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fardell24Robert arrived at the Morgendorffers. “Is Quinn here?” he asked Daria when she came to the door.
“I’ll check, you can wait in the kitchen.”
It wasn’t long before Quinn came down. “Dad said you called. It sounded urgent.”
“Have you seen Angie today?” Quinn asked.
“I did. I asked her what’s going on. She said that she had gone out with some new friends When I tried to find out more, she got angry so I stopped. It’s hard watching someone you care for suffer and that you can’t help.”
“I think it’s her grades and that she fears she’s stuck in Lawndale.”
“I don’t think that’s all,” Robert said.
“I think these are her new friends,” Quinn said as she grabbed something off the kitchen counter. “I raided the Lowdown…”
“Wade MacFarlane and Matthew Bowman, class of 95,” Robert read. “Who are they?”
“You and Angie six years ago. All star athletes, cheerleader, football and basketball player.”
“What happened?”
“According to the Sun-Herald, both Wade and Matthew got injured and caught up in drugs,” Quinn answered.
“Do you think Angie’s in trouble?”
“I don’t know. I tried to talk to her, but she wouldn’t listen.”
“No one’s listening to me,” Robert said.
“So, I guess the meeting with Osborn didn’t go well.”
“Joey and I tried to make our case, but we got shut down. He said we haven’t got a good enough business reason.”
“That’s harsh,” Quinn murmured. “Maybe you should talk to Daria, I know she and Jodie are doing an assignment in Economics. Maybe it wasn’t a rejection, but a challenge.”
“My first challenge is helping Angie, but I will talk to Daria.”
“Good.”
“But why are you doing this?” Robert asked.
“I couldn’t stop what happened to Ted. There’s a chance for Angie.”
After talking to Quinn, Robert went up to Daria’s room. “Daria?” he asked as he knocked.
“Yes?” Daria said upon opening her door.
“Quinn said that you’re working on an economics assignment.”
“Yes,” Daria said. “Come in,”
Daria looked as Robert took in the unusual décor of her room. “The previous owners had a psychotic aunt in here.”
“Right.”
“Here it is,” Daria said as she took the sheet out. “It is to experience a real life economic situation, whether it’s renting an apartment or buying a car. Of course it’s not actually buying or renting anything, just going through as much of the process as possible. I’m doing it with Jodie. I suppose this is about the Theatre?”
“Yes. Joey and I talked to Mr. Osborn.”
“And he turned down your proposal?”
“Yes,” Robert answered.
Daria thought for a moment. ‘Sure, this is effort, and I’m doing something for someone. But I’m sure Osborn would be making Lawndale worse if he just tears down that old theatre. Therefore; I have to help Robert and Joey put a business plan together.’ She would do it. “OK, call Joey.”
“Sure, Ma’am,” Robert said.
It didn’t take Joey long to get to the Morgendorffer’s. “Joey?” Helen asked.
“Daria called. She said she could help with a business plan.”
“Oh, she’s waiting upstairs with Robert.”
“So, you want to save the theatre?” Daria asked.
“Yes,” Joey answered.
“What did you tell Mr. Osborn?”
Joey and Robert filled Daria in on what they said.
“I see,” Daria responded when they had finished. It was going to be a long afternoon.
Later that evening, SpiderGirl waited across the street from Zammit’s Boutique. She watched as Angie left the store. She then saw Wade, Matthew and a third person drive up in a car.
“You want to find out what it's all about?” Wade asked.
“Yes. I’m in,” Angie said before getting in the car. As they drove off SpiderGirl followed, keeping to the rooftops.
Norman Osborn arrived outside a derelict building at the southern end of Dega Street. His phone rang.
“Glad you could make it Osborn,” Wade said. “Go inside. You'll find a walk-in meat locker. Wait there.”
Osborn entered the meat locker and turned around.
Wade and the others appeared. “Open the Case, Norman.”
“I want that disk first,” Norman said.
“The money, Norman. Give us the money,” Wade said.
“What’s going on?” Angie asked quietly.
“Shut up!” Matthew said.
The second male forced open the case. “It’s empty! He screwed us!”
“I knew if I brought the money, I'd never get out of here,” Norman said.
“Big mistake!” Wade said as she raised a gun.
“Stop it!” Angie said.
“Give us the damn money!” Wade added.
“You never told me we were gonna do this,” Angie said.
SpiderGirl then arrived on the scene. “Angie?” she asked.
The robbers, including Angie, then made themselves scarce.
The robber group arrived back at their apartment. “What got into you, Angie? What were you thinking.”
“She wasn’t thinking,” Matthew said.
“I didn’t sign on to kill anyone,” Angie said.
“Oh, is that it, Zammit? Trying to quit the team.”
“I'm not saying that. It's just Osborn doesn't seem like the kind of guy that would just pay up and then walk away.”
“Don’t worry about Osborn. I put the fear of God in him. It's gonna be our biggest payday yet.”
“I told you bringing her in was a bad idea,” Matthew said to Wade. “She’s going to screw everything up!”
“Let me worry about her,” Wade said. She walked back to Angie. “Don’t let me down again.”
“I won’t,” Angie said.
“And don’t worry about Osborn. As soon as he ponies up the cash, I get the feeling that he is gonna leave Lawndale. Come on.”
“I’ll check, you can wait in the kitchen.”
It wasn’t long before Quinn came down. “Dad said you called. It sounded urgent.”
“Have you seen Angie today?” Quinn asked.
“I did. I asked her what’s going on. She said that she had gone out with some new friends When I tried to find out more, she got angry so I stopped. It’s hard watching someone you care for suffer and that you can’t help.”
“I think it’s her grades and that she fears she’s stuck in Lawndale.”
“I don’t think that’s all,” Robert said.
“I think these are her new friends,” Quinn said as she grabbed something off the kitchen counter. “I raided the Lowdown…”
“Wade MacFarlane and Matthew Bowman, class of 95,” Robert read. “Who are they?”
“You and Angie six years ago. All star athletes, cheerleader, football and basketball player.”
“What happened?”
“According to the Sun-Herald, both Wade and Matthew got injured and caught up in drugs,” Quinn answered.
“Do you think Angie’s in trouble?”
“I don’t know. I tried to talk to her, but she wouldn’t listen.”
“No one’s listening to me,” Robert said.
“So, I guess the meeting with Osborn didn’t go well.”
“Joey and I tried to make our case, but we got shut down. He said we haven’t got a good enough business reason.”
“That’s harsh,” Quinn murmured. “Maybe you should talk to Daria, I know she and Jodie are doing an assignment in Economics. Maybe it wasn’t a rejection, but a challenge.”
“My first challenge is helping Angie, but I will talk to Daria.”
“Good.”
“But why are you doing this?” Robert asked.
“I couldn’t stop what happened to Ted. There’s a chance for Angie.”
After talking to Quinn, Robert went up to Daria’s room. “Daria?” he asked as he knocked.
“Yes?” Daria said upon opening her door.
“Quinn said that you’re working on an economics assignment.”
“Yes,” Daria said. “Come in,”
Daria looked as Robert took in the unusual décor of her room. “The previous owners had a psychotic aunt in here.”
“Right.”
“Here it is,” Daria said as she took the sheet out. “It is to experience a real life economic situation, whether it’s renting an apartment or buying a car. Of course it’s not actually buying or renting anything, just going through as much of the process as possible. I’m doing it with Jodie. I suppose this is about the Theatre?”
“Yes. Joey and I talked to Mr. Osborn.”
“And he turned down your proposal?”
“Yes,” Robert answered.
Daria thought for a moment. ‘Sure, this is effort, and I’m doing something for someone. But I’m sure Osborn would be making Lawndale worse if he just tears down that old theatre. Therefore; I have to help Robert and Joey put a business plan together.’ She would do it. “OK, call Joey.”
“Sure, Ma’am,” Robert said.
It didn’t take Joey long to get to the Morgendorffer’s. “Joey?” Helen asked.
“Daria called. She said she could help with a business plan.”
“Oh, she’s waiting upstairs with Robert.”
“So, you want to save the theatre?” Daria asked.
“Yes,” Joey answered.
“What did you tell Mr. Osborn?”
Joey and Robert filled Daria in on what they said.
“I see,” Daria responded when they had finished. It was going to be a long afternoon.
Later that evening, SpiderGirl waited across the street from Zammit’s Boutique. She watched as Angie left the store. She then saw Wade, Matthew and a third person drive up in a car.
“You want to find out what it's all about?” Wade asked.
“Yes. I’m in,” Angie said before getting in the car. As they drove off SpiderGirl followed, keeping to the rooftops.
Norman Osborn arrived outside a derelict building at the southern end of Dega Street. His phone rang.
“Glad you could make it Osborn,” Wade said. “Go inside. You'll find a walk-in meat locker. Wait there.”
Osborn entered the meat locker and turned around.
Wade and the others appeared. “Open the Case, Norman.”
“I want that disk first,” Norman said.
“The money, Norman. Give us the money,” Wade said.
“What’s going on?” Angie asked quietly.
“Shut up!” Matthew said.
The second male forced open the case. “It’s empty! He screwed us!”
“I knew if I brought the money, I'd never get out of here,” Norman said.
“Big mistake!” Wade said as she raised a gun.
“Stop it!” Angie said.
“Give us the damn money!” Wade added.
“You never told me we were gonna do this,” Angie said.
SpiderGirl then arrived on the scene. “Angie?” she asked.
The robbers, including Angie, then made themselves scarce.
The robber group arrived back at their apartment. “What got into you, Angie? What were you thinking.”
“She wasn’t thinking,” Matthew said.
“I didn’t sign on to kill anyone,” Angie said.
“Oh, is that it, Zammit? Trying to quit the team.”
“I'm not saying that. It's just Osborn doesn't seem like the kind of guy that would just pay up and then walk away.”
“Don’t worry about Osborn. I put the fear of God in him. It's gonna be our biggest payday yet.”
“I told you bringing her in was a bad idea,” Matthew said to Wade. “She’s going to screw everything up!”
“Let me worry about her,” Wade said. She walked back to Angie. “Don’t let me down again.”
“I won’t,” Angie said.
“And don’t worry about Osborn. As soon as he ponies up the cash, I get the feeling that he is gonna leave Lawndale. Come on.”
