Once Upon A Prank

. The cars and motorists moved slowly, typical of Californian street roads. Honks and curses i

down the street. He saw a child playing outside on the lawn. He saw the billboard a

ng trio of girls, shopping bags hooked under the crevices of their arms. He saw the black man ahead helping

own the stand and kept it near the house. He moved towards the house, making out like he

eet moved curiously to the site of the sound. They were in the dining ro

knocked astray. He was holding a plastic chair trying to defend himself. The old lady was repeatedly hitting

dn't look like she was going to get up so

arted recording. He'd watched too m

thief man" his voice slobbered and his spit dribble

! You idiot!" The

ng the man out of the corner of his eyes and placing his hand on

e were just coming from my appointment a

aid sheepishly, pinching the back of his neck. The

done" she said, motioning to the lo

ase forgive me. I was ju

didn't hurt innocent people. He helped them. I know he's smiling down at me in heaven now. Someday I'll join him. I know

n help out some impecuni

oed him outside. "My po

It was his mother calling. His phone nearly d

n his face. The old lady was just about to ask if he was ho

r

eeth, momentarily ignoring the stinging pain attaching itself.

king the mistake of looking backwards. The p

. The policeman was a speck in the distance. He couldn't catch up to him now. Even with his car.

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line the entire time he'd been cycling here. She picked it up. Something was mak

sounded in the s

s m

o worried! You just left like tha

rolled his eyes, even though

gh to dodge a spanking". Sometimes Hunter could swore his mom w

ma'

ay pro

His fingers brushed over the memory card. He'd even forgotten abo

smi

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p on that tree. He'd give Josh a five mi

t and beg him not to tell Zoey. He would laugh an

anning on telling Zoey anyway. Now he'd given

welcomed him inside. "Good morning ma- I mean good afternoon ma'am" he blund

again upstairs." Hunter was already bounding up the

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He also knew that Hunter had asked his mom if he was in earlier that day. His mom had

r that he went to his other science geeky friends [what Zoey called them ] and everyone w

h was wearing his white lab coat and his back was turned to Hunter. One of Josh'

the make shift lab congregated at one corner of