The New Neighbor
By: Louie Pingree
Tags: Murder Mystery, Suspense, Lovestory, LGBTQ

Through her window she could see two men stepping out of a moving truck. they went to the back, opened the truck and started un-loading. Suddenly a girl came running out of the car that had just arrived. She dashed to the truck and grabbed a small box out of one of the men's hands. Lou could see the girl yelling at the two men but she couldn’t hear what they where saying. she was about to step away from the window when a man and a woman both of them wearing hoods came running out of the car and garbed the girl’s arm. the girl started crying as the woman dragged her to the old house next to Lou’s. the man apologized and helped the two men move. Lou had never seen the man or woman's face. come to think of it- she hadn't seen any of their faces! Lou had the strangest feeling something was going on. Brushing it off she walked to the kitchen to make some cookies. Her hobby was baking. she always baked when she was stressed. Lou lived in a little blue house. it had a first story but it also had a small up-stairs witch was her bedroom. she was a red-head. she had long hair that fell right at the middle of her rig cage. today she was wearing a big baggy yellow hoodie with fish-nets and a black skirt that fell right above her knees. an hour later she went over to the white house next-door. It had what looked like two stories when it was really three. there was a large middle floor and a large basement but a normal sized second floor. Lou rang the doorbell and waited. a few seconds later a woman opened the door a crack. she was wearing a fancy tight dress. she had straight black hair that went right down to her shoulder blades “What.” She growled “Hi! I am your new neighbor. My name is Lou and I brought home-made cookies!” Lou said anxiously… trembling. Lou was never good at talking to anyone new. “okay.” the woman said looking Lou up and down. She handed the woman the box of cookies, and the woman took them! “give me a second…” the woman said still eyeing Lou. She shut the door quietly. Lou was a curious girl and wasn’t raised in a ‘Normal’ environment she had grown up in a old shabby house because right after she was born her mom left. years later her father died so she was left there as a small child of only eight soon after on her ninth birth day she was found by police who heard people talking about always hearing sounds from her house. She was sent to an orphan edge. all the kids there where very kind to her witch is what hade her herself. so, being the curios girl she was she looked through the window and saw the woman opening the lid of the cookie box and taking a bite. the woman's face lit up and turned to the door. Lou rushed to the door and pretended nothing happened. The woman opened the door so wide and smiled a huge smile. “Welcome to our house!” the woman said sweetly “W-What?” Lou said nervously “Come in side!” the woman said pushing Lou in “Agatha! Tomas! Get down here!” Lou was standing there, wondering “what is going on?” A man with a black suit on came from the other room then from upstairs a girl -who seemed to be the same age as Lou- came down in a long dress she had blue eyes and long black braided hair just like her mother. “Dear, please welcome Lou to our house.” the woman said smiling at the girl. The girl said “But mother. Might we want to introduce ourselves to the guest?” the woman looked at the girl “Uh- Yes, Yes. Of cores. my name is Emma.” The woman said “I’m Agatha.” the girl said “I’m Tomas.” the man said “I’m Lou- Wait wait wait wait wait. Can someone explain what's going on?” Lou said confused “oh uh- yes of cores.” Emma said “So- we are having guests over tonight but-” Agatha interrupted “-we don’t have a baker witch we need to make dessert.” Agatha looked very proud for knowing what her mother was going to say “I-I don’t know how to make a big meal!” Lou spitted out. “Oh we know. Agatha said in a snooty sounding voice “We just wanted you to make desert.” “Oh well I could…” Lou said “-Great! Agatha! Go get her changed and show her the baking area!” Agatha pushed Lou toward a closet and shoved her in. “Get changed into this” she grabbed a outfit from the stool next to her and gave it to Lou. then shut the closet door. Lou came out a few minutes later wearing tight jeans and a black tank-top. Her hair was in a loose bun. “Okay! now. Bring her to the room.” Emma said “Right.” Agatha grabbed Lou’s arm and brought her to a normal looking kitchen. “In there…” Agatha pointed to a small door that Lou -if she wanted to go in- would have to crouch down. “is where you will find everything you need.” Agatha threw the piece of paper she had in her hand to Lou. “Take this” she said “what is it?” Lou asked “a list of what you need to make-” Agatha looked at Lou “D’ya think you gonna be able to make it all?” She said in a sweet sounding voice when Lou knew she meant it in a mean way. “I think I’ll be okay.” Lou said through the gap between her teeth that was clenched. before she Left she said “Careful not to mess it up.” Agatha walked off with a smile on her face. “‘Careful not to mess it up’ yeah, yeah I know.” Lou though as she looked at the list “okay so for first cores of desert… FIVE CORSES OF DESERT?! well lets get started…” Lou first decided to make the final part first so that it could bake. she made chocolate, vanilla, and strawberry flavored cake mix- “a three layered cake- Jesus.” She kept going as she put the biggest pan on the oven with the strawberry flavored cake mix. she got out a slightly smaller cake pan and put the vanilla in it and left it to bake right before putting in the chocolate cake mix she took out the strawberry cake. it looked beautiful! she put the chocolate cake mix in and started to make the icing and just then the oven beeped- she took out the chocolate and vanilla cake and they where so beautiful. She made the icing and let the cakes cool then put the icing in the fridge and worked on the other cores. course one was what looked like a donut but no hole with Jelly filling. desert two was the best one in Lou’s opinion. it was small root beer floats in wine glasses. the third was small cakes with small sweets on them. the fourth was simple cookies. and the fifth was a giant three-layered cake with icing all over it. all throughout baking Lou would hear the doorbell ring and then hear Emma say “Coming!” one time she said “Agatha please open the door!” Lou worked and worked and when she was finally done Agatha came in with three kids hanging onto her. “I need help-” she said “What happened?” Lou said rushing over “I told them they could have some sweets” Agatha admitted “‘thank god I hid all the deserts’” Lou though. “Well- maybe I can get some candy for them give me a sec” Lou went through the door and looked through the candy filled shelves and dispensers then saw a bowl of sweets that had a note on it Lou picked it up and read it. Dear Lou. This is Agatha speaking. I knew that the kids would want sweets so I want you to take this bowl. yeah I did put this in here while you where changing yes I know its kind of weird but whatever. just bring these out.

Lou put the note down and went out to give the kids the bowl of sweets. “Here you three go.” the three took the bowl and walked of calmly for this was an adult party that they had to come to. “Thanks” Agatha said “no problem” Lou said trying to sound like she wasn’t mad at Agatha for earlier “So looks like you haven't started.” Agatha said looking over at the three ovens. “Oh no i finished. i just hid them.” Lou said but Agatha looked puzzled. “What is it?” Lou asked with a concerned look on her face “Why would you hide them? wouldn’t you want to show it off?” Agatha asked “Wa?” Lou said puzzled “I guess your not like our other bakers” Agatha said her ears where slightly pink. “Sorry.” Agatha said quickly looking at the ground her ears turning pinker “I forgive you.” Lou said lifting up Agatha’s chin “Uh- Lou-” Lou looked away and heard foot steps, whispered to Agatha “stay here” “Okay?” Agatha said confused. by the time the footsteps got there the two where side by side waiting for the door to open “Hello girls.” Emma said “Dinner will be ready soon-” She stopped, looked Lou up and down and made a disgusted face “You- you aren’t wearing that-” she pointed it Lou’s clothes “-to dinner- are you?” Lou looked down at her now flour and stain filled clothes “Uh- No she isn’t!” Agatha stepped forward “I have something she can wear-” Agatha said “Fine just get ready- Dinner is in ten” Emma said Agatha pushed Lou up the stairs and into her room it had a bed like in harry potter With one bed side table and a trunk. There was a small bookshelf with full shelfs and on top the box that Lou had seen the girl taking out of the truck. Lou looked to the other side of the room a balcony- a desk right next to the door with what looks like school supplies- “Okay” Agatha says interrupting Lou’s stare “Sit down- give me a second” Lou sat down on the bed and watched Agatha go to the trunk and take out a high wasted pair of black suit pants. next she took out a button up shirt and set it down next to the pants. Finally she took out a vest, closed the trunk and walked over to Lou with everything in hand and gave it to her “Okay so i think you know how to put this stuff on I’ll be on the balcony.” Agatha walked to the balcony and Lou got changed. “Agatha I-” Lou said as the walked onto the balcony “No before you start” Agatha interrupted “I know we just met but-” Agatha cut off “I LIKE YOU-” Agatha and Lou said and the same time they both looked shocked but understood at that moment it t’was meant to be. the devised a plan- Agatha would pretend to be dead, escape through her bedroom window and wait at Lou’s house. Later that night when Lou went home she would run away with Agatha. Lou and Agatha went down stairs right when Emma was going up “Oh- Agatha, Lou- Go to dinner” Emma said. Agatha and Lou looked at each other but kept walking They sat down and after dinner Emma said “Lou- Go get the desserts.” Lou stood up but before she squeezed Agatha’s hand and went to the room. A little while later she came back with the first course. Everyone loved it. After the fourth course Agatha knew it was almost her time Lou served the fifth course and they where all so happy Emma even offered Lou a job- but Lou refused for their plan would not work if she had a job in that house. Agatha pushed out her chair and went to the bathroom. after a few minuets Emma got worried and went to check on Agatha She screamed and everyone came running. they all saw Agatha’s dead body in the shower. Lou stepped forward and Emma said “You. YOU KILLED HER” she screamed. josh held her back and Lou said “Why would I kill her?” I loved her!” Lou blurted out everyone fell silent Emma said “Oh- I’m- I’m sorry” She flopped to her knees and said “I- I’m going to go lie down” she stood up and headed upstairs. Lou picked up Agatha’s body and placed it down on her bed. When everyone had gone Agatha squeezed Lou's hand. A while later Josh got up “I am going to go check on my wife.” he said as he walked away. we heard a thump and ran upstairs and saw Josh on his knees in front of his Lifeless wife.