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have a
headache before she left, so her eyes may have been playing tricks
on her.
“Dan!” A girl’s voice shrieked from behind
them. Lexi turned to look and saw Julie, the brunette girl from
Violet’s house, standing next to a guy who looked like a taller,
paler skinned, Dan with sideburns. She figured that he must be
Dave.
“Hey, guys.” A tight smile formed on Dan’s
face. He didn’t seem too happy to see them.
“Is this Lexi?” Dave asked, staring her up
and down, like she was a piece of meat or a circus freak. It made
Lexi uncomfortable, but she nodded anyway. “It’s about time we were
honored by her presence,” Dave said, with a wink. Lexi felt even
more uncomfortable than before. Who talks like that? What a
creeper.
“Hi, Lexi. I’m Julie,” the girl said,
extending her hand, “and this is Dave. He can be so rude to the new
humans he meets.” Dave nudged her, and she laughed. “That’s what he
calls people...humans.”
Lexi giggled. Dave seemed like the type of
guy who would call people humans. It just added to his creepiness.
He probably watched the Syfy channel too. It was funny how
different he was, compared to Dan. It was hard for Lexi to even
believe that they could be brothers.
*
“So, you’re Austin’s cousin? Dan’s told us a
lot about you,” Julie said, as they stood in line for corndogs.
Lexi nodded. “I’m so sorry for your loss.”
“Thanks, but I didn’t know him too well. I’m
sorry for your loss too,” Lexi answered, unsure of what else to
say.
“Thanks. We weren’t really close, but he was
dating my friend Mary-Kate.” Lexi felt Dan’s body stiffen next to
her. She remembered that he had said that Austin didn’t like
Mary-Kate. Why hadn’t he mentioned that they were dating? Was Julie
telling the truth or was Dan?
“Oh, that’s a shame. Poor girl. How long were
they dating before...you know?”
“About a year. It was really on and off.
Austin played hard to get, and it drove Mary-Kate crazy. I think it
was more of a game than anything for both of them.”
“I heard that her father got Austin out of a
lot of trouble. Do you know what that was about?” Lexi subtly
glanced at Dan, unsure how he would feel about her questioning his
friends, especially when he was the one who had told her about
Mary-Kate’s dad getting Austin out of trouble. She just figured she
wouldn’t mention his name, and, hopefully, he wouldn’t get pissed
off at her.
“Austin got into a really bad car accident a
few months ago. It was, like, really bad. Someone got hurt. Mayor
Lawrence made sure that he didn’t get a DUI because otherwise he
couldn’t play for the Briar Creek Cougars. He was an amazing
quarterback and without him, the team would have sucked last
season.”
Austin really was an alcoholic, like Lexi had
assumed. She realized that she was probably right about his
computer password. Bloody Mary had to be referring to his favorite
drink.
“Come one, come all. It’s time for the most
frightening scavenger hunt of all!” A clown on stilts roared at the
crowd. Something about the clown’s tone made Lexi feel uneasy. She
was pretty sure he looked like the Mayor with makeup on. Lexi felt
the hairs on her arms stick up on end. She had never heard a
scavenger hunt referred to as frightening.
Dan grabbed Lexi’s hand and roughly pulled
her towards the direction of the crowd. “Come on. This is going to
be a lot of fun.”
Lexi had no choice but to follow, trying not
to trip over Dan’s feet. It seemed as though everyone at the
carnival was also going to be participating in the scavenger
hunt.
Julie and Dave followed close behind, holding
hands.
“Everyone will be broken into a team of four
people. Once you have your group, get your list of clues from one
of the people standing up here with orange shirts. You may begin as
soon as you get the list.” Dan stepped forward and grabbed a piece
of paper for the two of them, along with Julie and
headache before she left, so her eyes may have been playing tricks
on her.
“Dan!” A girl’s voice shrieked from behind
them. Lexi turned to look and saw Julie, the brunette girl from
Violet’s house, standing next to a guy who looked like a taller,
paler skinned, Dan with sideburns. She figured that he must be
Dave.
“Hey, guys.” A tight smile formed on Dan’s
face. He didn’t seem too happy to see them.
“Is this Lexi?” Dave asked, staring her up
and down, like she was a piece of meat or a circus freak. It made
Lexi uncomfortable, but she nodded anyway. “It’s about time we were
honored by her presence,” Dave said, with a wink. Lexi felt even
more uncomfortable than before. Who talks like that? What a
creeper.
“Hi, Lexi. I’m Julie,” the girl said,
extending her hand, “and this is Dave. He can be so rude to the new
humans he meets.” Dave nudged her, and she laughed. “That’s what he
calls people...humans.”
Lexi giggled. Dave seemed like the type of
guy who would call people humans. It just added to his creepiness.
He probably watched the Syfy channel too. It was funny how
different he was, compared to Dan. It was hard for Lexi to even
believe that they could be brothers.
*
“So, you’re Austin’s cousin? Dan’s told us a
lot about you,” Julie said, as they stood in line for corndogs.
Lexi nodded. “I’m so sorry for your loss.”
“Thanks, but I didn’t know him too well. I’m
sorry for your loss too,” Lexi answered, unsure of what else to
say.
“Thanks. We weren’t really close, but he was
dating my friend Mary-Kate.” Lexi felt Dan’s body stiffen next to
her. She remembered that he had said that Austin didn’t like
Mary-Kate. Why hadn’t he mentioned that they were dating? Was Julie
telling the truth or was Dan?
“Oh, that’s a shame. Poor girl. How long were
they dating before...you know?”
“About a year. It was really on and off.
Austin played hard to get, and it drove Mary-Kate crazy. I think it
was more of a game than anything for both of them.”
“I heard that her father got Austin out of a
lot of trouble. Do you know what that was about?” Lexi subtly
glanced at Dan, unsure how he would feel about her questioning his
friends, especially when he was the one who had told her about
Mary-Kate’s dad getting Austin out of trouble. She just figured she
wouldn’t mention his name, and, hopefully, he wouldn’t get pissed
off at her.
“Austin got into a really bad car accident a
few months ago. It was, like, really bad. Someone got hurt. Mayor
Lawrence made sure that he didn’t get a DUI because otherwise he
couldn’t play for the Briar Creek Cougars. He was an amazing
quarterback and without him, the team would have sucked last
season.”
Austin really was an alcoholic, like Lexi had
assumed. She realized that she was probably right about his
computer password. Bloody Mary had to be referring to his favorite
drink.
“Come one, come all. It’s time for the most
frightening scavenger hunt of all!” A clown on stilts roared at the
crowd. Something about the clown’s tone made Lexi feel uneasy. She
was pretty sure he looked like the Mayor with makeup on. Lexi felt
the hairs on her arms stick up on end. She had never heard a
scavenger hunt referred to as frightening.
Dan grabbed Lexi’s hand and roughly pulled
her towards the direction of the crowd. “Come on. This is going to
be a lot of fun.”
Lexi had no choice but to follow, trying not
to trip over Dan’s feet. It seemed as though everyone at the
carnival was also going to be participating in the scavenger
hunt.
Julie and Dave followed close behind, holding
hands.
“Everyone will be broken into a team of four
people. Once you have your group, get your list of clues from one
of the people standing up here with orange shirts. You may begin as
soon as you get the list.” Dan stepped forward and grabbed a piece
of paper for the two of them, along with Julie and
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