fine. I don't need this," Fenton sighed.
"Humor us, huh?" Frank said helping his father to stand.
After the ambulance drove away the Hardys and Callie were left standing with Chief Collig. It seemed the whole town of Larksburg was standing along the road. Everyone of them had the same blank expression on their faces.
"What's going to happen to them?" Joe asked the police chief.
"Trial," he grunted, "But it doesn't matter if they're guilty or not. They all have to live with what they've done and witnessed."
Callie sighed, "Why'd they do it?"
"He was a stranger. Sometimes that's all it takes," Frank said grimly.
"We better go," Joe said. The three teenagers left Chief Collig and piled into the convertible again, leaving the town of Larksburg behind them. Along with the mysteries it held.
A/N: I know, untraditional...and short ending. But thanks for reading! Hope you enjoyed it! I plan on writing another short blue spine really soon, so be on the look out!
