Here's the third chapter to Lila's May 17th and it's told on Veronica's POV. I hope you enjoy this! :)
DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN HEY ARNOLD!, NICKELODEON DOES.
Veronica's POV
"Uh...Veronica." -Lila
"Yes Lila." -Me
"I was thinking...you know, I have been thinking about finding clues to my mother's disappearance...and I was thinking about going to the attic...there are memorabilas there, you know...and I might find the clues there." Lila said
"I would love to join you but Uncle Warren might get mad at us for sneaking in the attic." -Me
"Dad wouldn't be back until 12 midnight...you know that he got back to being a slacker again." -Lila
"Hmmm...okay, let's do it, but don't blame me if Uncle Warren gets mad at us." -Me
Lila and I got some flashlights and some food, you know, we might spend lunch in the attic. Lila led me down the hallway of the third floor and she pulled a string and a staircase to the attic was unveiled. We went up to the attic and then we turned our flashlights on and made sure that we didn't walk on rats.
"Veronica, check this out! I think these are mom's memorabilas." -Lila
"Lynne's Memorabilas. Yes, this is your mom's stuff." -Me
We opened the box and found tons of stuff that belonged to Aunt Lynne in there, Test Papers, SAT results, photo albums, a few scattered pictures, Report Cards and other sentimental stuff.
"Lila, you really got your mom's intelligence. Take a look at this." I said to Lila as I pointed to her mom's test papers
"Not really...but thanks." -Lila
"And here's a picture of you and your parents when you were still a kid. I think this was on your vacation in Hawaii." -Me
"Yes! I remember that, our last vacation as a family before mom and I left." -Lila
We later scanned through the albums of Aunt Lynne and between the pages, we found a newspaper clipping of a disasterous vehicular accident that happened near Pleasantville and it happened almost a year after Lila's mom left on May 10, the Saturday Lila's mom promised to come back to Pleasantville...it would make sense that Lila's mom was one of the victims of the accident because the newspaper clipping was placed in Aunt Lynne's memorabila box and somewhere in the article, it says that the bus was on it's way to Pleasantville, Louisiana when the accident happened.
"What's that?" Lila asked
"Nothing Lila, just a piece of paper." I answered
"No, seriously, what is that?" Lila insisted me to give her the right answer
"Okay...fine Lila...this is a newspaper clipping of a disasterous vehicular accident that happened near Washington and the bus in the accident came all the way from Pleasantville, Louisiana." -Me
"When was the article published?" -Lila
"May 10." -Me
"Were there survivors in the accident?" -Lila
I read the article again and it says that out of the 50 passengers, there were 36 survivors.
"Yes, 36 survivors." -Me
"I just hope that was not the bus that mom rode. I don't even know where she was headed to. Must be a different bus." -Lila
Even though Lila didn't see the newspaper clipping as a clue, I decided to keep the newspaper clipping, who knows it might hold as a clue to this three-year-old mystery. We got out of the attic and then Lila remembered about the director of the "Eugene, Eugene" play, she told me that she got chosen by the director because she looks like his girlfriend which would mean that Lila's mom could be the girlfriend.
"Who's the director of the play, anyway?" I asked
"He introduced himself as Bruce Walterson." -Lila
"Wait...he's my boyfriend's brother...I know him very well." -Me
"Then you might know where to find him. He might have the answers to my questions." -Lila
"He still lives under the same roof as his parents." -Me
"Then take me to your boyfriend's house." -Lila
"Okay...I'll just call him first to let him know that I'm coming." -Me
Truth is, I've never seen Bruce's girlfriend yet the entire time I have been visiting my boyfriend's house and even in everyday situations. Bruce is a bit secretive on his life, you know. In fact, he only moved back to his parents after he dropped out of Julliard in New York and he earns money from being hired to direct plays. I picked up the phone and dialed the number of the Walterson residence.
"Hello. Walterson Residence. May I know who is on the other line?" A woman from the other line said
"Mrs. Walterson, it's Veronica, I would like to speak to Kevin." I said to Mrs. Walterson
*after a few seconds*
"Hey Ronnie! I'm glad you called. Do you need something?" -Kevin
"Uh...hey Kevin, I'm asking you if my cousin and I could come over there, it's very important, we need to talk to your bro." -Me
"Sure Ronnie...come to my crib." -Kevin
Lila and I left the house and we rode a bus to Kevin's house. His house is just beside Sunset Arms, one of the famous boarding houses around town. Around five minutes later, we went down from the bus and went straight to Kevin's place.
*knocks on Kevin's door*
"Hey Veronica!" Kevin said as he opened the door
"Hey Kev." -Me
"So the kid's your cousin, right?" -Kevin
"Yes, she's Lila." -Me
"Step right into my crib." -Kevin
We went inside Kevin's house and Kevin led us to the living room and told us to wait while he fixed some snacks for us and after a few minutes, he came back with some chips and cola and we started talking about his bro.
"So you came here to ask about my bro, right? What made you do this anyway?" Kevin asked curiously
"Kevin, it's about your bro's girlfriend, any chance of knowing her identity?" -Me
"My bro doesn't really open up about his girlfriend, all I know is that her name's Lynne. I've only seen her once, when Bruce introduced her to the family...by the way, she looks a lot like your cousin." -Kevin
"I think that's the person we're looking for. You see, Lila here is looking for her mother and her name happens to be Lynne and we were wondering if that Lynne is your bro's girlfriend because Lila told me that she got chosen by your bro in their school play because she looks like his girlfriend." -Me
"By any chance, she must be the Lynne you're referring to." -Kevin
*Bruce comes into the living room*
"Bruce, we need to talk to you...something about your girlfriend, Lynne." -Kevin
"Oh yeah...Lynne. What makes you wanna talk about her?" -Bruce
"You see, Veronica's cousin has decided to start looking for her mom after three years of being separated from her mom, Lynne...and Veronica also told me that her cousin got chosen by you to be a leading lady because she looks like your girlfriend." -Kevin
"Wait a minute...so Lila Sawyer is Veronica's cousin?" Bruce asked.
"Yes. You got it right." -Kevin
"Bruce, we'd really appreciate if you help us locate Lynne. Lila really needs to see her." -Veronica
"Okay...I'll tell you everything you need to know about Lynne. She lives in an apartment on the 33rd street and she works as a saleslady in Big Bob's Beepers...in fact, we first met there when I worked there after I was forced to return home after dropping out of Juliard." -Bruce
"Bruce, thanks so much for the help!" I thanked Bruce
"Hey, Lila. Come here kid, I've got something for you." Bruce said as he called up Lila
Lila went near Bruce and he gave her a photo of Lynne, the same one she saw during the school play. Lila thanked Bruce for the photo and then Lila and I left Kevin's house. When I borrowed the photo from Lila, there was a note written at the back that was dated on Valentine's Day but what made the back of the photo interesting was because of the phone number that was written below the love note. I guess the phone number might get us nearer to finding Aunt Lynne.