I was having a great day. No homework, at all. I got to beat up a bunch of bad guy's during lunch and, get this, I made it back to class on time!
Yeah, nothing can get better. Oh, wait, yes it can. We're going to the old hang out today! Joe Joe said he had a surprize.
When Candy and me got there, we saw that he fixed everything, and then some. He made a little shack of on one corner of the roof. It had a table, and a bunch of chairs in it. He said, "I know it isn't exactly entertainment central in here, but....." I put a hand on his shoulder. "Its perfect, Joey." I gave him a hug and a kiss on his cheek.
After we left his house, Candy and I planned to do a sleep over, like we always do on the weekends. When we got home, Mom and Dad were sitting at a table talking in hushed voices. I said, "Mom. Dad. Is there something wrong?" Butch was nowhere to be seen.
They both looked at me with tearful eyes. Dad spoke, but his voice was cracking. "Butch. He....he was kidnapped, Haley."
I waited for that little punk to pop out of somewhere and say "Boo!" or maybe, just a snicker behind the closet door. I heard nothing. "What, is this some kind of joke?" He shook his head, and Mom just started crying.
Apparently, witnesses only saw a van open, and he was snatched and gone before anyone even noticed. Fury burned inside me. They want to play hardball, huh?
OK. I can play hard ball.
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