Weird Things That Happen.............., chapter 1
One morning I woke up from the sound of the mailman. So I got up and went outside to get the mail. I looked at the front of every letter hoping that there was something for me, and then I saw a letter for me. I sat at the curb while reading it. It was a letter from my dad's old business partner. His name is James Martipuffer and he was asking me to stay at his vacation house in Berkeley, California for two weeks. Of course I would go, so as soon as school was out I got on a plane to go to Berkeley. I was so nervous that my heart was beating rapidly in my chest. Before I knew it I was standing in front of his house facing the ten-foot doors. As soon as I got enough courage I knocked on the door, and nobody answered so I knocked again, and the door opened and standing in front of me was a short and, partly bald, man.
"Who are you?" asked the man.
"Um... I'm Jessica Halter, I'm here to see Mr. Martipuffer," I responded back.
"Come with me," said the old man. "Mr. Martipuffer will be with you soon so please have a seat," and with that the man left the room.
I was all alone in a brightly lit room. I took a seat on a comfy leather couch. I waited for about ten minutes when I heard footsteps and there stood a tall man and behind him was the bald man.
"Welcome Jessica to my home, I am James Martipuffer," said the tall man proudly.
" I'm happy to be here," I responded back.
"Jeffrey will escort you to your room."
So I followed the bald man, whom I found out was Jeffrey, and he showed me to a huge room that had a big screen TV and a queen size bed. Jeffrey left me in my huge bedroom. I thought to myself, "This is so cool." I threw my suitcase on the bed and started to pull my clothes out of my bag and into the closet. Then I took out all my shoes and put them under my clothes in the closet. Lastly, I took all of my CD's and put them in the CD case. As soon as I was done unpacking, I went downstairs to the living room and plopped myself down on the couch. James came in and sat down on the couch in front of me. "Jessica, I have to leave to Oakland because of a business meeting," he confessed.
"So how long will you be gone?" I asked.
"Just for a week but you'll be here with Jeffrey, and he'll get you whatever you need."
I asked back, " When are you leaving?"
"In about ten minutes." So in ten minutes James left and Jessica was alone again.
Jeffrey came in and said, "So Ms. Jessica, now that Mr. Martipuffer is gone the fun starts."
"Who are you?" asked the man.
"Um... I'm Jessica Halter, I'm here to see Mr. Martipuffer," I responded back.
"Come with me," said the old man. "Mr. Martipuffer will be with you soon so please have a seat," and with that the man left the room.
I was all alone in a brightly lit room. I took a seat on a comfy leather couch. I waited for about ten minutes when I heard footsteps and there stood a tall man and behind him was the bald man.
"Welcome Jessica to my home, I am James Martipuffer," said the tall man proudly.
" I'm happy to be here," I responded back.
"Jeffrey will escort you to your room."
So I followed the bald man, whom I found out was Jeffrey, and he showed me to a huge room that had a big screen TV and a queen size bed. Jeffrey left me in my huge bedroom. I thought to myself, "This is so cool." I threw my suitcase on the bed and started to pull my clothes out of my bag and into the closet. Then I took out all my shoes and put them under my clothes in the closet. Lastly, I took all of my CD's and put them in the CD case. As soon as I was done unpacking, I went downstairs to the living room and plopped myself down on the couch. James came in and sat down on the couch in front of me. "Jessica, I have to leave to Oakland because of a business meeting," he confessed.
"So how long will you be gone?" I asked.
"Just for a week but you'll be here with Jeffrey, and he'll get you whatever you need."
I asked back, " When are you leaving?"
"In about ten minutes." So in ten minutes James left and Jessica was alone again.
Jeffrey came in and said, "So Ms. Jessica, now that Mr. Martipuffer is gone the fun starts."
