LOUSY SNOOPY KIDS

BY DIVINE SCRIBE

[ part 1 ]

Smallville was a quiet town in the suburbs. Not much happned in Smallville, which is why so many families were moving in. There were new homes going up all the time, encrouching in the forests that surrounded the countryside. Our tale takes place on Pine Street. It's a long, lonley road that weaves back and forth. The first few blocks are filled with large, new homes. the next few blocks after that are finished homes, nut only a few of whoich are occupied. The blocks after that are semi-constructed homes and dirt plots, and forest after that.

Susan and Lisa lived on Pine street. Both were twelve, and best friends, even though they were very different: Susan was a short hair petite blond, Lisa was a dark haired plump brunette.

They were the only kids on the block, and had no one else to hang out with. As such, they spent most of their time talking about boys, hanging around, and gossiping about the neighbors.

"Mr. Carson freaks me out," said Lisa as they sat upstairs in her room. Her parents wwre out for most of the evening, and Lisa told then she would sleep over Susans house. Susan, of course, told her parents she was sleeping over Lisa's house for the weekend. The girls had the luxury of being on their own for the night.

Mr. Carson was her neighbor. He had been one of the firts people to move into the neighborhood, and was a very hermit-like person. He never was grumpy, but was never friendly, either.

"Why?" asked Susan. They were doing each others hair and listing to N'Sync.

"I dunno. He just, like, you know, make's me feel all creepy. Ugh, it's like he's a pervert or something." "Get out! What do you mean "pervert"?" asked Sue, laughing.

"It's like, I'll be looking out of the window and I see his shades all pulled down and stuff, but I can see two people's shadows but no one but him ever goes in there, y'know?" she popped her gum to emphasise her point.

"That's bizarre," Sue agree'd. " Hey, 'Real World' is on," and the both of them turned off the lights and turned on MTV. They sat on the bed and got cozy...and the reception was awful.

"Get up and fix it," said Sue.

"Shut up, YOU get up and fix it," said Lisa.

"Gimme the pillow," said Sue. She took a small Power-Puff girls pillow and threw it at the tv.

The reception was okay but the shade flew open all the way.

"D-uhhhh," said Lisa.

"Oh, crap," said Sue, and got up. She walked to the windown and reached for the shade, and she just happened to be looking out the window towards Mr. Carsons house...his window was open, and there he was. he was reaching for his hsade himself. He paused and looked out the window, but at the street, not at her.

And just then, to the left of Mr. Carson, she saw something that she didnt quite belive: it looked li ke a girl, on the floor, most of her body out of sight. But she could see the girls face, and shoulders...and it looked like there was tape over her mouth and rope around her shoulders, and she was shaking her head frantically.

Then the shade went down, and Sue wasnt quite sure what she saw.

"Hey, dork, whats up with the shade?" asked Lisa.

"Dude, check this out..."

Sue related what she thought she saw.

"Maybe he's a kidnapper! Should we, like, call 911 or something?" asked Sue.

"Yeah, sure, and when they ask where our parents are we get busted for causing trouble." Lisa said, and paused. The she broke out into a huge smile.

"Sue, check it out..lets go over there and look!"

"You wanna?" Lisa broke out in a smile too. This was something to break up the dull night, an adventure! And of course they both thought that there was no way that Sue saw what she saw.

"Lets go!"

The girls went out of the house and acreoss the street, sticking to the bushes.

They snuck up to the side of Mr. Carsons house, and krept along, all nervous and grinning and trying to not squeel. "What now?"

"I dont hear anything. Check it out, that shade is open a few inches above the window sill. Get me something to stand on."

Lisa brough over a milk crate, and Sue stepped up. She had to step on her tip tioes to get her nose and eyes above the sill, and she looked in.

She saw a room-a dining room. A large table, four chairs, a bowl of fruit in the center. No one was in the room. Then her eyes caught some momement and she looked thru the dining room door into the room across from that. "Holy...shit!" she said at what she saw:

There was Mr. Carson, in his white shirt and pants, and there was a naked woman next to him. She had black hair, and she had tape over her mouth, and her hands and arms were tied with rope. Mr. Carson was walking around her in a circle, wrapping her with saran wrap. he was up to her waist. A rope around her neck made her stay still. She lost her balance and fell, and told Lisa what had had seen.

"You go call 911! I;'ll stay here and keep an eye on him in case he leaves!!!!!" Her heart was pounding. "Come right back!"

"Kay!" Lisa said, and ran off into the bushes, towards the front.

Sue placed the milk crates back together and stood back up, got on her tip toes, and looked again.

Mr. Carson was gone!!! The girl was struggling as much as she could and tossing head about...Sue hoped Lisa would hurry!

And where WAS Mr. Carson?!? She watched the woman struggle, and felt excitement...she was rescuing someone! She would be a hero! All the boys would be all OVER her! This was great!

Thats when Mr. Carson came back. He looked at the girl and said something, and her eye's went wide in horror! Then he pointed one finger up in the air, the "I'll be back in one minute" sign, and walked into what looked like the kitchen. Sue felt for the poor girl, and watched as she still struggled and presumably screamed. The windows seems to block out all sounds.

But she DID hear the rustle of the bushes and crunch of twigs behind her.

"How soon will they be here?!?" Sue asked, still watching the girl. A strong arm encircled her arms, pinning them to her waist, and a strong hand went over her mouth,silencing her.

It was Mr. carson!!!

"MMMMMMMMPH! MMMMMMMMMMM-MMMMMMMMPH!!!!" Sue screamed, and kicked, and tried to bite, but the man was too fast and too strong. He ran with the struggling girl and into his house, kicking the door shut behind him. "MMMMMMMMPH!" Sue screamed when she saw Lisa, and she stopped struggling for that moment because she was so stunned! Lisa never made it to the phone! She had been caoptured, like her! Her friend was on herbelly on the floor! Her ankles had been cuffed together, and her wrists cuffed nehind her back, and another pair of cuffs linked her ankles to her wrists! Loops of tape were around her mouth, and she "mmphed" just like her friend.

"Now what am I gonna do! You...you...Lousy snooping kids!"

"MMMPH!" both girls responded...