The Following Ficlet Takes Place Between 11:00 PM and 12:00 AM
11:30:41 PM
Arnold stood outside of Randall’s window and waited for all of the lights in his house to go out. Then he counted to three hundred, just as Randall had instructed. After that, Arnold tossed a pebble at the window. It opened and Randall poked his head out.
“Throw me the rope,â? Randall hissed.
It took nine tries, but Arnold got the rope to him. Randall tied it to the leg of his dresser, then climbed out the window and began to rappel down.
Then came the awkward sound of wood grinding against wood.
“Oh crap!â?
Randall heard the dresser leg snap, then dropped onto the grass. Nothing was broken on him, but, man, was he going to feel that later.
Randall collected the rope, with the now broken dresser leg still attached to it.
“Did you bring the two-way?â? he asked.
Arnold handed him a Spider-Man walkie-talkie. It had no range and it was shaped like Spidey’s head, which made it embarrassing to use, but it was all they had.
“Good job, Edgar,â? Randall said. “Let’s get Chloe.â?