tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2821485270880805532011-07-28T13:45:23.651-07:00Shellynoreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-282148527088080553.post-53705111679267872062008-10-15T12:32:00.000-07:002010-08-07T13:40:34.832-07:00Melanie’s heart pounded in her ears. She was sure that it could<br />be heard in the quiet night air.<br />I’ve done this a dozen times, she thought, of course everyone was<br />asleep.<br />Staring at the lit windows, Melanie motioned behind her.<br />Shadows broke from behind trees and bushes darting to the backyard.<br />Melanie took a deep breath, grabbed a roll of toilet paper and tossed<br />one end into the tree above her. It draped over one limb and another<br />before falling to the ground with a thud. Melanie snatched up another<br />roll and tossed it into the branches of a smaller tree. It didn’t cover<br />nearly as many limbs. She grabbed the roll and began to wrap it around<br />the trunk of the tree. Her heart beat faster. Just a few more rolls and<br />we’ll be done.<br />“Car!” a loud whisper came from the darkness.<br />Melanie and the others dropped to the ground. Did they see us?<br />Melanie pressed against the damp grass hoping the ground would<br />shield her from the car.<br />Headlights. In the driveway.<br />Oh, no.<br />Melanie watched someone get out of the dark SUV and approach the<br />front door. A knock. The door opened. Caught!<br />Not yet, she thought. “Now!” Melanie yelled. She jumped up<br />and sprinted for the side road where her car lay waiting. Shadows rose<br />from the ground and dashed behind Melanie.<br />“Hey! Stop!” a voice yelled.<br />The girls dove into the rust colored Oldsmobile Cutlass and<br />slammed the doors. Melanie started the car and threw it into drive.<br />Knowing the only way out was in front of the house they had just<br />rolled, Melanie sped up.<br />“Turn out your lights so they can’t see your tag.” one of the<br />girls yelled.<br />Melanie flipped off her headlights only moments before<br />spotting the SUV in the middle of the road. Her heart stopped. The<br />SUV was blocking their only way out. A sharp drop lay on the left and<br />a woman stood on the right. Taking a deep breath, Melanie swerved to<br />the left, grazing the edge of the drop off. Screams filled the air as the<br />car tilted sideways. Stomping on the gas, Melanie jerked the steering<br />wheel to the right. She swerved into the far lane, barely missing the<br />SUV. Seconds later she slammed on the brakes. Red Light.<br />“They’re coming after us!” Amber yelled.<br />Glancing down the empty roads, Melanie gunned the engine<br />again, turning right. Seeing a side road, she touched the brakes lightly<br />and twisted the steering wheel to the left. Tires squealed and girls<br />moaned as they were thrown on top of one another.<br />Melanie’s heart raced and her stomach flipped over. Looking<br />in the rear view mirror, she saw nothing. She ran the stop sign anyway.<br />“Hey, Mel, that was a stop sign back there.” Kara said.<br />“I know.” Melanie said. “But I don’t plan on getting caught.”<br />“Red light.” Kara announced.<br />Melanie didn’t slow down.<br /><br /><br /><br /><b><br /></b><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/282148527088080553-5370511167926787206?l=gatewaysbook.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Shellynoreply@blogger.com0