When The Sky Falls - Book 2, N. Y. [100 books to read .txt] 📗

struggles to get up, trying to walk from the kitchen table to the sink counter.

 

I yelled out again. "Okay, who left only ketchup in my fridge."

 

 

Sara covered her ears as if I was so loud.

 

She finally spoke.

 

"Elle, can you be quiet, Marybella's sleeping on the lawn."

 

 

Sara started talking to a nearby mug on the counter by the coffee maker.

 

Marybella had gotten up from the lawn chair and walked towards the bar stools by the counter top near the kitchen.

 

She reached towards the stairs then wobbled over to the counter near the backyard entrance doors.

 

 

She sat down on one of the barstools, as I made a bowl of cereal for Sara and me.

 

I didn’t want to make cereal for Marybella, because I remembered she was the one who laced all of us and I have a special breakfast for her.

 

I nice bowl of regret and a threat.

 

 

As I grabbed one of my favorite cereal boxes, Sara started making conversation with Marybella.

 

"So, tell me Marybella what was last night like? Because I don’t remember and I think I threw up a million times after eating so much popcorn."

 

 

She paused then continued.

 

When I gave Sara her bowl of cereal, she was staring at Marybella very closely with her colored rainbow like braids in her face.

 

She continued talking to Marybella, who happened to be not paying attention.

 

"I don’t remember where I threw up." Sara said, laughing.

 

 

I ignored her and walked over to the closet.

 

It was filled with sweaters and random people's shoes.

 

I was disgusted to find someone threw up all over the closet floor.

 

 

I screamed out loudly and I bet everyone in my house heard me.

 

Sara shouted behind the counter. "Oh, yeah now I remember where I threw up!"

 

 

I turned to Sara giving her a fierce angry look.

 

She backed down and started eating her cereal.

 

Marybella lifted her head up after I yelled.

 

 

"Hey, do you mow your lawn? No, wait because I did this morning twice, so now your backyard and front yard are grass free for 2 weeks." Marybella says to me.

 

 

"When did you mow the lawn?" I ask angrily.

 

"I don't know, before sunrise I guess. Or sometime when the sun was up." she replies.

 

She snaps her fingers at me then falls back asleep on the kitchen counter.

 

 

Sara gets up and stumbles trying to place the bowl in the sink.

 

Sara looked like she came back from a safari trip in the amazon.

 

 

Marybella was dressed like a movie pop star. A furry green coat, and 3 inch high heels.

 

She held a t-shirt air gun in her hands, that was filled with money.

 

 

I looked like I came back from music video shoot that took place in a jail cell.

 

"Alright, everyone get out. The party's over, leave!!" I yelled to grab everyone's attention.

 

 

Many of the random people in my house started to wake up and leave through the front door.

 

Some left their belongings and went home, and some got into their cars outside and got caught by the police for drunk driving.

 

 

Sara and Marybella finally decided to wake up and help me clean up the house.

 

Luckily no one went upstairs, except for one person who slept in my bathtub.

 

 

Cleaning up the house was a struggle, depending on the people who came and trashed the place for me and Jacob’s coming home tomorrow.

 

I need to get everything clean and ready for when he returns.

 

When most of the house was clean, we only had the back yard and kitchen left to do.

 

 

Sara grabbed a trash bag and put leftover belongings from the party last night. If the drunk people came back, they can get their things at the door.

 

Marybella talked halfway through cleaning.

 

"Hey, are we gonna talk about what happened last night or are we too young to discuss things like that?"

 

 

Sara shook her head as she cleans the outside of the cabinets.

 

I dropped a trash bag on the living room table.

 

"Okay, listen. The both of you, Marybella, you got me into this mess now you're gonna get me out of it and as for now you're not invited to any more girls night, and I know it sounds childish, but let me tell ya that I suggest you give me some space for a week or so till I get over this party thing."

 

 

I turned around and went back to cleaing.

 

And so did Sara.

 

After cleaning up the whole morning, iIdeiced to get things arranged back to their original positions.

 

 

When we were done, Marybella promised she would watch the rest of the video she let me record when I was 'under the influence'.

 

 

We all sat down silently on the couch and no one spoke for 2 minutes when Marybella turned on the camera to play the video on the tv.

 

It showed what happened after we said 'bye' last night.

 

 

Sara invited a few friends over and Marybella invited a whole polar ice crew.

 

College boys and sorority girls showed up with t-shirts and beer.

 

Luckily, I still had the real me on guard. No matter if iIwas laced.

 

 

So I didn’t allow anyone to drink beer inside the house.

 

Someone came to the party with pool water and poured it into a small kids pool. Some swam in it and some drank from it.

 

The party totally trashed the house.

 

 

Most of the partying lasted about 20 minutes of footage and Sara fell asleep just watching the first 15 minutes of it all.

 

Marybella got tired but still paid attention.

 

 

Soon after the video was almost over I left myself a message early in the morning, probably before I went to sleep.

 

I watched the last segment of the video before it ended.

 

"Okay, seems like the party’s over and everyone is asleep and things. Bye."

 

 

The camera turned off and the tv screen went blank.

 

I sat there for a moment, thinking I said I hadn't had this much fun in years.

 

The words float around my head for a long time.

 

 

When Sara and Marybella left I decided to get dressed and meet Alex again at the AUX hotel for our meeting.

 

 

 

From the last time, when I met up with Alex, I thought I saw Sara.

 

That was still stirring in my mind, even at work when I see her.

 

I walked into the hotel lobby and checked under the name Christina.

 

 

Alex likes to keep her identity a secret, so her alias name is Christina.

 

 

I walked into the elevator and waited till I got to the 3rd floor.

 

When the doors opened, I slowly walked over to Alex’s room.

 

 

I know, I can trust on Alex to find out who’s following me and what their problem is.

 

 

I knocked on the door 3 times, Alex answered and let me in.

 

"Welcome home, come in Elle." Alex said at the door.

 

 

She led me to chairs that we last sat in.

 

"Please sit down and have a drink, it’s hot today, huh?"

 

"Yeah, it is hot outside." I reply.

 

 

Silence overwhelms the room as we try to have a conversation.

 

"So? Have you found any clues about the person who might be stalking me?" I finally say.

 

"Nope."

 

 

I yelled back. "Well then what are you here for,"

 

"Elle. Unlike most people, you don’t find them. You let them find you, or in this case you wait out the stalker."

 

I slumped in the chair with a huff.

 

 

"Elle, just for clarification. What do you know about this stalker or do you have an idea about the person."

 

 

I sighed then answered.

 

"I don’t know anything about this stalker. but I feel suspicious about my assistant at FARELLE. I sort of felt that the last time I came to see you, I thought I saw her by the elevators. I’m beginning to think she might be my stalker."

 

Alex nods her head.

 

"Yep, it might seem like your assistant might be a little bit obsessed with you. Or she might just want to spy on you, to see how you're doing."

 

"Funny," I reply.

 

 

"Just a question Woods, nothing serious. I'm onto to whoever wants to stalk you. Because, trust me, no one has a better anticipation on private investigating then me."

 

 

She looks off to the window across the room, from where we sitting.

 

"So, what am I suppose to do now, and when I get to work?"

 

"I’ll get right on it, sometimes waiting out the storm is a better choice. But I like to enjoy the fun and see what happens while I take the risk."

 

 

"Alex, sometimes I feel like since we were kids, you would always speak that way. With rhymes and clues. I never get you." 

 

"Listen Elle, I know this is something hard for you to do right now, but I guarantee you i’ll catch this person and this assistant of your's is harmless."

 

 

She gets up and turns to the balcony. I opened the door and walked out to stand beside her.

 

The view from all the way down was pretty high.

 

 

There are chairs and a small table out on the balcony, I sat down in one.

 

Alex follows with her sunglasses on.

 

 

"Why, are you wearing all that get up?" I ask.

 

"I keep my identity a secret."

 

"So what am I suppose to do about this stalker? I feel like it’s someone I sort of know."

 

 

"Rhythm of the music speaks to the heart and your pervert will follow, but if conceded of things before the better chance of being scooped out. You better pick the right choice before you seek out."

 

 

I look at Alex confused, Alex gives me a look.

 

"I know your secret Elle and it’s safe with me."

 

 

I want to jump in my seat, but I don't.

 

My heart rate kicks up and I try to appear calm.

 

I look to Alex and she looks towards me.

 

 

"Which secret? And how do I know it’s safe with you?"

 

Alex comes close to me and whispers in my ear. "I know you killed your step-father."

 

 

She backs up back to her seat and sits down looking at me.

 

"You knew he was my step-father?" I say.

 

"I'm not blind Elle, I knew before. Your skin tone is different from his, and it's not genetic from your mother's side."

 

 

I take a small breath of relief.

 

"Trust me. I see it all in your eyes, the way you look at a distance. I can sense it."

 

 

She sits up and scoots close to me, her hands on my right arm.

 

"I see it all in your eyes. Remember Elle, I may be a private investigator but I also see the past and feelings in people. Don’t be afraid, just think, your miles away from Rosewood and no one knows who did it."

 

 

Alex’s words echo in my ears as we continue to sit and watch the sun move across the sky every minute. 

 

"I have things to do, goodbye." I suddenly say.

 

 

Alex follows me into her hotel room and towards the front door. 

 

"Nice to see you again Elle, hope your next visit gets a little more exciting."

 

 

As she closes the door, I become more aware and scared then ever in my life.

 

Alex always scared me as a kid and even till now, but I know she means well.

 

But her past life and her family made her who she is today, especially her mother.

 

 

"Bye Alex, see ya next time." I say underneath my breath.

 

 

I head for the stairs instead of the elevator. I fear Sara will be there, and I just might become afraid of her.

 

She gave me a surprise that last time I saw her.

 

 

I went down the stairs quickly. I still remember the feeling of Alex talking to me and her words echoing in my head.

 

It gives me such a different perspective on life.

 

 

When I entered the lobby, there she was.

 

Sara.

 

 

It scared me.

 

She was here.

 

But it wouldn't bother me for long if I leave now.

 

 

I spotted her checking in.

 

I grew more suspicious about what she was planning to do.

 

 

Just as I headed for the doors towards the exit and I heard and saw a flash from a distance.

 

I turned around to see Sara checking her camera, the same one she had 3 days ago, when I saw her on the streets before we headed into FARELLE.

 

 

I looked up and Sara spotted me, she waved her hand indicating she was waving to me.

 

I walked over to her, as if I was ready to become the next champion fighter.

 

 

She looks at me with