Enemy of Old
Written on February 1st, 2008 by SalaliStory Details
(2 votes, average: 4 out of 5)
Loading ...I sighed. Home alone, again.
And with a house as big as mine, you really were alone.
Minerva was at work, Artemis was on a buisness trip, and Butler and Juliet were visiting their sick mother.
Alone. Sigh.
The phone rang, and I picked it up eagerly. I hoped it would be one of my friends, calling to see if we could go somewhere together. Summer vacation was boring when you weren’t actually on vacation.
“Hello?” I asked.
“Um, hi. Is Mr. Fowl there?” A man’s voice asked. I’d forgotten. I had no friends.
“I’m sorry, he’s busy now,” (you’re never supposed to tell stranger’s that you’re home alone, kids). “Can I take a message?”
“Oh. Damn. Um, tell him… get a piece of paper and a pen… got it?”
“Yes.”
“Tell him, ‘I have kidnapped you wife. If you do not come in place of her, she and your daughter will die. You have until Sunday. Meet me in New York City, outside the Broadway theatre.’ Then, laugh evilly and pretend to hang up on him. Got all that?”
“Laugh, hang up… yeah. I’ll be sure to tell him.”
“Thanks. Goodbye.”
“Bye.”
He hung up. I looked at the notecard I had written the message on. Artemis’ cell phone rang. That was odd. He normally took it with him.
I looked at the display, but it wasn’t a number that I recognized. I flipped open the cell. “Hello?”
“Oh. Um, hi.” This was a lady. Was it another death threat? Those seemed to be popular recently.
“Can I help you?”
“Is your father there?” No one called Artemis my father - not even me. Well, the stupid telemarketers did, but they didn’t actually know who they were calling in the first place, so that didn’t count.
“I’m sorry, he’s busy now. Can I take a message?”
“Just tell him it’s Holly.” This must be that Holly that was Artemis’ buisness partner. Shouldn’t she know he was on a trip?
“He’s actually not here at the moment. Should I have him call you back, or would you like his cell phone number?”
There was a moment of silence as I realized how stupid that last statement really was.
“Sorry. Can I take a message?”
“Have you gotten any death threats for your father recently?”
“When will he be back?”
“Hold on. Let me check the calendar.”
“Don’t check the calendar, Diana. Check your watch.”
“Sorry. He’s on a buisness trip, but he should be back…” I stopped.
“When?”
My voice was so faint I could hardly hear it. “Monday night.”
“This is a problem because…?”
Imade my voice as cheery as it could be while knowing we were all goin to die. “I got a death threat for him that says if he isn’t in NYC by Sunday, Minerva and I will die.”
There was another bout of silence.
“I’m coming over. You think of a plan.”
“Right.”
She hung up on me. I sat down at my desk, and tried to think of something that would save us all.
I hate it when this happens.
February 1st, 2008 at 10:29 pm
FCD OOOOOHHHHHHH Major twist! I love the ending! Great story so far, update!
February 1st, 2008 at 10:52 pm
LOVE IT! It’s awesum! it sounds great! UPDATE SOON!
February 1st, 2008 at 11:07 pm
I just reolized that it’s the sequal to daughtor of a legend. Sweetness!
February 2nd, 2008 at 12:07 am
IT IS? REALLY AWESOME!
February 3rd, 2008 at 9:48 pm
…Wow. And I assumed everyone would actually read the summary… how crazy am I?
Sorry about the lack of updation. I’m trying to figure out how I want the story to end, cause right now I have a plot, but no ending. Which doesn’t really work.
February 6th, 2008 at 4:08 am
Well I wouldn’t think she would be so eager to make a plan when she has no idea what is going on but other then that I love it just as much as the last one, which is a lot! Keep it up!
February 6th, 2008 at 6:15 am
omg yay u did the sequal. luv it all so far. keep it up!
February 6th, 2008 at 1:57 pm
Yeah… I was hoping this one would turn out less tragic and depressing than the last one. I think I made it just a little too ubelieveable, but whatever. It’s fun to write!
February 6th, 2008 at 8:03 pm
I’m a little confused but I think its kinda cool!
February 6th, 2008 at 10:27 pm
I LOBVED the last one , don’t try to change the way u write! anyway , ( i like TRAGIC AND DEPRESSING) lol, so in this story Ann isnt the main charecter? Dian is?
February 6th, 2008 at 10:34 pm
Sorry forgot the a in Diana
February 6th, 2008 at 10:52 pm
lol minnie will DIE!!!!
June 9th, 2008 at 7:25 am
I love it!
Jelly, that’s evil!
Please update! You have a very interesting way of writing!
Jelly, that’s still evil!
June 22nd, 2008 at 9:31 pm
I really like it and can’t wait for you yo update!! Update As soon as you can!!!!!!!
July 20th, 2008 at 2:59 pm
When will you update??!! You should catagorize this in FUNNY!!! I live it!!!! Update as soon as possible!!!
July 25th, 2008 at 9:16 pm
*sigh* Yeah, I think this one has sort of died… I started a different sequel, “Life Of A Teengage Heiress” (LoaTH), and hopefully that will get farther than this one. It would have been really fun to write something like this, which was utterly random and fun, but it wasn’t going anywhere.
Yes, Jelly. Unfortunately, if I killed Minerva off… PLOT TWIST!!!! Never mind.