As soon as the girls had piled into Nancy's convertible, Bess turned to face her best friend. "Nancy, what's up?" Nancy looked dejected. "Dad wants me to stop investigating the case. And I was so close to finding that guy!" George broke in. "Why?!" "He got a threatening phone call. The man said he'd hurt us if we continued the case, and Dad recognized his voice as David Lob, a crime lord. He thinks it's fishy he's so involved in this type of case, and it must be dangerous."
Bess bit her lip. "But, Nancy, you always get threats like this. They're almost commonplace now. Your Dad never worried this much before. Could there be a reason he's so worried?" The girls had reached the store parking lot. Nancy parked the car and turned so she could see both Bess and George. In a unusually quiet voice, she said "Yes. The-the man mentioned my mother, and her accident. He-he said it might not have been an accident..." Her voice wobbled suddenly, and in an even quieter voice she added, "I don't even remember her. Dad never talks about her- I think it's too painful for him, and so I never asked..."
Bess and George stared at her, shocked. Nancy never mentioned her mother. Their mothers, Ms. Marvin and Ms. Fayne,had been friends with her mother, but all they ever said about her was that she died in a car accident coming home from visiting her sister. Bess sniffed, and George handed her a handkerchief. "It's so sad!", she murmured.
Nancy straightened suddenly. "I have to know about the accident. I just have to. Girls, will you investigate David Lob with me?"
A bit of a cliff hanger, hmm? Should I continue writing this? It's my first fanfiction ever. Please review!