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Chapter 26: Doing the Dirty Work II

Kevin's PoV:

We're inside the Atkinsons' house. Harry says, "We'll grab the big stuff first. Starting with the TV in here and whatever other rooms a TV may be in. We'll each carry one. Got it?" I nod. "Good. Now, hurry up," An idea pops into my mind, and I hope I can pull it off successfully... Harry grabs the TV in the living room, while I head to a different room to find another TV. I find a bedroom with a Queen-sized bed. In that room, there's a TV. I try to pick it up and bring it out to the living room. Harry says, "Good," He takes the TV from my hand and orders, "Go see if you can find another one! And hurry!" I bolt out of the room, because of Harry's tone.

I search the hallway again for another room. There's a bathroom, laundry room, closet, and then I see that there's another bedroom. I peek in to see that there's yet another TV. I take it, carrying it out to the living room. Harry once again meets me in the living room. He takes the TV from me. I then say, "Harry, I really don't wanna do this..."

"Too bad! You're with me now, and this is how I make my living! Now, deal with it!"

"Get a damn job, you lazy ass!"

Harry widens his eyes and threatens, "Don't make me hit you over the head with this TV, kid!"

"You'll be caught by the police, and you'll be in big trouble!"

"Yeah. And, guess what, you'll be in big trouble, too."

"No, I won't. You kidnapped me, remember? You made me do this!"

"Yeah! And, if you don't stop lipping, I'll make sure you'll be in big trouble! By me! Now, quit your arguing and get moving!"

"Fine! But, I'm not helping you with the next house!"

"Oh, well, we'll see about that..."

"Yeah, we sure will!"

"Now, go find some jewellery, or something!" I just remain staring at Harry with hatred. "Go!" I walk away. I head for the bedroom, where I got the first TV, and search for some jewellery in these drawers. I see the nightstand beside the bed. I saunter over to it and open the drawer. There's a conveniently placed pencil and notepad in the drawer. I quickly scratch down on the notepad: help im kevin mccallister ive been kidnapped by someone named harry when you get this note give it to the police when they come please he robbed your house he made me help im sorry

I try to find a place to put the note, where Harry can't see it, but the owners of the home can, plus the police when they come. I head back over to the dresser and set the note down on top. I search through the drawers for some jewellery. I see some necklaces, bracelets, rings, and earrings. Though, there's not as many as what my Mom has. I pull out the little bit of jewellery that's in the drawer. I then place the note inside. I hope Harry doesn't do a drawer search... I leave the drawer open, to make it look like I cleaned it out, in case Harry peeks in the room. I search through the other drawers, only to see some other items that aren't worth stealing, like personal, worthless items. In some of the other drawers, there are socks and underwear. They're not worth anything...

I bring the jewellery out to Harry, and he says, proudly, "Well, well, you found some jewellery, did ya? Give me it," He reaches for the little bit of jewellery that I have in my hand, but I pull my hand away. "Give me that, you little prick!"

"Nope. Not until we make a deal,"

"I'm not letting ya go, kid."

"As awesome as that deal is, that's not what I'm gonna say..."

"Well then, what?!" Harry asks, impatiently.

"I don't ever do this with you again."

"I can't make that deal with you, kid..."

"Fine. I guess this jewellery is mine, then..."

I start to stuff it into my pants' pocket, when Harry interjects, "Alright! Alright! Fine! Give me that!" He pulls it out of my hand and says, "You smart little bastard..."

I shrug and say, "I'm smarter than you..."

He grabs onto my arm tightly and says, angered, "What did I say?"

"Don't you know a kid always wins against an idiot?" I say, sarcastically.

He smacks the side of my head and says, still angered, "Get out there!" He starts pushing me out the door again, while having a hold of my arm. He shoves me into the back of the van. He grabs my arms and ties them behind my back again with duct tape that he always seems to have with him. He does the same thing with my feet. "Now, stay there!" He heads back inside the house. Harry continues to bring more items out of the house. I'm praying that he doesn't find my note. At least I'm not helping him steal, anymore...

Harry eventually finishes bringing everything out of the house. He picks me up and holds me over his shoulder. He closes the van doors and carries me to the front of the van. He opens the passenger door and sets me down inside. He doesn't even bother putting on my seat belt. He gets in the driver's side, starts up the van, and drives off...

A Little While Later...

We make it back to the townhouse. Harry gets out of the van, then travels over to my side, opens the door, and cuts the tape off around my wrists with his knife. He then says, "Untie yourself," I pull the tape off from around my ankles. When I do so, Harry instantly grabs my arm and pulls me out of the van. He opens the back doors and tells me to help unload. I just nod. I can't be bothered arguing with him right now... Harry and I both carry in two out of three of the TV's. When we reach the door, Harry mutters to himself how he forgot to unlock the door before unloading. So, he sets down the TV and searches for his keys. He unlocks the door, picks up the TV, and heads inside. Harry tells me just to set down the TV anywhere. We head back outside and continue bringing in the items. We only have a few items left to unload, when Harry and I both spot a cop car drive by the street that the townhouse is on. "Shit..." I hear Harry say. Since Harry only has a small box of mystery items in his hands, he places it under his arm and snatches my arm, bringing me inside. Hope grows inside me, when I'm sure fear grows in Harry. He pushes me inside and sets down the box. He orders, "Go down in that basement and stay there!"

"No!"

"Get down there!" He grabs my hood again, forcing me over to the basement door. He opens the door and threatens, "If you don't go down there yourself, I'm pushing you down!"

"Fine! I'm going!" He lets go of me and I start to head down the stairs. It's only dimly lit, because of the main door being open, shining the light down in. Though, the dimly lit basement suddenly turns pitch black, when Harry slams the door and locks it...

Mrs. Atkinson's PoV:

I come home to my house a mess and my priceless things missing! I freak out and hyperventilate. I search my whole house, and there's at least one thing missing from each room. When I look in mine and Andy's room (Mrs. Atkinson's husband), I see that our TV's missing in here and that all our drawers are open. I rush over to my jewellery drawer. All of my jewellery is gone, but I see a small slip of paper with writing on it. The note says: help im kevin mccallister ive been kidnapped by someone named harry when you get this note give it to the police when they come please he robbed your house he made me help im sorry

"Oh no..." I head over to my phone to call the police, but I find I can't find any of my phones anywhere! I head out to my car and head into town. I drive to the Police Station. I head into the Police Station and say, urgently, "I've been robbed, and this note was left,"

The police officer at the desk takes the note and reads it. She says, "Harry... There's someone named Harold Lime that's kidnapped this McCallister boy. That means the boy has to be close by somewhere. That little boy that has been missing for four days has been in your house. I'm going to get the police to go over there with you and investigate, OK? Some police are already trying to find the boy here in Oregon."

"OK. Thank you, ma'am..."

Kevin's PoV:

I wait down here in the basement on my bed, patiently. I've turned the lamp on, so it's not so dark. Harry eventually opens the door and says, "The coast is clear,"

I groan, but I say, "They'll be looking for you now. You'll be in BIG trouble!"

"Shut up and come upstairs."

"Pick one." I say.

"Don't make me drag you up here by your neck, kid..."

I still stare up at him, but then he starts to make his way downstairs, clearly angered. "Alright! Alright! I'm coming!"

"Good." I make my way to, then up the stairs. As soon as I reach Harry's level, he grabs onto my hood and carries me up the rest of the way by my hood. He sets me down and pushes me away from the basement door. As he's closing the basement door, I make a run for the closed main door. When I'm over to it, I try to open it, but I can't! I feel myself being pulled back, making me suddenly face-to-face with Harry. "You're just asking for your death, aren't you, kid?"

"No. I'm just asking to..."

"Say it. Say it, kid,"

"I... I wanna..."

"Say it. Say, 'I wanna go home to my family...'"

"I... I wanna go home to my family..."

To be Continued...

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A/N: Thanks for reading! Review positively please! Thank you! For today's useless information: Where I'm at right now, there's a fundraiser for I forget what for, but people jump in ice cold water. I was totally going to do it, but it got cancelled, because of the wind causing the waves to wash the ice up to the shore, making it too dangerous. Hopefully, they'll rebook it for this weekend!

Well, what do you think will happen to Kevin next? The police are so close to finding Kevin! Even closer now, since the break-in at the Atkinsons' house. And, Harry warned Kevin not to say that he misses his family. So, that may be trouble... Well, I'll try to post the next chapter soon! Ciao!

- Termina's Hero1234