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with some relief. "You scared me for a sec, Dude. Thought my old man was here.
That
would've made it tough to get the money."
As they got out of the car Zack looked across its roof and taunted, "You don't have the balls to steal it when he's there."
"Do too," Justin retorted.
"Do not," Zack said, and shoved Justin.
"Cut it out!" Justin yelled.
"Whassa matter, you a sissy? Want me to push you again?" Zack threatened. "You act like you don't wanna do this."
"Just leave me alone, Man," Justin said sullenly. "Let's get this done and get outta here." Justin unlocked the door and they stepped inside.
Jennifer ran halfway down the stairs and screeched, "Turn off the alarm!"
The boys started at her sudden appearance and furious demand. Justin backpedaled and stared at the keypad in confusion.
Jennifer moved down a few more steps and yelled again. "Turn it
off
, you little brat. Don't just stand there!"
Justin punched in the code and turned to glare at her. "What's
your
problem? Why's the alarm on anyway if you're home?"
Zack walked to the bottom of the staircase; he could see Jennifer's face looked drawn and she was wringing her hands. "Are you OK, Mrs. Greene?" he asked.
Jennifer descended to stand with the boys. "I'm sorry Justin," she said, and sounded like she actually meant it. "It's just that - I mean, we've been
robbed
!"
Justin stared at her. "Robbed?" he repeated without inflection.
"The house was, like, broken into," she sobbed. "It was terrible! I came home and there was stuff thrown everywhere. He took all my jewelry! The place is a mess, Cindy's here to help me clean it up."
"Oh my God," Zack replied. "Did you call the cops?"
"Your jewelry's all you can ever think about," Justin said sarcastically. "What
else
did he take?"
"Some stuff out of your dad's office. It's so hard to tell right now. I mean, it's a mess, the den's trashed - and he went through
your
room, too." Jennifer's eyes suddenly took on a mean look. "You'd better go see if you're missing anything
important
. The cops looked in there, too."
Justin and Zack looked at each other, obviously somewhat nervous.
Justin said, "Wow! Let's go check it out, Man." He turned on his heel and headed for the office. "Dad's gonna be
pissed,
" he said worriedly.
The three of them inspected the damage in the office, and then the den. They went upstairs and the boys peeked into the master bedroom, but it was pretty much back in order. Cindy paused in the middle of making the bed to wave to them, and Jennifer shooed the boys off to Justin's room with a snotty remark about what the cops might have found in there.
Justin shut the door and sank down on his bed. He surveyed his room and said, "What a mess! Wouldn't surprise
me
if the bitch came in here and tore it up herself, and blamed it on the thief."
Zack had walked straight to the back wall and stood looking at the return vent grille at the bottom of the wall. Both boys could clearly see through the louvers; there was a baggie containing two joints. "Do you think she knows?" Zack asked as he moved the cover aside and pulled the baggie out. "Or is she just guessing?"
"Who cares?" Justin said disdainfully. "The cops didn't find it, that's all that matters."
"Maybe it's like her and her
girlfriend
," Zack said thoughtfully. "We know, but we don't
know
, if you know what I mean."
"Yeah, well, it's a Mexican standoff. She won't rat on
me
because I'll just tell Dad her dirty little secret. Personally I think it serves Dad right that she's cheating on him so I'm not about to clue him in."
"Yeah," Zack agreed. "But Dude, what about the
money
? You saw your dad's office. No matter what the guy was after he would've taken the money too. We are
so
screwed!"
Justin thought for a minute and then grinned. "No we aren't! Dad's got a secret hidey-hole he thinks I don't know about," he said. "You go talk to the
girls
, keep 'em busy. I'll slip down to the office and get the cash. Then we're outta here."
The plan
That
would've made it tough to get the money."
As they got out of the car Zack looked across its roof and taunted, "You don't have the balls to steal it when he's there."
"Do too," Justin retorted.
"Do not," Zack said, and shoved Justin.
"Cut it out!" Justin yelled.
"Whassa matter, you a sissy? Want me to push you again?" Zack threatened. "You act like you don't wanna do this."
"Just leave me alone, Man," Justin said sullenly. "Let's get this done and get outta here." Justin unlocked the door and they stepped inside.
Jennifer ran halfway down the stairs and screeched, "Turn off the alarm!"
The boys started at her sudden appearance and furious demand. Justin backpedaled and stared at the keypad in confusion.
Jennifer moved down a few more steps and yelled again. "Turn it
off
, you little brat. Don't just stand there!"
Justin punched in the code and turned to glare at her. "What's
your
problem? Why's the alarm on anyway if you're home?"
Zack walked to the bottom of the staircase; he could see Jennifer's face looked drawn and she was wringing her hands. "Are you OK, Mrs. Greene?" he asked.
Jennifer descended to stand with the boys. "I'm sorry Justin," she said, and sounded like she actually meant it. "It's just that - I mean, we've been
robbed
!"
Justin stared at her. "Robbed?" he repeated without inflection.
"The house was, like, broken into," she sobbed. "It was terrible! I came home and there was stuff thrown everywhere. He took all my jewelry! The place is a mess, Cindy's here to help me clean it up."
"Oh my God," Zack replied. "Did you call the cops?"
"Your jewelry's all you can ever think about," Justin said sarcastically. "What
else
did he take?"
"Some stuff out of your dad's office. It's so hard to tell right now. I mean, it's a mess, the den's trashed - and he went through
your
room, too." Jennifer's eyes suddenly took on a mean look. "You'd better go see if you're missing anything
important
. The cops looked in there, too."
Justin and Zack looked at each other, obviously somewhat nervous.
Justin said, "Wow! Let's go check it out, Man." He turned on his heel and headed for the office. "Dad's gonna be
pissed,
" he said worriedly.
The three of them inspected the damage in the office, and then the den. They went upstairs and the boys peeked into the master bedroom, but it was pretty much back in order. Cindy paused in the middle of making the bed to wave to them, and Jennifer shooed the boys off to Justin's room with a snotty remark about what the cops might have found in there.
Justin shut the door and sank down on his bed. He surveyed his room and said, "What a mess! Wouldn't surprise
me
if the bitch came in here and tore it up herself, and blamed it on the thief."
Zack had walked straight to the back wall and stood looking at the return vent grille at the bottom of the wall. Both boys could clearly see through the louvers; there was a baggie containing two joints. "Do you think she knows?" Zack asked as he moved the cover aside and pulled the baggie out. "Or is she just guessing?"
"Who cares?" Justin said disdainfully. "The cops didn't find it, that's all that matters."
"Maybe it's like her and her
girlfriend
," Zack said thoughtfully. "We know, but we don't
know
, if you know what I mean."
"Yeah, well, it's a Mexican standoff. She won't rat on
me
because I'll just tell Dad her dirty little secret. Personally I think it serves Dad right that she's cheating on him so I'm not about to clue him in."
"Yeah," Zack agreed. "But Dude, what about the
money
? You saw your dad's office. No matter what the guy was after he would've taken the money too. We are
so
screwed!"
Justin thought for a minute and then grinned. "No we aren't! Dad's got a secret hidey-hole he thinks I don't know about," he said. "You go talk to the
girls
, keep 'em busy. I'll slip down to the office and get the cash. Then we're outta here."
The plan
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