“OH COME ON STEVE:~YOU STILL OWE ME THAT ONE INSYTINSY FAVOR.” SHE SAID IMMATATING THE INSY TINSY SPIDER ROUTINE. “OH,REALLY~.WELL MY PLACE CR YOURS.” KIIVIBER LAUGHED COYLY. “YOURS OF COURSEIVIOIVIIVIY AND DADDY ARE AT MINE.” LET ME CALL THEM.SHE WENT INTC A PHONE BOOTH AND PUT IN A QUARTER.SHR DIALED A FAKE NUMBER. “CH,HI KAIL GIVE ME !4IOMMYJI MOM THIS IS KIMKER.YEAH,I’M GOING TO SPEND THE NIGHT AT JULIES. H—H 3H..NO,~OKAY’ LOVE YOU BATERF” SHE WAS ALL SMILES AGAIN. “YES,BUT ONLY UNTIL 9:OO TONIGHT.” SHE WIN~KED AND THEX~ THEY WERE O~F~ AT NINE I WAS AT HER HOUSE.,SHE’D CAME HOME ONLY TEN4 MIN~UTE~ AFTER I. “WEELLL I GOT TO HIS APARTMENT AND STARTED FUSSING OVER THE MESS AND I TLOD HIM THAT IF HE CLEANED IT I’D STAY.HE DISAGREED.I KICKED HIM ~ THE SOLAR PLEXIS YES WITH BOOTS ON,~ND LEFT.HE’S IN THE DUMP ON THE OTHER SIDE OF TOWN APARTMENT 327 IN BROOZER HOUSING.” SHE SHRUGGED AND I WHISTLED NOY BAD FOR AN OVER FLIRTIOUS STRANGER OFF THE STREET..THEN II HIT ME.THE NUMBERS~IVAN WHO EVER WAS A PIOLET .LATTITUDE AND LONGITUDEI RUSHED OUT TO THE LIBRARY AND TOOK OUT’ THE DISKETTE.I MATCHED UP THE NUMBE~SSSS. “IT’~S THE OLD CLOCKI WAS RIGHT.” I TOLD MY DISCOVERY TC THE OTHER GUYS. THE NEXT MORNING SPUDS,,EDDY JAMEY,SHAWN,KIMBER JILL AND LILA AND ME WENT TO THE OLD CLOcKbI GOT INTO THE DESERTED BUILDING.WE ALL RAN UP TO THE ROOF .THE CLOCK ONLY HAD ONE HAND AND THAT HAND WAS POINTING TO 9:~OO.ALL THE TRIED TO CLIMB ~ TO ~I3T IN THE FANCY DESTGN.I TRIED AND SAT ON THE HAND. THE NINE AND A SACK FELL OUT LILA CAUGHT IT AND CHEERED.~ ~KICKED “THE GOLD~” I GOT DOWN AND LOCKED INTO THE BAG.GOZD AND MORE GCLD.I BLEW THE HAIR FROM MY EYES AND WE LEFT.ANOTHER EMERGENCY SLUMBER PARTY WAS HELD. IEXAMINED THE DISKETTE.ON THE REVERSE SIDE WAS GERMAN WRITIN~.LIZ HURRIED IN CARRYING A GERMAN TRANSLATION’ BCCK.LWE ALL CROWED AROUND THE KITCHEN TABLE. “LISTEN T~ETHIS GUYS: THE ICE IS AT THE BONG SOUND OF SWISH.IN BONG.” LIZ RAISED HER EYEBROW. “INTERESTING.” “BONG,SWISH.” I PURSED MY LIPS AND NOTED EACH SOUND IN MY HEAD. ‘SWWWIIISSSSHHH,”BOONNGG I JUMPED UP AND DOWN. “BONG~SWISH”’ I EXCLAIMED.JAMEY STEADIED ME. “WHAT?” I COUNTED TO TEN. “BONG. THE GERMATh BELLS. SWISH,THE SWISHMORE MEUSUEM!” SHAWN SCREAMED. “YEAH.” IT WAS SETTLED TOMMAPPCW NIGHT AT MIDNIGHT WE WOULD BREAK IN AND GET THE DIAMONDS. I STEPPED INTO A BLACK TANK TOP AND BLACK PANTS. WITH BLACK KNEE BOOTS. I COVERED MY HAIR WITHA BLACK BERET.THAT WAS WHAT ALL THE GIRLS HAD BEEN ASSIGNED TO WEAR.JAMEY HAD ON A BLACK SWEATER AND BLACK PANTS.INSTEAD OF SIMPLE BLACK MAKEUP HE HAD ON SHOE POLISH.I HAD ON MAKEUP.I COVERED MY ARMS WITH THE MESS AND THEN PUT ON GLOVES.THL GIRLS LOOKED LIKE ....