Foster3

= Foster Group 3=

The Third Floor Bedroom By Julia Hondros, Harry Smith, and Matt DePillis It all began when someone left the window open. A person peered into the window of Jen Smith’s house. Jen was sound asleep. The person went into the house but sounds were coming from outside the bedroom door. The person had to escape. Who is this person and what were they doing? The next day was a normal one. Jen went outside and felt a cool breeze. It was the summer of 1988 in Baltimore, Maryland. They lived on an old country road. Her neighbor was a 17 year old girl that would babysit her when her mom went out and her name was Wendy. Other than that, Jen and her mother didn't have any neighbors. Jen’s mom, Marie, scheduled a wallpaper business man to come and show her some wallpaper designs. When he showed her the wallpapers, she picked the one that had doves on it. She also decided to put the wallpaper in the third floor bedroom, where Jen slept. Later that night, Marie went out to a dinner with Wendy's parents, and Marie invited the wallpaper man and his assistant to join them. Jen had a special golden locket that was special to her, and at night, when she went to sleep, she put it in her drawer. Wendy came to babysit, and at 10:30, she made Jen go to bed, but Jen forgot to put the locket in her drawer. Then Wendy went to her house to say goodnight to her parents. Five minutes later, the person was in the house again. They could see the locket, but suddenly, something caught the person’s eye. The doves on the wallpaper were peeling off! They chased the person around the room, and they went down a ladder out of the house. The doves saved the day! The next day, Jen went downstairs for breakfast, and her mom was sitting at the table. Marie told Jen, “I was so upset when no one was here last night with you. Wendy wasn’t at her house and the wallpaper men weren’t at the party! They both left mysteriously!” Jen felt bad for her mom and said that she was 10 years old and that she could have taken care of herself. A week passed, and there were no problems. Wendy babysat again, and then she didn’t leave the house. On Friday night, there wasn’t any party, so Marie stayed home with Jen. After Jen went to bed, there was a sound at the window. The person who was at the window got in. They rampaged around the room, looking for the locket, and when they saw it, they stole the locket. Jen woke up the next morning. “Where is my locket?” she cried. Then she noticed that the light was on in her bedroom. Her mom came up to comfort her. “Who could have stolen it?” Jen asked. “I don’t know, but we'll to find out!” replied Marie. They interviewed a few people that were in and out of the house that day. When they finished, no one stole it or didn’t know who stole it. Jen started to panic. The only people that she could think of where the wallpaper sellers and Wendy. When Jen interviewed the wallpaper sellers, she asked them lots of questions. “Where were you that night that the locket was stolen? Do you like gold?” They said they liked gold, but they were in the city that night. Jen was fooled. “I must have lost it.” she said, sadly. But her mom said, “Why don’t we ask Wendy? She has to be asked.” Jen replied, “She couldn’t have stolen it. She’s too reliable.” but they interviewed her anyway. Now, they were sitting directly in front of Wendy in their family room. “Could you have stolen this locket or do you know who could have stolen it?” Asked Marie. Wendy replied, “I’m your babysitter. You know that I am responsible. How could I have stolen a precious one time edition golden anniversary locket from Swarovski?” Then Jen noticed her purse. Then a puzzled look crossed over Jen's face. "How did you know it was a one time edition from Swarovski?" Jen asked. Wendy suddenly looked at Jen in a way that scarred her. “May I look in your purse?” Asked Marie. “Sure” was the reply from Wendy, but when she reached for her purse, the locket fell out of her sleeve! “My locket!” said Jen. Then Marie said, “Wendy, why did you steal the locket? That was irresponsible of you not to admit that you stole it! This is outrageous!” Wendy apologized, and was given a harsh talk about stealing from others by her mom, and was punished. “Are you happy that she learned her lesson?”asked Marie. Jen replied, “I’m just happy that I got my locket back!”