Chapter 3: Rex in trouble.
"So I told jimmy, look, it's not that serious!" "If he wants' to betray you, let him!" "It'll be his own fault when his circus tent comes crashing down!' said a co-worker at the lab. He took a sip of his black coffee and added more sugar. "Well," said Violeta. "That's interesting, but I think you should help reconsider jimmy's little friend." The co-worker sighed. "What things are becoming these days." He said. "So how are your children doing?" Violeta set down her coffee cup. "My boys are doing fine." "Cesar is doing well in school, and my baby Rex is hyperactive, but we tolerate him." The co-worker nodded his head. "That's good." He said. Suddenly, Kleiss appeared at the door. "How is everyone this fine afternoon?" he said in his strange suspicious accent. The co-worker looked down at his cup of coffee. "Just fine Dr. Kleiss." He said as he looked down at his coffee cup. He didn't trust van either. 'You look nice Mrs. Salazar." Said Van. "thanks." Said violeta, slightly smiling. "Have your eyes always been hazelnut brown?" Van asked. "I guess?..." said Violeta. Her voice trailed off. Van kleiss left. Violeta looked up at the co-worker. "He stared at her very seriously and shook his head side to side. Back at the house, Cesar was near falling asleep. Rex was bored and moping around. Then, he saw the blue folder. He flipped to the first page and stared at the strange scientific writing in front of him. "what is this?" he muttered. Suddenly, Cesar woke up! He saw Rex holding the blue folder. "Rex no!" Cesar yelled jumping up and chasing after Rex. Rex zoomed around the corner with the folder. He was almost at the stairs when, he tripped on a loose shoe string and fell on the floor. When he sat up, he gasped. Some of the papers in the folder were ripped! Cesar gasped too. Then he got angry! "Rex!" he shouted. "Give me the folder now!" he snatched it from him. "What did I tell you about messing with stuff when you don't know what it is?" he yelled. Rex shrugged and shrank back, a little afraid. "Go to your room!" "And close the door!" Cesar yelled. Rex sadly went up to his room, and the door closed. Cesar put the paper's on the counter and folded theme as neatly as he could, and slipped the papers back in the in the folder. He would have to tell mom and dad. Suddenly, the door creaked back open. "Cesar i-" "I don't want to hear another word out of you!" Cesar yelled. The door closed again. Rex was upset. He hated when he had to listen to his brother. HATED IT! After 5 minutes, he felt angry. "I don't have to stay here!' he fumed. He snuck downstairs as quietly as he could and slipped outside to the meadow. Cesar was cleaning up then, as he cooled down. "Was I too harsh?" he thought. "He is only 3 years old." But Rex was at the meadow, as happy as could be. He was glad that he had snuck out from Cesar. He jumped up in the air, and twirled around. He ran across the field, faster and faster, until he felt the earth drop under his left foot, and fell down a sink hole! Rex screamed as he slid down, dust and dirt choking his throat and his left leg was stuck behind his head. "Mommy!" he cried. "Daddy!" "Cesar!" he breathed heavily in and out as scared as he could be. Meanwhile, Cesar had gone to check on Rex. But when he opened the door, he saw that Rex was gone! "What!" he cried. He ran downstairs to search all over the house. "Rex!" he called. "Rex!" hearing no answer, and seeing no one, he ran outside, and headed straight for the meadow area. "Come out Rex!" "Where are you hiding mijo?!" he cried. He tore across the big slough and headed down the small hill where a sinkhole may lurk. "Rex!" he cried out again. Then, very faintly, he heard crying! He ran towards the crying sound. It got louder and louder until, boom! He was staring at a small round, sink hole. Cesar kneeled to the ground. "Rex!" he cried in horror. "Cesar help me!" "I want mommy and daddy!' Rex cried. Cesar couldn't believe it. Rex was stuck in a hole. "Rex!" "You stay calm!" "I'm going to call mom!" Cesar said. "Don't leave me!" Rex cried. "It'll only be a minute!" said Cesar. He ran back to the house, as fast as he could. He burst into the house, not bothering to close the screen door as he came in. he grabbed the phone and quickly dialed his mother's number. At the lab, Violeta was typing on the computer, when the phone rang. Violeta picked it up and answered it. "Hello?" she said. "Mom!" Cesar yelled. "What is it?" Violeta said. "Rex is in trouble!" "You have to come home!" said Cesar. "What happened?" said Violeta nervously. "I got mad at him for messing with the folder, I sent him to his room, but he snuck out, and went to the meadow, and he fell down a sink hole!" cesar cried out the info to his mother. Then, the phone went dead, signaling that Violeta and Rafael were frantically on there way.