unexpected • robin buckley

⇾ Chapter Two: I'm calling the cops

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Dustin Henderson and Max Mayfield storm into Family Video, partially out of breath.

"Hey. Steve," Dustin says to the Family Video employee.

"You see this?" Steve says, practically cut off by Dustin saying,

"How many phones do you have?"

"Someone was murdered-" Steve says

"How many phones do you have!?" Dustin says, this time more urgent

"Two. Why?" Steve asks, curious

"Technically three, if you count Keith's in the back," Robin adds, pointing to the back room.

"Three is good," Max says to Dustin

Dustin takes off his backpack and Steve says,"What are doing?

Dustin slides his backpack over the counter, completely destroying the movie pile that Robin made.

"What are you doing, man?" Steve says to Dustin, angrily

"Setting up base of operations here," Dustin replies, typing on the computer

"Base of operations?" Robin questions, stressed out

"Get off." Steve says to Dustin, arguing

"I need it!"

"For what?"

"Looking up Eddie's friend's phone numbers." Dustin replies, lifting his hands from the keyboard for a split second

"Oh Eddie, your new best friend you think is cooler than me because he plays your nerdy game?" Steve says

"Yes." Dustin says, "I never said that.."

Meanwhile, Robin is restacking her pile, full of anxiety. "Seriously, you guys, maybe on a Monday you can play around here like toddlers, but it's Saturday. It's our busiest day," she says.

"Robin, I empathise, but this cannot wait until Monday," Dustin replies, making the situation seem urgent.

"So calling all of Eddie's friends is an emergency?" Robin says, still picking up Dustin's mess.

"Correct!" Dustin yells

"Want me to strangle him, or you want to do that?" Steve whispers to Robin from over her shoulder

"We could take turns," Robin says, finding some sort of delight in the idea

"Can you fill them in while I do this?" Dustin says to Max

"Fill us in on what?" Robin says, tired of Dustin parading around the store like he owns it.

Max clears her throat and gets ready to fill them in on everything.

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I park across the street from where one of Eddie's band members live, and touch up my makeup a bit. I wipe the excess mascara from my under-eyes and apply a fresh coat. Then I take some lipgloss and quickly apply it before fluffing my hair then leaving the car.

I walk up to the door, putting on my prettiest face, and I knock on the door. Gareth, the band member, opens up the door pretty quickly, in shock.

"Uh- hey, Phoebe." He says, stuttering.

"Hi, Gareth right?" I say, twirling my hair

"Y-yeah. What- What're you doing here?" He says as he gulps

"I was just looking for someone, and I thought you would know where they were.." I say, batting my eyelashes at him

"Who're you look-looking for." Gareth says looking down at me