Disclaimer: This story is woven out of whole cloth Places are factual Characters are fictional. Furthermore any resemblance to any body in the real world is coincidental not intentional. Grins wickedly just the product of an overactive creative country chick with more time than sense sometimes Thank you.
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Part 1: Two Down Two to Go
What the Hell is this? Heather said upon returning to the dorm room and discovering the revealing little red riding hood costume propped up by the wicker picnic basket on her double bed.
As she glanced around the dorm room nervously, she wrapped her white fluffy bathrobe tighter around her slightly chubby body. Her hazel eyes skimmed over the rest of the room making sure nothing else was amiss.
Nope Heather's Dell laptop was still there on the desk next to her purse. Glancing over to her room mate's side of the room Heather seen that Debbie's expensive Nikon camera and case was still next to her bed
Chuckling this must be for Debbie, Heather realized since Debbie was the more outgoing of the two roommates; always invited to the fraternity parties and going out with a new guy every week.
Heather was more of a homebody. When she wasn't studying for exams, you could find her curled up on the sofa with big bowl of popcorn watching a sappy chick flicks like Casablanca.
The two roommates were total opposites. Heather was on the shorter side with long brunette hair and hypnotic hazel eyes while Debbie was a statuesque blonde with piercing deep blue eyes.
Hmmm Heather looked at the outfit with renewed curiosity, she fondled the cape's braided black tie.
Puzzled Heather realized it would be much too short for Debbie's tall slender frame.
Leaning forward Heather's fingers caressed the silky crimson cape with her left hand as she picked up the white low-cut peasant shirt.
A plain white envelope with HEATHER boldly typed across the front fell out of the neatly folded up shirt landing on the hardwood floor at her bare feet.
Heather opened the envelope and found two typed pages. The first being a scavenger list that she stared at for a second before putting it aside to read the accompanying note.
Her blood went icy as she read the typed out demands.
FOLLOW OUR INSTRUCTIONS AND DEBBIE WON'T BE HARMED
1. DON'T CALL THE POLICE
2. GO TO THE FARM HOUSE FRATERNITY HALLOWEEN PARTY ON PARK AVENUE TONIGHT AT EXACTLY 7 PM
3. COLLECT ALL THE ITEMS ON THE SCAVENGER LIST (BY ANY MEANS NECESSARY)
4. CALL THIS NUMBER (888) 555-7448 AFTER YOU'VE READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS
YOU ARE BEING WATCHED and DEBBIE'S SAFE RETURN DEPENDS ON YOU
You must use the items in the wicker picnic basket
The sinister note fell from her trembling fingertips floating in slow spirals to the floor landing under Heather's bed.
Frozen with fear, her mind raced with thoughts of what she should do next. Calling the cops wasn't her only option; she would just get to Debbie before them.
Quickly glancing at her wristwatch maybe she could catch Debbie at her job in the campus library. Grabbing her phone Heather rapidly punched the library's main number, hoping she could stop Debbie from leaving the relative safety of the library
"Hello campus library Mrs. Ferris speaking. How may I help you?" an elderly voice said on the other end.
Biting her lip in frustration, Heather replied. "Mrs. Ferris is Debbie still there? It's really important that I speak to her."
"Debbie? Well she was here a little while ago," Mrs. Ferris said pausing for a second, "but she had to leave work early her boyfriend James came by and picked her up. He said that Debbie's mother had been in a wreck."
Confused Heather thought to herself since when did Debbie have a boyfriend? Debbie was her best friend and had never mentioned any steady boyfriend and definitely, no one named James to Heather.
"Oh my god, they've got her already!" I realized almost dropping the phone, I faintly heard Mrs. Ferris inquire, "Is everything alright dear?" concern resonating in her frail voice.
Trying to cover up what I blurted out. "Oh everything's fine I just didn't know that her boyfriend had already picked her up."
"Okay dear, please remind Debbie that she needs to come in early to work to make up for leaving early today and I hope her mother is not badly hurt."
Hanging up the phone, Heather glanced at the strange scavenger list.
Items to find before Midnight
1. Pitchfork
2. Clothespins
3. Bottle of Jack Daniels Whiskey
4. Black cat
5. Playboy Magazine
6. Teddy bear