Once I heard the news about the fire, I was like, "How can someone do that?"
"I know," said Mom.
"That's where Kayla is buried where Mary Anne was visiting," I said.
"I wonder how she's doing about that if she saw that on the news," said Mom.
"Me, too," I said.
That was when Stacey came over. She had just gotten back from seeing her father. We were going to hang out tonight since I had to baby-sit on the night we were due getting together.
"The fire was still all over the news," I said. "That's just plain awful."
"I know, April was there. There is more though," said Stacey.
"What do you mean?" I asked.
"I thought you saw that Kayla's grave got destroyed," said Stacey.
"I didn't see that part," I said.
"They had just went to that grave," said Stacey.
"How did Mary Anne take it? That was her best friend," I said.
"Worse," said Stacey. "She felt she lost Kayla again."
"I bet," I said. "Does Kaylee know?"
"No," said Stacey.
"Why?" I asked.
"She haven't seen Kaylee since Thursday. Plus, she was too sick to join us over the weekend," said Stacey.
"She still might find out anyway," I said.
"Scooby-Doo gang are down because they want to help us to solve the mystery," said Stacey as she explained it to me.
"Great, we can all join in. But would Mary Anne want to do so?" I asked.
"I'm not sure. I didn't ask her yet," replied Stacey.
"I got a feeling that she might not want to," I said as Stacey agreed with me.
When we both asked her on the phone, I was right that Mary Anne refused to help out. We had her on speaker.
"Don't you want to help to solve the mystery on why your friend's burial site is burnt down?" I asked.
"I was afraid it could bother me," replied Mary Anne.
"You're usually great at solving anything," said Stacey.
"You know on how emotional I get," said Mary Anne.
"We can all do it together," I said.
Then, Stacey came up with an idea.
"Why don't you try to pretend that it didn't happen so you can still help us out?" asked Stacey.
"I could try, but how could I do that without letting it bother me?" asked Mary Anne, who was worried about that.
"You can try to block it out," I suggested.
"I agree," said Stacey.
"Well, I guess so," said Mary Anne.
She wasn't so sure that would work for her.
"Did Kaylee know about what happen?" asked Stacey.
"Not yet," replied Mary Anne. "She's still sick. I'm still glad she didn't come with us. Her mom knows about it. She'll mention when she's better."
"Maybe she can help us solve that mystery with us," said Stacey.
"I don't think she did that before," said Mary Anne.
"We can show her how," I said.
"I think I'll ask April to join," said Mary Anne.
"Good idea. She was with you at the time," I said.
The next day, the Mystery, Inc came to New York City. Mary Anne drove herself there after school with April. We met them there. Kaylee was still sick.
"Her mom said she has a flu," said Mary Anne.
"Again?" asked Stacey.
"Yes, flu shots don't work for her," said Mary Anne.
"Let's see if we can find out some clues," said Fred.
"Okay," said Stacey. "I got another helper, too."
"April is looking for a clue," said Mary Anne.
"Perfect," said Velma.
"Someone is so dumb," said a voice behind us.
It was April who just found something.
"How can anyone threw cigars near every grave?" asked April.
"Whoa. How many?" I asked.
"Too many to count," said April.
Then, Mary Anne saw a sign. "Can't they read that the rule is no smoking here?"
"You're right," said Shaggy.
"Scooby-Doo, go sniff for some more clues," said Daphne.
"Okay," said Scooby-Doo.
When he did, there were no other clues to be found yet. We looked until we decided to come back later to look some clues. We're glad our idea foe Mary Anne to block that memory worked for her. She was actually mad about someone did to cause a fire.
"I noticed someone even smashed Kayla's grave," said April.
"Whoa," said Dawn.
"I didn't see that on the news," said Mary Anne.
"Me, either," said Stacey. "It must have happened after you got up."
Then, April pointed to the grass. "This is where I found the cigar. The flowers she and I planted got destroyed."
We left there to chat in a plaza where we were staying until after the mystery is solved.