I couldn't go to sleep. I kept turning over this way then moving my legs. I was so worried because tomorrow, Saturday, was when the main plan came in to action. I turned my head over to look at my clock. It was 12:36 PM, the read numbers shined through the darkness of my room. I went over the plan again in my head. Things had to be right, or everything could go wrong. I was scared, truly scared. The plan was to actually make Jonathan scared, and somehow I had to get him to my house.
I closed my eyes again, darkness wrapping around me. I opened my eyes to the sun flowing through my window. I got up and got dressed. I wasn't getting ready particularly fast. I drug my feet down stairs where my mother had left a note.
Good morning honey we didn't want to wake you. There's food in the fridge, have fun today. We will be back tonight around seven. Don't get into trouble.
Love,
Mom
I read through the note quickly. This made things easier, now I didn't have to sneak around. My chances of getting caught dropped. Well I had to stop procrastinating. Time to get ready and kidnap someone. I had some options, but I couldn't decide how do lead him here. I decided to lie and act sorry. I dialed his number and waited while the phone rang.
"Hello?" Jonathan answered.
"Hey, It's Sarah, look I'm sorry you were right, these things don't belong here. Come over to my house, I want to help you."
I crossed my fingers. There was a long silence, it felt like hours.
"Uh, yeah, I-I'll be there soon."
He hung up and I slowly put the phone down. I got away with lying! My amazement was washed away as my happiness turned into a frown. The plan was in action. I ran to the bathroom and hung my head over the toilet. I felt horrible, but nothing came out. Just sitting on the cold floor was comforting, so I sat there until some one tapped on my shoulder. I gasped and whipped my head around. It was only Julie though who I had jumped hit in the face with my hair.
"Hurry, we have to capture him, I saw him walking up the hill!" Julie said.
"Already?" I asked surprised. I had only been sitting on the floor for five minutes. Well, it only felt like that long.
I grabbed a sheet and Julie grabbed a robe out of the garage. I took my position by the front door hidden by a thick bush that no one in my family bothered it trim. My heart was pounding, I could feel my chest pumping and the sound was bouncing through my ears. Jonathan walked to the door and rang the bell. That was my cue. I jumped out of the bush and tackled Jonathan to the ground covering him with the blanket. I had listened too Julie instructions earlier so I clamped my hand over his mouth. Julie quickly came out and tied the ropes securely around him. This was deja vu to me, well almost. Just awhile back Julie and Raffa had kidnapped me.
I mostly had to drag him in to the clearing. I was breathing hard. Who knew teenage boys were so heavy? I had mixed feelings, I wanted Jonathan to realize that he was wrong, but another side of me wanted to slam him into that upcoming branch.
I reached the clearing and slumped to the ground. I slipped the sheet off of his head so he could see what was waiting for him.
Anger filled the air. There was deadly silence. All around was the scariest I had ever seen the creatures. They had always been so friendly, but they were giving Jonathan a look that burned in to your eyes. The plan had been to scare him, not to give him a heart attack. My reaction was silly if you think about it. I closed my eyes and quickly turned my head. They were my friends, and they had planned this with me, but they were terrifying. I glanced over at Jonathan's face. It was white and his face was hard and frozen, the muscles in his face were so tight that he didn't even blink. His mouth was hanging slightly open. I wanted to shut it closed like people did in the movies, but everything was frozen. I didn't want to disrupt this nightmare-like scene.
A goblin walked towards him, I knew what was coming next. They would threaten him, and make him destroy the evidence. I couldn't listen or see this so I shut my eyes tight like when I was a little girl and I was afraid of the dark. I plugged my ears, trying to shut out the harsh words.
Julie tapped on my shoulder.
"He's leaving, now's my chance to get in there. Come on! Fly, I need to save that fairy."
I opened my eyes wide, I had just heard something in my head. It was the sprite that was sent to get the fairy. I had heard her. I closed my eyes again, focusing on that sprite.
"Come on, help me break this lock. Come out quietly now . . ."
The voice was lost and I could hear no more. I tried and tried to try and hear if they were okay. I shut off everything else.
I jumped and gasped when I heard a voice. "It's over Sarah, we aren't that scary you know." Julie smirked at me. I felt foolish for not being able to witness what had happened. I faced Jonathan, he was ripping up the photos. He had placed them in his pockets, because he wanted me to help him get ready to show the scientist. I sighed with relief, and Jonathan faced me. I think he had forgotten about me sitting there.
I gave him a thoughtful smile. I hoped he saw that my face was sorry that I had captured and lied to him.
"I-I'm sorry." He stuttered.
I opened my mouth but was not sure of what to say. I closed my mouth silence wrapping around us. He got up and walked away. I slowly got up after Jonathan disappeared through the trees. I brushed myself off, and walked towards my house.
As I walked in to the door of the house my stomach hurt, and I realized I hadn't had any breakfast. I walked to the fridge and grabbed some stuff to make a sandwich. Bread, cheese, mustard, and peppercinis. I had made this recipe up a few years ago. It was delicious and satisfying. I ate my sandwich and decided to take a shower. I was sweaty and covered with dirt.
The water poured over me. It felt like there was a blanket of warmth wrapped around my body. I did my best thinking in the shower. I thought about if I could ever forgive Jonathan. I think I could, forgive and forget, as my mother always told me. Another thing was bugging me, I had somehow connected with a sprite. I could hear her thoughts and voice. I shut the water off and the water went with my thoughts.
While I was in my room the sprite flew in to my open window. I was so glad that both of them were okay, that I forgot about the voice in my head. She didn't stay long and soon I was alone again.
After I had heard from the sprite I went into the living room to watch TV. I saw a 1 blinking on the phone. I listened to the message, "Um, hey Sarah it's Jonathan. I just wanted to say I'm sorry, and I want to try to be friends again. I hope you will forgive me. Call me back, bye."
I grabbed the phone and my fingers almost dialed his phone number. I stopped myself and put the phone back down sat down on the couch, turning the TV on.
