Story 1
Lesley’s story:
Amy Cahill faced the cealing with her eyes closed.She was remembering herself smashing the prize of the thirty nine clues on Isabel Kabra.A smile grew on her face ‘Shes in jail now…’
“AMY!!!” Nellie yelled in the living room of the apartment.
“AMY!!!” Dan yelled, at the door of Amy’s room.
Amy sat up and opened the door for Dan.
“What do you want?” Amy asked her hands on her hips.
“Lunch time, Uncle Fiske says no lunch until everyone is at the table..He obviously wants me to suffer…SO HURRY UP!!!” Dan replied.
‘At least Dan’s back to normal..I remember…He wasn’t himself…’ Amy thought to herself.Amy realized that she hadn’t responded yet, and just followed Dan to the kitchen table.Dan didn’t wait one second, as soon as he sat down he ate.
Amy admired the plate.Corn, Carrots, and Ham.Something usaul, rather than different kinds of food from different places.She grabbed her fork and picked at the ham.She looked up, seeing Nellie, in her crazy black-blonde hair, digging in on her food, Uncle Fiske, seemed to be eating slowly, but so slowly, Amy almost believed he was royalty, and if he ate sloppy like Dan and Nellie he would lose his throne.She looked around for Saladin, and saw that he was in a corner of the kitchen eatting fresh snapper.
After dinner, Amy went to her room and remembered a moment, way back in the clue hunt.
Ian had saved Amy, then he gently rubbed his lips against her.Her face turned as red as a apple thinking of the moment, than remembering he used her for the clue hunt, but he changed, didn’t he?Maybe that moment..Was one moment in the clue hunt that he was acaully being truthful to her.Hes gone anyway..Probably somewhere spending his and Natalie’s 4 million dollars.
She walked over to her window and stared out the window.She was desperete…She wanted to find out if that moment had been true, or if hes mother had just made him do that for the clue hunt…She wouldn’t wait any longer.She grabbed her phone and went through her history, remembering the many times Ian had called her during the clue hunt.When she found the number Ian had used to call her, she almost pressed the call button, until she remembered, ‘That was the clue hunt, he could’ve used that phone just to call me and then abandon it so I wouldn’t find a way to track him down or black mail him.
She chanced it, she called the phone anyway.
Riiiiiiiinnnnng riiiiiiiinnnnng went on over and over on the phone.She almost pressed the end button, when on the other line, Ian’s voice said “Hello?”
“Hello?” Ian said again, after Amy had been silent for a couple seconds.
“Uh, h-hi.” Amy said shyly, knowing she couldn’t back away from the phone call now.
“Amy is that you?” Ian said excitedly.Amy heard Natalie yell something at Ian. “Uh, right.” Ian continued “Hey, hows it goin’?”
“Good I guess I just…” Amy had to make up an excuse for calling Ian, there was no way she could work up the courage to ask what was really on her mind. “I just..Dialed the wrong number I meant to call a friend from school, I guess I just accidently added you to my contacts or something during the clue hunt.” Amy blushed, hoping Ian couldn’t tell how nervous she was. “Well I guess I’ll go now, and uh, call my friend.”
“No!” Ian yelled.Amy began to think maybe he was yelling at Natalie, until he continued. “Uh, you maybe want to-” Ian got cut off by another yell by Natalie. “NATALIE WOULD YOU BE QUIET FOR A MINUTE!” Amy tried not to laugh, but a giggle forced itself out.
On the other line, Amy finally heard something Natalie said. “Ian why are you blushing?Also, whos on the phone?Do you have some knew girlfriend or something?WHY WON’T YOU LISTEN TO ME!”
THUMP
Amy thought that Natalie and Ian were argueing like they used to.Amy smiled to herself ‘Normal…’ Ian cut off her thoughts and said “Amy may I call you back?NATALIE is being A SPOILED BRAT” Amy was about to respond when the line cut off, and left Amy lieing on her bed laughing as hard as she could, as nervous as she was, the arguements seemed funny, now that they weren’t during the clue hunt, when Amy had to avoid them as much as possible.
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Amy was left lieing in her bed, lights off, no sound at all.Amy wasn’t tired, so she just lie staring out her window at the moon.She heard footsteps outside her room.Amy ignored them for a minute, until she heard something fall to the floor and heard a mumble that sounded like “shh you imbesel!”
Amy forced herself up out of bed, being as quiet as possible.She expected it to be Dan, and maybe one of his friends he sneaked inside the apartment, and they decided to try pulling a prank on Amy.Amy snuck to the door, and right when she saw a shadow under her door, she pulled open the door and yelled “CAUGHT YEAH!” until she realized the person outside her door was in fact Ian Kabra, and Amy’s 11 year old brother Dan Cahill, staring with blank expressions at Amy.Amy was so embarressed that she wanted to slam the door and lock it and jump out her window.
Amy, instead of commiting suicide out her window, she whispered “What are you doing here?!” right when she whispered that she realized that Ian was holding a flashlight, as if he was breaking in.What didn’t make sence was that Dan was right there with him, and they weren’t trying to kill each other.
Dan pointed at Ian and made a innocent look “He broke in my window!” Dan said it in a whisper, but of corse, Dan was to loud.Amy heard a shifting in Nellie’s room, and then the sound of her iPod on to loud.Uncle Fiske was still silent but then Amy heard him comming towards the door.Amy needed a cover, if they saw Ian, maybe they would freak out, and do what they normally did when another Cahill was in the house. ‘That was during the clue hunt’ Amy assured herself, but she was still a little concerned.
To Amy’s surprise, Uncle Fiske just went back to bed after Amy, Ian, and Dan were silent a few seconds.Ian straightened himself and looked Amy in the eyes. “Wrong window, better go!” Ian tried to whisper, but right when he turned to walk out of the apartment, Dan pointed at Ian again, this time he showed that he was ashamed of Ian.
“You liar!” Dan whispered, but in his most angry voice “You came here for Amy!I heard you talking on your way in my window!”
Amy looked over at Ian, she was really confused now, she felt as if she would feel like this for the rest of her life.Ian looked back at Amy, and he looked as if he was about to say something, but then Nellie was obviously wide awake, or she wouldn’t be singing loudly to herself “OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO YEAH!” Amy giggled, she loved Nellie for cutting him off, she felt that whatever Ian came here for, included Amy feeling like a fool.She looked back at the small alarm clock in her room ‘3:46AM’
“Ian!” Amy whispered “It’s almost 4AM!It’s a school night too!Whatever you came here for spit it out!” Amy tried to sound angry, but Amy was a little relieved to have Dan and Ian around, giving her something to do instead of lie alone in her bed.
A thought occured to Amy ‘Wasn’t Ian off somewhere probably on the other side of the world with Natalie?Why is he here in the U.S.?’
Ian looked at his watch, as if he didn’t believe the time.Amy waited a minute through the silence, then she slammed her door as silent as she could, tired of the wait for answers.She laid on her bed, and not even a second later there was a knock on her door.Amy got up in distress, and opened her door, and almost in a yell she said “What!” She looked around seeing that Dan was half way to his room, and Ian was right at the door, walking in as soon as Amy opened the door.Ian walked around and found a chair to sit in.
“Rather nice.” he said after he scanned the whole room.
“What do you want!” Amy said, trying to sound angry yet again, something told her to hate Ian, but deep down something was protesting with her. “I’m really tired Ian, whatever you want get on with it!”
Ian frowned before answering Amy “Thats not a good tone to use with a cousin you haven’t seen in, who knows how long.”
Amy found a hatred for Ian now.The same feeling she had during the clue hunt.She tried convincing herself that was the past and to get over it, she took a deep breath, and somehow, it worked. “Ian please.” she said calmly “What do you need?”
“Time to get serious” Ian said, it sounded as if he was talking to his self, until his eyes followed Amy as she walked to her bed to sit down.He stayed silent a momment then laid a paper on her bed than just walked out of the room, before he went out of sight, he winked at Amy, then whispered something.Then Amy was all alone again.
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The last night Amy had completely forgotten about the paper, she just fell asleep on her bed.When she woke up, Dan was in her room reading the paper, Amy didn’t know why, but she attacked Dan for it “Give it to me Dan!” Dan was laughing, wanting Amy to be annoyed, when Nellie yelled “BREAKFAST IS READY!” Dan was out of the room, and dropped the paper on the floor.Amy picked it up and read it, wondering why whatever it was Ian couldn’t just tell her.
Before she could read it her phone rang.She picked it up and pressed the talk button.”Wha?” Amy sounded like a cow while it was getting slauttered, she just realized how messy she looked and that she wasn’t wide awake, even though she just attacked her brother.Ian’s voice shot through the phone.
“So whats your answer?I didn’t have the time to ask it in person or Natalie would yell at me about being gone so long.” Ian seemed to be talking as if Amy knew everything.Amy felt so confused, she had no idea what Ian was talking about.
“Excuse me?”
“The paper!” Ian yelled “Did you read it?”
“No” Amy replied. “I was to tired last night.”
Ian sighed on the other line “Read it!” he insisted “Read it!”
Amy sat on her bed and began reading the paper that had been left on her bed last night.
‘I don’t have the time to talk so I must right everything down I have to say right here.
I am sorry for everything that has happened, you have probably already guessed that though, but it must be said or I will never truely be forgiven.
I have a question, and you must answer me now.
Would you like to go out sometime?’
Thoughts twirled around Amy’s head, she reread everything that was written at least 3 more times before convincing herself that she didnt misread anything.She didn’t know how to make sence of it.For one thing, the letter made absolutely no sence, talk about forgiveness, sure Amy could deal with that.Then he tries to date Amy?Amy felt angry, and sad, and embarressed, and a little loved.So many things she wanted to say, but she said the least thing she wanted to say. “When?”
That was what she hated about herself.The thoughts took over her, and her mind forced her into saying “When” why couldn’t she just hang up?Pretend like the call never happened?
“Does that mean yes?” Ian said, sounding happy.
Amy blushed and felt like slapping herself.She wanted to throw her phone out the window and lock herself away from the world.She said when already, now she might force herself into saying yes too.No.She won’t say yes.He used her and he could just be pretending again and lead her into another trap so that he will get the clues from her and use them to become the most powerful person in the world.
“N-n-” Amy started to say.Then she gulped and yelled “NO!” then she pressed the “End” button and threw her phone on the floor attacking her pillow.
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Rejected..The smile he had when he heard Amy say “When” was whiped from his face.He went through so much trouble to book 2 flights, and made sure they were as quick as possible, and ended up making it to America so quickly.Yet, he still got rejected.He spent almost all of his money on Amy and she rejected him.
The phone was no longer in his hand, but on the floor beeping.Natalie walked in the room without knocking.
“IAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAN!” Ian didn’t turn around. “IIAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANNNN!YOU STAINED MY FAVORITE SUN DRESS!” Ian turned around and looked at her madly.
“SO YOU EVER HEARD OF A WASHER?!OUT OF MY ROOM!” Ian yelled at her.Natalie stood there and didn’t move. “GET OUT!” Ian pushed her out of the room and slammed his room door.He heard Natalie crying on the other side of the door and felt terrible.He felt like blamming Amy for this.If she hadn’t rejected him Natalie wouldn’t be crying right now.Ian stood at the door still, in thought.’This must be how Amy felt.I did this to her?’ Ian opened the door and saw Natalie still sitting there on the floor crying. “Sorry Nata-” Natalie pushed him and ran to her room.
Ian decided not to mess with her and went back in his room.He needed a way to prove he wasn’t going to hurt her again.Ian knew she had to still like him the same way she did on the clue hunt, so she had to have lost her trust in him.He picked up the phone and called a different number.The 11-year-olds voice showed that his mouth must’ve been full of food.
“WHAT I’M EATTING!” Dan yelled on the other line.
Dan hated people who did this.Called right when Dan was in the middle of eatting.Amy stared up at Dan as if he was a lunatic, but then her eyes bulged out when she heard Ian say “Hello Daniel” on the other line. Amy motioned for him to hang up, but Dan couldn’t turn down this oppurtunity to annoy her, so he excused himself from the table and walked into his room.Amy followed him down the hall trying to snatch the phone.
Dan was laughing so hard he didn’t stop.
“Give me the phone Dan!” Amy yelled.
“Not a chance!Besides he called ME not you!”
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Amy blushed because she knew Ian could hear her and Dan’s conversaton.The phone surely wasn’t meant for her to grab, but with Dan on the phone with Ian, the guy she herself had a crush on, Dan would either make fun of her, argue with Ian, or both.
Ian said something that Amy couldn’t hear, but she would recognize his british accent anywhere, and she was sure it wasn’t Natalie.
Dan reached his hand down and put the phone to his ear “In a minute Ian, its just Amy, her face is so red just hearing your voice!”
“DAN!” Amy yelled, she didn’t know what eles to do but yell at him and let him laugh at her.She reached for the phone again, but Dan just stretched it back out.
“Awww is little Danny being a bad boy?” Amy said, knowing Dan would hate being called ‘Danny’
“MY NAMES NOT DANNY!” Dan yelled.
“THEN GIVE ME THE PHONE!” Amy yelled back.
Dan stepped in his room, and before Amy could walk in, he slammed the door, and there was a small ‘click’, that alarmed her of him locking the door.Now she was shut out from the conversation, now all she could do was hope Dan wouldn’t make fun of her to much.
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Ian’s face was red but he tried to play cool, even though no one could see him.
“So Ian what you need from me?” Dan said sounding confident now that he got rid of Amy.
“I have a favor to ask of you.” Ian replied trying to make sure his voice made him sound almost as confident as Dan.
“Well what?”
“How can I get Amy to trust me again?”
Dan replied with a long, hard, ‘I don’t think so’ laugh.
I did not write the first bit but this bit I’m making up myself 🙂
“EVAN” fourteen year-old Amy Cahill shouted crying at the foot of Evans bed “EVAN”. “AMY WILL YOU BE QUIET” shouted Dan Cahill. Amy had called up Evan Tolliver and told him what happend and about Ian. But at the end when Amy was saying bye there was a strangeld yelp and a THUD. Amy ran to Evan place but it was locked and no one was in. Then when she got in because Dan was good with lockpicks Amy could not find Evan but there was a message on his bed saying:
Dear Amy Cahill my only love
I am sorry about having to leave but I am not ment to be in Bosnot, you see I am on a mission to find out about all the other madrigals but I fell in love with you and I abanded my mission but I got threatend this morning and they said they would kill you, Dan and Nellie if I did not go back to my mission, I am so sorry I am gone.
You’rs forever and always ,Evan.
” Okay Dan but what would you do if if if….if EVAN” Amy broke down in tears again.
