"The Ranch and the Thieves" Chapter 2

              Hi. Here is the next chapter in my book "The Ranch and the Thieves".  
I hope you enjoy! I'm sorry it took so long for me to get this on here. Life has been busy.  I didn't have time to get it done. Well here it is now!               



                                Chapter 2                         

                              "Now What!"
Emily jumped out of the car shouting. " We're here at last!" She ran toward the house. " Wait Emily! You need to bring you're sleeping bag and things you're sleeping with to the house. Then come back and get some of the food." Said Mother. "Scot did leave a refrigerator here, Jon? "Yes, He should have." Father said, handing Timothy his sleeping bag and teddy bear. Emily ran and got her sleeping bag from her Father. "It is much drier here then back east. The kids will..." Emily heard her Mother's voice fade away as she ran to the house. She flung open the door of the dark house. She felt around till she found the light switch and turned it on. The room flooded with light and she hand to blink a couple times to adjust to the light. The room was empty. She had expected that. She Went to the next room and went down the hall. At the very end of the hall she opened a door and entered the room. She put her stuff in one corner and looked around. The room seemed colder then the rest of the house. She looked at the window and found that it was open. She closed it wondering. Then she remembered that her Mother said come back and get some food. She ran out of the room back to the car. She took a bag of fruit and started back to the house still wondering why the window was open. " Maybe Scot opened it to air it out. But why would he air it out? I don't Remember it smelling bad! Maybe Someone..." Emily's thoughts were interrupted by Mother saying "Watch where you're going! What is the mater with you?". "um, I'm just thinking." said Emily shrugging. "Oh, well, You almost ran into me." Mother said. "Sorry, Mother." Emily said smiling. She went into the house and put the fruit on the counter. "Emily you better get to bed. We have a lot to do tomorrow." said Father. "Yes papa." Emily said rushing to her room. She spread out her sleeping bag and made sure the window was locked. She was a bit nerves about it. "Why was it open? Was some one in here and snuck out that window? " Emily thought. "Well, Its locked now. I know that for sure." With that she snuggled up in her sleeping bag and drifted off to sleep.



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The next morning Emily woke up, and got dressed as fast as she could. She ran to the kitchen. "Where are you going?" Emily heard Mother say just as just as she was about to go out the kitchen door with two apples. "Oh, Hi Mom. " Emily said turning." I was about to go see the horse, And... maybe go riding. " Emily finished her sentence quietly. "You are not going to go anywhere. Your Father will take care off the horses." "Yes Mama." "Help me Make breakfast. Then we will start unpacking."  "Yes, Mama. " Emily said putting the apples back in the bag on the counter. "I'll go get the boxes of kitchen supplies so we can make breakfast then unpack them." Emily said. She went to the trailer and after a half an hour she had put most of the kitchen stuff in the house. After a quick breakfast, she and the rest of her family set to work unpacking. After lunch as Emily was taking one of the last boxes out of the car, She saw A girl and a lady coming up the driveway. She went to tell her father. When she and her father got to the drive way the girl and lady were almost to the door. "Welcome neighbor!" The lady shouted, then added when she got closer to them. "I am Mrs. Hard , just call me Grace. And this is my daughter Marty. We live on the right side of you. We were wondering if you needed any help." "We would a like the help very much." Father said shaking Grace's hand. "I'm Jon Hill. This here is my daughter, Emily." Emily nodded. To shy to talk. "Emily, you and Marty unpack your bedroom. Grace, I'm sure the my wife Rose will need help finishing unpacking the kitchen and living room..." Emily didn't hear the rest because she and Marty were going to her room. They went silently. When they got to Emily's room. Emily said, "Um, So you are Marty? How old are you?" "I'm Twelve. How bout you?"Marty answered. "I'm twelve ,too. We need to unpack these boxes. Will you take all the dresses in this box and hang them up in the closet?" "Ok." Marty said as she pulled the box to the closet.

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Grace and Marty left right be for lunch and right after lunch the Hill family got some more visitors. This time, three men. They said that they worked at a Ranch down the road. They helped move the heavy furniture into the house and left. Emily felt very anxious around them.

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The next morning Emily stretched and sat up in bed. It took a minute to remember where she was. Once she remembered where she was she was excited. " Father said today he would teach me how to ride the horses!" thought Emily excitedly as she slipped on her new cowgirl boots. Then she ran down the hall. she slowed down when she reached the end of the hall. She knew that something was wrong. She didn't smell breakfast or Mother singing. All she heard was muffled voices. She walk in the kitchen just in time to here her Mother say worriedly "Now what?!".
                                                 Chapter 3
                          "Suspicions"



Well  that is chapter 2! Please comment a whole bunch below!!   ~Kylie 

P.S. I'll try my best to get the next chapter on sooner this time!