Journal NOT a Diary!

Max's Journal

August 7, 2010

This thing is actually very intersting to go back and read. Now I really don't blame her so much...

So back to the point. It was actually very hard to get Max's message, it was well-played out. How would she have known to do that? Anyway, we walked in (me, Ig, Gazzy, and Angel), tired from our long (and unsuccesful) Cindy Search, and I was the first one to see the notebook.

"Max found Cindy!" I said, showing them the message. I sat it back on the counter and collapsed on the sofa. Max was good, she'd get Cindy. Finally I can get my revenge Analie deserves to have against her...

I watched as Ig's finger brushed her note, not thinking very much of it. But he froze, slowly running his fingers over it. "Guys, some of these letters are deeper then the others. Are some a little darker?" Angel picked it up from under Iggy's hand.

"Yeah! They are! But I can't tell what all the letters are..."

He grabbed it back from Angel and ran his fingers over it again. By this time I was fully focused and leaning against the counter beside Gazzy. "Fang, get something to write on." I opened the drawer and took out another pad and pen. I drew scribbles to get it to work.

"Okay, the letters are... l-a-s-t-w-r-i-t-t-e-n-p-a-g-e-s. What does that spell?"

I was still leaned over it. I drew lines to seperate the words as I realized what they were. "What does she mean by 'last written pages'?" I asked.

"Look!" Angel bent down and picked up a little brown pocket-sized book. "Maybe this is it!" She opened it up as we all crowded around.

Journal NOT a Diary!

Max's Journal

Feb. 24, 2010

I know this a TOTALLY out of character, but Ella made me do it. She's gone to France with her friend for the rest of the school year, then to cheer camp this summer. She's paying me $100 to write in this ever few days in this unused JOURNAL of hers. She's already given me $20 before she left. She'll give me the other (What, $80? I've never been good in math) When she gets back if I keep this up. I have a feeling she'll be reading this against my will. I guess I'm s sucker for money. I'm talking to Ella whenever I say 'you' by the way.

"Max has a journal?" I asked. Angel was already flipping through the pages. She suddently stopped, the page on the left had writing. The page on the right didn't. She flipped to the beginning of the entry and started reading aloud.

"Ari!" Gazzy said when she sat down the journal. He made a fist and punched the table, making it wobble.

My face was red. "I knew we shouldn't have trusted Ari. I told her it was a bad idea. We let him know all the flock secrets and he betray us for Bella's money!"

"It's probably counterfit anyway," Angel said. "But she didn't have a clue where she was going when she wrote this. She could be anywhere."

"No she couldn't," Ig said. He was sitting on the floor, holding a slip of paper. He gave it to Gazzy. "What does it say?"

"It's a note. Get the girl, follow me to 8th street. What's that supposed to mean?"

I froze. "8th street. That's where the candy shop was wear we found Analie when she ran off. The one Cindy burned to the ground."

"Do you think it's Cindy?" Iggy asked. We all looked down at him. "It's a possibility! Cindy was resposible for everything else that's happened to us. And she was with Bella. Who's to say they both aren't behind Max's attack? Like Bella has any money."

"Iggy's right!" Angel said. "Cindy has to be behind it! Even if she isn't, someone else is. And they want Ari and Bella to go to 8th street. We have to find out."

"But what if Cindy isn't behind it?" I asked. "Some of us need to stay here in case she shows up. We can't just leave Mary Lou to handle her."

Gazzy nodded. "Okay. Since Fang is the only one who knows where it is, he'll go find Max. Iggy can go with him. Angel and I will stay with Mary Lou. Does that satisfy everyone?"

I looked at Iggy and nodded. "Yeah. We'll find Max and bring her back here, after we kick some Eraser butt. And if you guys see Cindy, get her. But save the last blow for me." Gazzy and Angel nodded. A wave a fury came over me, aiming at Cindy. I'd give her punishment for what she did to Analie. I pushed it aside.

Well, I have a feeling Iggy and I will have a long journey ahead.

-Fang