Mystery in my cosy little town by true.vampire.witch (best e book reader for android TXT) 📖

CHAPTER

1

"Hey! Jane where are you going in such a hurry? We started for school way to early." Tess, my best friend said.
"I don't know. I just needed to walk I guess." I said.
"What’s wrong Edward getting on your nerves again?" She asked, wondering if my 17 year old brother was acting like a two year old again.
"Who else could get me so worked up?" I asked with a bitter edge to my voice.
"What he do this time?"
"Oh the usual," I said so she could hear me, and then added under my breath "Just trying to piss me off and make me have a fit. It seems so funny to him and Jessy,” (my other 17 year old brother) “to pick on a 15 year old girl."
"Your brother is cute you think he would---"
"No!" I said so fiercely and suddenly that it made her jump about a foot off of the pavement and caused her eyes to get so wide they were about the size of bowling balls.
"Geese, it was just a stray thou---,"
"What do you see in him, he's just a boy who is---?"
"A total hunk! How could you not see that?" She seemed completely baffled by the idea that I couldn't see what every other girl saw in him.
"Maybe because, oh, I don't know I live with him." I said starting to get really irritated with her. "Tess you of all the girls who have asked him out should know by now that he doesn't date."
"So," She said flinching at the memories. "'If at first you don't succeed try, try again' that’s my motto." She said proud that she could remember the saying right this time. I tried so hard not to but I couldn't help myself, I burst out laughing. She looked at me resentfully, and with a little bit of an edge in her tone she asked "What is so funny."
Struggling to keep myself under control I said, "I thought your motto was 'grill cheese is best with wheat not wry'" and I burst out laughing again.
She just stared at me and scowled, then mumbled "That’s my food motto."
"Ok," I said still giggling. Then I heard my watch chime and looked down and then looked up my eyes wide, in a high voice I said "We're going too late!"
Tess shook her head and said "This is exactly why I didn't want to go for this so called walk with you, you always make us late when you’re mad at your brother." She said sounding a little ticked off at me, as usual.
"Sorry" I said a little embarrass because I knew she was right. This will give Edward and Jessy another thing to laugh about; I don't get what those boys think is so funny about a tenth grader being late to school when she is pissed at them. "UGH! THAT’S JUST GRATE!!!!!!!! I am so going to kill them when I get home." I said so mad that I almost ran to school to go into their class and kill them with my bear hands.
"Late again I see."
"Sorry Mr. Mason I was on my way when---"
"Don't give any excuses just take your seat and I'll see you after class."
"Yes sir" gosh I hate this teacher he's so uptight he never gives me a break. I can't wait to get home when I can sweetly pummel both of my brothers to death. Just when I think that nothing could get any worse of cores, it does.
"Jane! Wait up," Tess said a little out of breath from running after me. I laughed without hummer. "Were you late today?" I asked getting madder by the minuet.
"Yes." she said her voice little guarded, "Um... why?"
"Because every time I'm late I get in trouble for it, do you?" I asked still fuming.
"No" she said understanding now and off guard.
That caught me off guard "Oh," I said dumb founded "Um... why?" I was still in shock.
"I don't know Mrs. Jackson just likes me I guess, and because she understands having to help out a friend when they're upset. She said that she had a friend whose sister was like your brother" she finished saying brother with a little too much warmth, and then adding a sigh, that didn't help my mood at all then stopped talking probably daydreaming about Edward. UGH! Even thinking his name makes me madder then heck.
I snapped my fingers to get her attention "HEY! Stay on topic here."
"What? Oh, sorry," She said a little ashamed of herself, knowing that I knew what she was thinking of.
I smiled letting her know that she was right "Well,” I said still smiling "I've got to go home and beat my brothers to death."
"Ok" Tess said giggling "Bye, see ya tomorrow."
"Yah see ya." I said walking away giggling as well. When I got home I lost all of my happy attitude, I went straight to my room when I wanted to go to Edward and Jessy’s room to wreck some stuff of theirs, but instead I ended up in my room..... crying? That was a shock even for me, let alone Edward and Jessy.
They came in looking guilty "Are you ok Jay-Jay?" (My nick name when they try to make me feel better) I let out a blood curdling scream that broke my third mirror and made them both cover their ears, then I started throwing things at them I threw one thing that was heavy and hard and heard it brake against the wall when I missed them and they both retreated to the hallway where I heard Jessy say "I told you, you shouldn’t have done that, it really made her upset, and you and I both know that it takes a lot to make Jane cry." Then there was a long pause where Edward thought about what Jessy had just said
"Yeah, you're right. I guess I should apologize."
"No! Really?" Jessy said sarcasm strongly detected in his voice. I giggled quietly despite myself. When Edward came in to apologize I threw something else at him, and he quickly retreated.
"I'm not going back in there. You better go get Heather." Edward said sounding mad because he knew Heather would chew his butt for making me cry. Heather is my older sister who is also my best friend and can make me happy even when no one else can.
"I wish I could..." Jessy stopped
"But..." Edward asked impatiently wanting oh so very badly to get the chewing part over and done with.
"She and mom went to the store to the grocery store."
"Well... is Sue here?"(My other older sister) Edward asked knowing that wouldn't work, but also sounding a bit relieved that he might not get his butt chewed.
"Yeah, but you know that, that won't work." Jess said
Yeah, but it's worth a shot." "Ok, but you’re telling her what happened. I'm going to call her though." Jess said a little smug.
"Why?" Edward asked a little perplexed.
“ ’Cause I am not going to be here when Heather gets back." Sue came in with some cookies and warm milk (my favorite snack) and asked if I was ok. I sniffed “Can I come in?” Sue asked.
"Yeah I guess." Still wanting to pummel my brothers but lost my strength to. "Hey, Sue can I ask you something?"
"You just did." She said with one small laugh.
"Sue."
"Sorry Jane. Ok what do want to ask?"
"I was wandering... if you could... still tell Heather?" I said the last three words a little faster than needed.
"Oh you bet I will, in fact I already did." She whispered the last three words, than she stopped and asked what Jess and Ed. (their nick names) did.

"I don't want to tell you." I said my cheeks turning bright red with anger and embarrassment. "That bad huh?"
"Yeah ." Then I heard Edward and Jessy snickering in the hall. I jumped out of bed with my cup of milk and Sue’s cup and went out and said
"What's so funny boys?" I asked so, so, oh so very, very mad and they stopped once they heard my voice.
"Um...um” They said in unison, I laughed with no humor what so ever. Then I threw the milk that I was hiding behind my back in their faces. I then said again without humor "Oh, now I see, ha, ha, ha." I went back to my bed leaving them both splutter and spit the milk out. Sue looked at me smiling and said with fake sadness.
"Did you leave any fun for me and Heather? Speaking of which..." She said looking at her watch "She should be coming through the door right about..."
"EDWARD, JESSY WHERE ARE YOU?!"
"Now." Sue finished after Heather bellowed the five threatening words. Sue and I both heard the two boys gulp, while we were giggling, and then we both said in unison and loud enough for only the boys to here "Oooooo, you guys are in trouble."
"Big time," I added with one more giggle.
Sue sighed, “Maybe i should try to calm her down
"Why?” I said wining, “It’s fun to watch her abuse the boys." I said sort of pouting not wanting them to get off that easy. "Yeah, I know I just wanted to at least pretend i care!” At that we both burst out laughing. When we heard Heather yelling at the boys we got deathly quiet listening to the screaming.

"...AND ONCE I LEAVE YOU JUST THINK THAT YOU CAN HARRASS JANE THAT’S NOT GOING TO FLY WITH ME."

"But we were just--” Edward started to say in a small voice but was cut off with a mocking tone.

“Just what? Just having fun, getting her back. For what, what did she do to you...?” I couldn't place the voice; I stopped listening long enough to realize that Sue was gone. That was the voice that I just heard. Then I went back to listening and heard the little squeak that was what was right now left of the hilarious jokesters. When I heard the door open I knew it was my turn to tell her what they did to me. So I took a deep breath and started to tell her what they did starting with when I got in the shower and what came out of the faucet was not water… and let’s just say it stunk really bad. When I finished telling Heather what happened she was fuming, and I actually felt sorry for Edward and Jessy, but karma always catches up with you and in this family karma catches up with you really fast so we try not to do anything that we will regret. So I try very hard not to do things that will catch up to me in a bad way, but you can’t help it sometimes. I came out of my “happy place” and heard someone or two someone’s yelp in pain and noticed that Heather was gone and an evil smile broke out on my face when I realized who the yelps belonged too. Knowing that I shouldn’t be enjoying this as much as I am I