Contributed by the participants in the October 2013 INTEF Online Teacher Training Course.

Collaborative Chain Stories

October 2013

SONIAFLZDECEMBER09,

2013

SoniaFernández

...6kidnappersappearedat

Rosco'sdoor,dressedupas

animals:adog,apandabear,a

cat,achicken,amouseanda

frog.TheywerecarryingJohnson.

TheystayedstaringatRoscofora

eternalminute...thatfinished

whenJohnsonjumpedtothefloor

towardsRoscoandstarted

barkingathim.

Then,anenormouscakemadeits

waythroughthekidnappersand

laughtersinvadedthecorridor.

Johnsoncouldn'tbelieveit.

Whenthesupposedkidnappers

gotridoftheiranimalcustomes,

theywereRosco'sbestfriends

whoappeared.

"Happybirthday,guy!!Don'tget

angry.Johnsonisallrightand

RunningOutofTimeCollaborativeStoryGroupA

SHELLY•OCTOBER25,2013

yourfaceisreallyfunny.

Don'tyouunderstandit?

Gettingyouintroublewasthe

onlywaywefoundtobreakyour

suffocatingroutineandcelebrate

yourbirthdaywithyou.

Didyouenjoyoursurprise?"

APAOLITA28DECEMBER04,

2013

ASTRIDORTIZ

Rightafterthat,Roscojust

jumpedoffthebedand

rememberedthattherewasthis

privateinvestigatorwhohas

discoveredhisneighborcheating

onhiswife,soRoscocalledhim

andthoughthecouldhelphim,he

immediatelyexplainedtheguy

aboutthenote,andwhat

happenedtoJohnson.The

investigatorgottoRosco'shome

andsetupaplan.Theywill

pretendtheypayingthe50grands

theyareaskingfor,butinstead,

theywouldtellthebankmanager

abouttheproblem,soeven

thoughhewastoldnotocallthe

police,thebestthingistoletthem

knowwhattheirplanwas.Bythe

afternoon,Roscodidthemoney

transferenceanthenthe

kidnappers...

ANONYMOUSNOVEMBER30,

2013

ManuelBlanco

Thefirstthinghedecidedtodo

wastotakeoffthewomen´s

clothes.Then,whenhecould

finallytalktohislovelyfriend

Jessica,heaskedher:"Dear,

don'tyouknowtheoldMarcus,

theporter?Youcouldgetsome

informationaboutwho

enteredthebuildingpastnight,

oh,please...I'msureyouwill

inventawittystory!",he

implored."Ok,Rosco,Iwilltryto

doeverythingpossible."

ThepersuasiveJessicamanaged

tolearnthatthestrangestthing

thathappenedthatnightwasthat

anoldlady,accompaniedbyatall

andstrongguy,hadenteredthe

buildingwithanamazingexcuse:

shewaslookingfor...

RAULNOVEMBER25,

2013

RaúlG

Awalkingdeadman,acabaret

singer,somekindofprostitute,a

pandabear...Oh,wait!Who

woulddressupasapandabear?

Onlyaparanoidwouldusethat

costume.Well,aparanoidand

someothergeekofcostumes.

Roscowassureofsomething:the

pandabearwouldgivehimsome

importantinformationabout

wherehisdogwas,oratleast

abouthiskidnapper.

Roscofollowedthepandabearto

restroom,andtherehecornered

himandsaid:

-Someonehastakenmydogand

youknowsomethingaboutit.

-Me?WhyshouldIknow

somethingaboutyourdog?

-Hey,don’ttrytodeceiveme:a

personcrazyenoughtodressup

asabearpandahastoknow

everythingaboutapersoncrazy

enoughtokidnapadog.Andif

youdon'twantmetogetcrazy

enoughasto...Well,tellmewhat

youknowandgettothepoint!

-OK,OK,dude!Stan,Jessica’s

friend.Hetoldmesomething

aboutafriendofJessicathathad

loads.

-IcantellyouforsurethatStan

hasmadeamistake.Anyway,

thankyou.I'mgoingtotalkto

Jessica.She’lltellmeeverything

aboutthatStan.

-Onlyonelastthing,Rosco.You

shouldimproveyourwalkingon

highheels.

Roscostaredathimlikehewas

goingtosaysomething.Instead,

hecameoutoftherestroomand

wentstraighttohisfriendJessica.

NESTORNOVEMBER24,

2013

NéstorAlonso

Theallegeddogwasaknown

editorofatrendmagazinein

town:"PoshForever".Ofcourse

hewasgay,likemostcoolhunters

inthecity.HisnamewasAlex

Piscelli,andwasthecurrent

partnerofStan,aJessica'sold

friendandhomedecorator.Stan

knewperfectlymostoftherich

poshhousesinNewYork,and

Alexhaswrittenaboutthat.They

wereagoodtandem.

Roscoexcitationdecreased

immediately.SurelyAlex's

costumewaspartofasecretcool

huntingstrategy,andhecouldnot

givehimcluesaboutJohnson,his

belovedpet.Moreover,Roscofeet

weredestroyed(damnshoes!),

andhishipswereachedfrom

walkinglikeagirl.

Suddenly,Jessicaandhisstrange

friendsarrivedonscene.

ANAVARRODIAZNOVEMBER24,

2013

AnaNavarro

Itwasaverystrangefeeling,it

waslikesomeonewaspassinga

featheronhisneck,heturned

back,buthecouldn`tseenothing,

hewasbecamingmoreandmore

anxious.Roscotriedtoforgetthat

feelingandthoughtonfind

Jessica,heneededsomemore

cluesaboutthatguy...

Peopleweresostrangethere,all

wearingweirdcostumes,Rosco

couldn'tseeJessicanortheboy,

suddenly,hedecidetospeakwith

oneoftheguests,hewaswearing

adogcostume"maybethat

costumeisaclue"thoughtRosco.

Roscowasexcited,hethoughthe

wasontherightway.Heknocked

atthedogshoulder,thedog

lookedathim...

ENRIQUENOVEMBER21 ,

2013

EnriqueFranco

IntheJessica'scostumeparty,

therewerealotofpeoplewith

masksandweirdhairstyles.Some

ofthemworeanimalteethand

lenses.Otherpeopleonlywere

makeupwithsingledressestrying

toconfusetherestofthestaff

abouttheirowngender.Inthis

momentRoscothought:

-"ImustfindtheboythatJessica

toledme,...butIcan'trecognize

him.Sheonlytoldmeoneclue

abouthim,andIamconfused"

Amomentlater,Roscofelta

strangefeelinginhisleft

shoulder,likeasmallantrunning

tohisneck...

ANONYMOUSNOVEMBER20,

2013

M.Oreja

"Ifmydogwashere,itwouldtell

methatIneedtopracticemoreto

beawoman"-hethough.

Whilehewalkedbythestreet,he

wasthinkingwhathecoulddidto

improvehisplan.

"Ok,it´sagoodidea!!!"-hesaid-

"IneedtophoneJessica"Sheis

thebestoption"

Jessicawasoneofthebestactress

ofthecity,shewasthemain

characterofthetvserie"Sexon

theCity"

Hecalledherandtheymetina

cafe,inthecenterofthecity.They

werespeaking3or4hoursmore

orless.Theyusedthecomputer,

writealotofnotesandsoon...

Hewaspreparedtogethisplan.

Thefirstplanwastogotoaparty

whichJessicaorganizedwherea

lotoffriendsofbothturnedup.

Noonecouldrecognize

ÁNGELNOVEMBER19,

2013

ÁngelL.R-P

Hewasfinallyoutofthebuilding

movinghishipsbuthewasvery

tired,becausehedidn'tknowto

walklikeawoman,andtheworst

thingwasthathewaswearinga

pairofshoes.Thoseheelswere

killinghim.Hecouldn't

understandhowwomenwalkon

tallshoes.Itwasverydifficultfor

him.Andtheclothes...Woman

clotheswereveryuncomfortable

forhim.Whilehewaswalking

alongthestreet,somemen

whistledhim.(Theythoughtthat

hewasawoman).Helaughed

andlaughedbecausehecouldn't

understandthosewhistlesifhe

waswalkinglikeatipsyduck.He

startedthinkingabouthisdog.He

couldn'tforgethislovelyJohnson,

becauseitwasthemost

importantthinginhislife...

MARTITA4518NOVEMBER18,

2013

MartaGarcíaR-M

Hewasdesperate,hedidn'tknow

whattodo...Hewantedhisdog

andhiglifeback.

Hestartedthinkinghowtodevide

theporter.Hewaswalkingonthe

room,fromonesidetoanother;

fromthebathroomtothedoor;

fromthecloset..yeah!thecloset!!

Itwassoeasy!

Hejustneededtodressuplike

anotherperson.Idon'tknow..a

womenforexample.(weallknow

menlovedressinguplike

women).

Hewentoutofthebuilding

movingthehipsjustlikewomen

do.Andhesentakisstothe

portrer.Thefunnythingwasthat

theportrerseemedtolikeit!!

AsIwassaying,hewasfinallyout

ofthebuilding...

FRANCISCONOVEMBER18,

2013

FranciscoMarín

But,suddenlyherealizedthatthe

phonedidnotworkproperly.

Then,Rosco,withamysterious

andterrifyingface,hadalookat

thephoneand…surprise!!!!

Someonehadcutoffthelight!!!.

Roscowasgettingmoreandmore

nervousbecauseheneededtoask

forsomehelpand,obviously,his

mainobjectivewastorescue

Johnson.Then,Roscocameup

withagreatidea!!Andsaid

himself“Aha!!Iwilldressupand

willgotothepoliceoffice!!

Nobodyisgoingtodisturbmy

dailyroutineand,ofcourse,I

mustgetJohnsonhome!!!”.With

asmileonhisface,Rosco

immediatelydressedup,tookthe

paperandwentout.

Unfortunately,Roscohadanother

problem…theporterofthe

buildingwasatthemaindoor!!!.

Roscosaid“Damn!!!WhatcanI

do?Ihavetodevicethe

porter!!!”….

YESSICANOVEMBER17 ,

2013

YessicaCalle

Itwasatthatprecisemoment

thatherealizedwhatwasreally

happening.Ithadn’tbeena

nightmare;everythingwasreal…

asrealasthefactthathislovely

doghadbeenkidnappedby

somebodyaskinghimforahuge

ransom.And,besidesallofthis,

thispersonhaddaredtodisturb

hisdairyroutine,whatreally

madehimangry.

Thepaperonhishandstoldhim

whathewasn’tallowedtodo,

but…whatshouldhedonow?

Hecouldonlythinkabouthislife

nexttoJohnson,thegoodandthe

badmomentsandtheirlaughs

togetherashewasgettingangrier

andangrier.

AlthoughagainstJohnson’s

kidnappers’requests,anideawas

goingaroundinhishead…helook

aroundtheroomandwent

quicklytowardsthetelephone…

ALICIANOVEMBER14,

2013

A.Moreno

Roscocouldn’tbelievewhathad

happened.Hewasanormalguy,

withanormaljobandanormal

life!Wasthisjustacrazy

nightmare?Initially ,heignoredthepaper

ly ingonhisbed,andwentovertheapartment

callingJohnson.Therewasnoresponse.Hisbed

wasempty .Hewasgone.Only then,Roscoactually

realisedthatthesituationwasreal.Hewentback

tohisroomandpickedthephonetocallthepolice.

-“PoliceDepartment.Whatcan

wedoforyou?”

Inthismoment,hesawthepaper.

Hehungupthephoneandsat

downonthebedtoreadthenote:

SHELLY OCTOBER25,

2013

Thestorystartshere!

RoscoJakeisanaccountantfora

bigfirminNewYork.Hisonly

companionishispug,Johnson.

Helovesthatpug.Forthemost

part,hisdaysareroutine.He

likesroutines.Hedoesn'tlike

change.Routinesandschedules

comforthim.

Today,wasadifferentday.Rosco

wokeuptoaknifeathisneck.The

intruderworeamask.Hisdeep

voiceinstructed,"Wehaveyour

pug.Ifyoueverwanttoseehim

againandmakesurewedon't

destroyyourlife,youwillhaveto

transfer$50,000tothisaccount

by10p.m.today."Theintruder

wassuddenlygone,onlyleavinga

paperwithinstructions.

http://padlet.com/wall/INTEFA

ANONYMOUSNOVEMBER27 ,

2013

AnaL.Cordon

ThiswasthemostdifficultchoiceI´ve

evermade.SoItoldmyself,calmdown,

youhavetobesmarterthanher.She

wasaverytoughbutsentimental

woman,Idecidedtotalkherintosolving

thiswithoutgivingawayallIever

workedfor....mymoneyandlosingmy

dearJohnson.Itriedtoexplainhermy

reasons,ifany,forwhatIdidtoher,but

shedidn´twanttohearwhatIhadto

say,shewashurtsobadlythatsheonly

wantedmetosufferandhadher

revenge.AfterawhileIrealizeditwasn

´tworkingandtheclockkept

ticking....meanwhileIwaslosingall

faithofrecoveringhim,soIchangedmy

plan...

RunningOutofTimeCollaborativeStoryGroupB

SHELLY•OCTOBER25,2013

NAVEGANOVEMBER26,

2013

MargaGutiérrez

WhenIgotmarriedherIthoughtshe

wastheloveofmylife.Shewasthebest

personIhadevermet.Shewasgenerous

andkind.Johnsonwasher"littleboy".

Thelawyertoldmenottotrustinher

afterourdivorcebutIdidn'twantto

listenMsWhite.Shewouldneverforgive

myaffairwithDana,herbestfriend.

Now,shewantedmetosufferasmuch

asshedidfouryearsago."Mylittleboy

doesn'tdeservesashelfishguywho

alwaysthinkofhimself".Lt'smakea

deal,darling:keepyourmoneyandgo

home",shesaid.Shealwaysknewhow

togetmeonmynerves...whatshouldI

do?Ononehand,thatwasallmoneyI

had.Ontheother,IlovedJohnson.

ANONYMOUSNOVEMBER26,

2013

Mariab

WhenIgotoffthetaxieverythinginmy

mindbecamedark,maybeimpressedby

thefigureIwaswatchingatthefront

door.Itwouldbeimpossible.Forawhile

IthoughtIwasdreamingandatsome

pointIwillwakeupandeverythingwill

bejustahorribledream.Butthereality

wasothercompletelydifferent,she

stoodfirmlyinfrontofthedoorasshe

waswaitingme.

Those2minuteswerethelongestofmy

wholelife.Icouldn'tmoreanypartof

mybody,evenmyvoicewasblockedasI

hadforgottenhowtospeak.So,theonly

thingthatpassedthroughmymindwas

aquestion:Whycouldshedothat?

VICENTE_ELENOVEMBER24,

2013

VicenteLeón

Hewenttothebankandwithdrewthe

amountofmoneyrequired.Hewas

reallyshocked.Hewaswonderinghow

couldtheypossibleknowhehadbeen

successfulinfinance.Maybethe

strangersdidknowhim.

Hedidn'twanttoloseJohnson,that

wouldbetoopainful.Somethinghadto

bedone.Helookedatthepieceofpaper

onceagain.Hewasdetermined.

Onlywhenthetaxistoppedhe

understoodtheextentoftheproblem.It

hititwhenhelookedthroughthe

window.Heknewtheguyatthedoor...

TEACHER Ingrid

NOVEMBER23,2013 Buttherewasnokeyinside.Onlysome

instructionstofollowifhewantedtosee

hispetalive.Hehadalready

experimentedthattheywerespeaking

seriously.Theyonlywantedthemoney

andnointerference.Nomorebravery,

nopolicemen,nothingexceptforthe

money.

Hestoodupandtohissurprisethedoor

wasunlockedsohewentaway.Hewas

determined,hewasgoingtothebank,

takeoutthemoneyandthenleaveit

wherehehasbeentoldonthepieceof

paperhehadfoundinsidethemetal

box.Andtherewasnomuchtimeleft...

ANONYMOUSNOVEMBER20,

2013

EncarnaciónMªSáez

Suddenly,heobservedthewallandhe

foundastrangebrick.Itwasdifferent

fromothers,soittookhisattentionfora

moment.Whenhetouchedit,he

discovereditwasamovingpart.Then,

hepusheditcarefullyandheintroduced

hisfingersintothewall.Immediatelyhe

thoughtitcouldbeatrap.Maybehe

couldgethishandstuckandhedoubted

duringsomeseconds.However,hewas

sointerestedinrecoveringhisdogthat

hecouldn'tresistthetemptationtofind

outwhatwasinside.

Finally,Roscoputhistremblinghand

intothecavityandhecameacrosswitha

metalbox.Whatwasthat?Wouldhe

findsomekeytofindJohnson?

http://www.freesound.org/people/Robinhood76/sounds/105023/

ANONYMOUSNOVEMBER19,

2013

CristinaQuerol

Hewascold.Hewakeupandhehada

terribleheadache.Hewaslyingdownon

anoldmattress.Everythingwasfaint.

Howhecouldhesatontheoldmattress

andhestartedtoremembereverything:

Johnsonwasnotathome,thepaper,the

address,thebusylongstreet,the

beggar...andtheyoungman.Hewas

surethattheyoungmanhithimwith

something.That'swhyhegotaterrible

headache.

Theroomwherehewas,wasquiteold

anddirty.Everythingsmelthumid.He

hadtofindoutthewayofescapeand

knowwhyhewasthereandthatman

rappedhisdog.Ihadnosenseforhim

ESTELAGMNOVEMBER19,

2013

EstelaGonzález

Hewassweatingnow.Hecouldfeeltiny

dropsofsweatgoingdownhisforehead.

Hehadtothink,heneededtocalm

down.Helookedaroundandsawa

beggarafewmetresaway,crouching

oversomeplasticbags.Maybehehad

seensomething."Excuseme,I

am...haveyouseenorheardthisdog?"-

heaskedasheshowedhimoneof

Johnson'sphotos.Thebeggarlookedat

him,spatonthepalmsofhishandsand

rubbedthemtogether.Hesmiledandlet

Roscoseehistoothlessmouth."They

toldmeyouwerecoming,theysaidyou

wouldbepanicking".Suddenly

everythingturnedblack,somebodyhad

putablacksackonhisheadandhewas

pushedintoacar.Thecardroveoffat

highspeed.Thelastthinghecouldhear

beforehefaintedwasadogbarking.

ANONYMOUSNOVEMBER18,

2013

MaiteELEJ.

Thankstotheteadropsthatfelonthe

paperhecouldseesomethingthathad

beenerasedbefore.Itwasanaddress

butonlythefirstpartofit.Therewasno

number.Hegotdressedveryquickly

anddecidedtoinvestigatethataddress.

Perhapshecouldseesomethingorhear

somethingbecausewhenJohnsonwas

withstrangersheusuallybarkedalot.

Heputonhisraincoatandahattohide

better.Hejumpedtohiscaranddrove

fasttotheaddress.Whenhearrived

therehewasverydisappointed.Itwasa

verybusylongstreetwithtallbuildings.

Hewasverydisappointed.Hedidn’t

knowwheretostart.

attachment

ANDRESAPILARNOVEMBER16,

2013

P.ANDR

Roscothoughtithadbeenanightmare

andlookedforhisdogalloverthehouse,

butJohnsonwasn'tthere.Instead,he

cameacrossasmallpieceof

handwrittenpaperonJohnson'sempty

bed.Thenhestartedtorealisewhathad

happened.Everythingwastrueand

somebodywastryingtoblackmailhim.

Hestartedtoreadthepapercarefully,

buthishandswereshakingandthe

letterslookedblurry.Hethoughtit

mightbeagoodideatohaveacupof

tea.Hewenttothekitchenandputthe

kettleon,madesometea,buthewas

verynervousandhishandswerestill

shakingsomuchthatsomedropsoftea

fellontothepaperandblottedit.

SHELLY OCTOBER25,

2013

Thestorystartshere!

RoscoJakeisanaccountantforabig

firminNewYork.Hisonlycompanion

ishispug,Johnson.Helovesthatpug.

Forthemostpart,hisdaysareroutine.

Helikesroutines.Hedoesn'tlike

change.Routinesandschedulescomfort

him.

Today,wasadifferentday.Roscowoke

uptoaknifeathisneck.Theintruder

woreamask.Hisdeepvoiceinstructed,

"Wehaveyourpug.Ifyoueverwantto

seehimagainandmakesurewedon't

destroyyourlife,youwillhaveto

transfer$50,000tothisaccountby10

p.m.today."Theintruderwassuddenly

gone,onlyleavingapaperwith

instructions.

http://padlet.com/wall/intefb

ANONYMOUSDECEMBER09,

2013

RAULCACHO

Hiswifetryingtoblackmailhimandgetting

aromancewithSerenity,hislovelydog

kidnapped,aperfectbrotherwhowasalways

right,aRussianworkmatewhotriedtoget

himoutofhisjob,hischildrenlostforever

andhisbankaccountsinbankrupt...butfor

thefirsttimesincehiswifehadlefthim,he

feltstrangelywarm,ifsomeoneaskedhim

maybetheanswerwouldbehappy.

Roscocouldn´tbecompletelysureabouthis

feelings,butmaybethelightattheendofthe

tunnelwascomingfromtheeyesofthat

middle-agedpoliceofficerwhowasstaringat

him.

Anyway,hischildrenhavealwayswantedto

haveapetanditwasChristmas....

RunningOutofTimeCollaborativeStoryGroupC

SHELLY•OCTOBER25,2013

ANONYMOUSDECEMBER01 ,

2013

MARIAJESUSPEREZ

"Howonearthcouldheevenconsiderpaying

suchanamountforananimal?",hethought

tohimself."Anyway ,hecamehereaskingforhelpandhelpwe

willgivehim"soheasked:

-"Howdoyouthinkwecanassistyou?Isthereany chiportracking

dev iceimplantedinthedog?"

-"Nowthatyoumentionit,thevetcertainly

toldmethatthedoghadbeenverycostly

becausehehadbeenvacinatedandchipped.

SoIimaginethereis."

-"Let'scontacttheclínicandfindoutifthere

isawayoftrackingitremotely"

CouldRoscobelievethat?Wastherereallya

lightattheendofthetunnel?

ANONYMOUSNOVEMBER30,

2013

LAURAGÓMEZ

Suddenly,heheardthesoundofapolice

siren.

http://www.freesound.org/people/MultiMax2121/sounds/156869/

Itwastimetoaskforhelptoprofessionals-

hethought.Athebeginning,Roscohad

rejectedtheideabecausehethoughtthe

policemighthavelaughedathimworrying

aboutjustapet,buthewasreallyrunning

outoftimeandhewasgettingdesperate.He

approachedthenearestpolicestation.He

cameindecisivelyandasked,CanItalkto

thechiefinspector?Iwanttoreporta

kidnapping.

-Sure,comewithme,sir.Whohasbeen

kidnapped?,saidamiddle-agedpoliceman.

Theyenteredasmallroomwhereanother

policeofficerwasstandingnexttoadesk.

-Mydog,Johnson.I'vebeenaskedtopaya

ransomof$50,000before10pmtoday.

Please,Ineedyourhelp.

Thetwopoliceofficerslookedateachother

indisbelief.

ANONYMOUSNOVEMBER28,

2013

DAVIDSAYAGO

Timewasslippingaway,onlytwohoursuntil

deadlineandthenJohnsonwouldbekilledby

hiskidnapper.Everythinglookedlikea

nightmare,abadjoke,neverthelessitwas

true,apainfulandcrueltruth.

-What'shappening?Johnson!Why…-

Alotofquestionsandthoughts…butfew

answers,onlyconjecture,badbusinessfor

Johnson…

Butthen,whenshehadjustopenedherbook

again...ithappened,herphonerangvery

loudandshrill,whatastoundedher,itwas

likewakingupsuddenlyinthemiddleofa

pleasantdream.

-I'mgoingtomakeyouanofferthatyou

can'trefuseMadam-Thetelesalesworker

said..

ShewasbeingdisturbedbyVodafone'sseller

onceagain…

Herwordswereincomprehensibleto

bathers,howevertheywereprettycleartothe

seller,whointerruptedherlittlenapdayafter

day,andshejustslammedthephonedown.

MeanwhileRosco…

ANONYMOUSNOVEMBER28,

2013

SorayaMoreno(2ndpartofstoryafter

thecomputercrashed)

'Ohno!So,thatmeansthatintheendJessica

hasdecidednottoflyoverseas.Youknowwe

havebeenintouchforalongtime.Wemet

throughoneofthoseonlinedatingagencies

andthisisthepictureshesentme.Shetold

meIwouldrecogniseherbecauseshewould

belyingonthebeachreadingthebookyou

arejustreading.

Whatcanhavejusthappenedtoher???

ANONYMOUSNOVEMBER28,

2013

SorayaMoreno

Afterreadingthebookforawhile,she

decidedtogotothebeach.Sunbathingwould

makehergood.Whenshewasabouttolie,a

manapproachedherandstartedtalkingto

her.

'AreyouJessica?',heasked.'No,I'mafraid

you'vemadeamistake'.

'Butyouarereadingthebookyoutoldme

youwouldbereadingsothatIcould

recogniseyou.'

'Recogniseme?''Areyoupullingmyleg?''I

foundthisbookattheairportandjustpicked

itup'.Iguessitisoneofthosebookcrossing

booksthatpeopleleavearound

VICTORIANOVEMBER27 ,

2013

VictoriaQM

Sheputthebookdown.Shecouldnotconcentrate.She´dpickeditupattheairport,justbeforeflyingstraighttoparadise,toforgetabouteverythingforafewdays.Thebookhadnotitle,noauthor,...Itdidhaveastickeronitslastpagethatshowedawalkingbook(bookcrossing,maybe?).Shewasdeterminedtoreaditandpassiton.She´dprobablyleaveitonthebeach...Butshe´dseetothatlater...

Shewentinsidethebar,orderedarefreshingdrinkandsatatatable.Aniceselectionof80´smusicwasplayinginthebackground.´Thisisbetter`,shethought.´I´llgiveitanothergonow`.Andsheopenedthebookagain...

JustthenRoscolookedathiswatch.Itwas7

pmalready!Hewasrunningoutoftimeand

thingswereonlygettingworse!!

APASPEINOVEMBER27 ,

2013

AnaPastor

Hisbrotherappearedbehindthedoor.

Guauuuuu....hecouldn'tfeelsorelieved,he

thoughthewasgoingtofaintagainbuttooka

deepbreathandaskedhimwhywashethere,

howdidheknowhewasinthehospital.

Richard,hisbrother,toldhimthathisex-

wife-Claire-hadcalledhimtotellhimthat

theirchildrenhadsuddenlydisappearedand

thatshecouldn'tgetintouchwithRosco.It

wasalongtimesinceshedisappearedwith

thechildrenandhehadhadnonewsfrom

themsincethen.Hehadhiredaprivate

detectivetofindthembuttheonlycluethey

foundwasthattheytookaplanetoRomania

butthentheylosttrackofthem.Couldthat

haveanyconnection?Heneededtotalkto

Claire.Hefelthisheadwasgoingto

explode...cigarettes,Serenity,theDanube

song,Natasha,Claire,hisdoctor,thepills,

hisbrother......aaarrrggggggg.Hefainted

again!!!

CELIANOVEMBER24,

2013

CeliaMS

Roscothoughtthiswastheend.Onehour!

HejusthadonehourbeforeSerenitywent

backtoseehim.Orevenless.Whatwouldhe

tellher?Howwouldheact?"Think,think,

think",hethought.Hewasgettingmoreand

morenervous...

Hehadtothinkofaplan,hewasnotgoingto

tellherthathekneweverything.Howcould

hetalktohisbrother?Wasn'tthereaphone

intheroom?Yes,therewas!but,whatwas

thenumber?Ohshit,themobilephone

again,whydowepeopleleaveeverythingup

toourdamnedmobilephone?

Startagain...Oh,yes,hecouldphonetohis

secretary,buthowcouldheaskherhis

brother'smobilephonewithouttellingher

aboutanything?Suddenlytherewasaknock

atthedoor...

EOISTORYTELLERNOVEMBER24,

2013

BMartinez

Icouldn’tbelievehiswords…Oh,that

terribleheadache!Ifonlythefloorstopped

moving!...Whenheopenedhiseyeshesawa

youngwide-eyednursestaringathim.

“Doctor,doctor!!He’scomeround!Don’t

worry,MrJake,you'llsoonbefine!Yourwife

isinchargeofeverything.She'ssuchakind

woman!Shetoldusshe'dbebackinan

hour...""Mywife!?Whatdoyoumean!?"

"Yes,MrJake,yoursecretarycalled

Emergencywhenyoufainted.Yourbloodtest

revealedasubstanceandwehadtogiveyou

thisseruminjection.Inacoupleofdays

you'llbesenthome.I'msureyoucan'twaitto

seeyourwifeagain,she'ssosweetand

caring!She'scalledFelicityor...Serenity!!

That'shername!It'sanunusualname,isn't

it?Whereisshefrom?"Roscowasstilltrying

tomakesenseofallthisinformationwhenhe

rememberedJohnson,hislittlepug,nowina

stranger'shands(Serenity's!)Wasshe

emotionallyinvolvedwithhisbrother?!A

newconspiracytheorywasstartingtobuild

inhishead.Hemanagedtoclearhisthroat

andshouted:"Where'smymobilephone?I

needmymobilephone!""But...yourwife

tookitwithher!Shecamewhileyouwere

sleeping...Shetoldusnottodisturbyour

sleep!"

ENCABOPALOSNOVEMBER24,

2013

EncarnaCánovas

AnxietywasthefeelingIwashavingatthat

moment.ButthenIrememberedthepills

thatDr.Borishadprescribedformewhen

Claireandmeweregettingdivorced.

FortunatelyIhadkepttheminmyoffice,soI

decidedtotakeonejusttokeepcalm.Then

myphonerangstartlingme.Icouldn'tfind

it,ItmightbeSerenity!!!Ihadtotellher

aboutthecodeandalltheideasburstlingin

mymindtosavemysuperfurryanymal....

Butitwasn'ther.Itwasmybrother,myolder

brother.Theonewhoisalwaysright.Iwas

wonderingwhethertellhimthesitutationor

not.AndthenIrealizedIwasfeelingseasick.

Ohno,thepillofDr.Boris.-Borisisnotan

ucranianname?Ismydoctoralsoinonit?

Ohno,morethoughtsconfusingmymind!-

MaybeitshouldbeagoodideaIfIcould

speakwithmybrother,thatphonecallmay

beofgreathelptome...Butinthatvery

moment,Serenitywasphoning!!

-HiSerenity!-Iwaswonderingwhyyou

couldn'tpickupthephone.Ihavemoreclues

wecanfollooow.....

-Waitonesec-shoutedSerenity.-Listen

carefullytomeplease.Theremightbemore

thingsorpeopleindanger.Don'tyouhave

anypossibilityatalltogetthatmoneyfrom

anywhere-anyone???

Iwasconfused,dizzyanddazed,Iwas

regrettingnowtohavetakenthatpill.....-

SerenityyouknowIaminbankrupt...and...-

Butshewasnotthere....JesusChrist,

suddendly,awhatssappmessagearrived

frommybrothersaying.....

-Mydearlittlebrother,Ihavejustseen

Serenitywithyoudog,Johnson.Areyouill?I

knowyouwouldn'teverleaveJohnsonto

anyone.

ILUMINADA IluminadaOrtega

NOVEMBER23,2013 Hisex-wife!!Howcouldhehavebeenso

stupid?

Suddenly herememberedthatChristmasofficeparty .Hehad

introducedthem-ClaireandNatashahadclickedrightaway .He

couldn’tseewhy ;they weresodifferent.However,hewassure

they ’dmetupacoupleoftimesafterwards.Clairetoldhimsheliked

themystery thatseemedtosurroundher.Sheisreally ‘exotic’,you

know.

Itwashardtobelieve,butnotimpossible.

Maybesheneededthemoney.She’demptied

theirjointbankaccountbeforedisappearing,

buttherewasn’tmuchthere…Yes,Claire

musthavecontactedoneofNatasha’s

friends-someofthemwereauthenticthugs.

Shemusthaveplannedeverythingcarefully!

Thatnumber…IfonlySerenityansweredthe

phone!!

ANONYMOUSNOVEMBER23,

2013

PPC

Roscodidn'tknowwhattodo.Hismindwent

blank.Healmost

fainted.Aftersomeendlessseconds,hemade

uphismind.Hephoned

Serenityagain,hewassureshecouldhave

thecluetothecode.Serenitydind't

answerthephoneforawhile.Shealwaysdid.

Whydoesn'tshe

answermycalls?Somethingmusthave

happenedtoher.Ican'tlose

bothJohnsonandSerenity.Theyhavealways

beenthereforme.

RoscohadhadJohnsonfortwoyears.Infact,

Johnsonwaslikea

sontohim.Lifehadbeenhardandthelittle

doghadhelpedhimget

overhisdivorceandthelossofhischildren,

whohadbeentaken

awaybyhisexwifeandvanished...forever.

PATRICIALUCASALONSONOVEMBER21 ,

2013

PatriciaLucas

Aloneintheoffice,hehasneverbeenthefirst

toarrivein.Butitwasfornothing.He

phonedSerenityandtoldheraboutthesong,

thecigarettesandtheRussiangirl.While

talkingbythephoneanddoingsome

researchinInternettheydiscoveredwhat

wasthesongabout.Afolkonededicatedtoa

river,theDanube.Thatwasthemeaningof

Dunayu(Дунай)inUkrainianlanguage.

Nothinginteresting.Serenitytoldhimshe

wasgoingtolookforthelyrics,buthe

thoughtthatprobablyitwouldbefor

nothing.

Aloneintheoffice.Hestillhadsomeminutes

beforeallaccountantsweretherestartinga

newcommonday.Hemissedhispug.

Staringatthewindowandmissinghispethe

startedtosingthefolksongwiththepacket

ofcigarettesinhishand.Thenherealized

something.Helookedatthepacketandsaw

oneofthesethreateningpicturesusedto

makepeoplestopsmoking.Thenheread:

Fumătoriimormaitineri.Thatwasn't

Cyrillic!Thatwasn'tUkrainianlanguage!

Wherewasthatgirlfrom?Infact,the

Danubeflowsthroughmanyothercountries.

Helookedagainatthepicture.Itlookedlike

anyotherpictureonapacketofcigarettes

buthenoticedthatitwasn'ttheoriginalone.

Ithadbeenaddedafterwards.Coulditbea

clue?Helookedatitmorecarefully.There

wasanumber.Henoteditdown.

ANONYMOUSNOVEMBER20, LuisGarcía

2013 Asheturnedleftandthewindblewonhis

face,itdawnedonhim:thecigarettes...right.

Hewasprettysurehehadseenthatbrand

before…Where?Atwork.Thewindwas

gettingcolderthesedays,snowmightcome

backsoon,hethought.Thatblondegirlinthe

office,twomonthsbeforetheRussianstook

overbackin2012.Natashawashername.

Thatwasit.ThatUkrainianwomansmoked

thatbrand.Hehadtohurryupandcontact

Serenetyimmediately.Notimetowaste.He

turnedleftagainandforthefirsttimeinhis

lifehestartedtoruntogettohisoffice

beforeeverybodygotthere.Thesong

Natashausedtosingwhileshewashavinga

coffeeandsmokingduringthebreaks,

Dunayu.Thekeymightbeinthelyrics.She

usedtocomplainaboutthesituationinthe

group,howtheywereallforcedtobepartof

it,howtheyhadnomoneytogetnew

instrumentsandclothes…Whatifshewas

lyingandwasactuallyamolesendinga

secretmessage?Heneededtocontacta

translatorurgently.

ALMABLASCONOVEMBER19,

2013

MAlmaBlasco

Theyhadtostartsomewhereandthey

decidedthebestthingwastogotoworkand

lookforanswersthereasourfriendusually

spendsmanyhoursworking.Theywereboth

fansofCSIandtheretheanswertoany

mysterywasalwaysinthemostcommonof

places.Serenitystronglyadvisedhimtokeep

aneyeoneverything.Eventhemost

insignificantthingcouldbecomean

importantclue.Shewasgoingtogobackto

hisplacetohavealookatallthepiecesofthe

puzzletheyhadalready:thenoteandthe

emptypacketofcigarettes.

-‘I’msurewewillfindwhohasdonethis.

Don’tpanic’.

‘Don’tpanic,’–hethought–‘easiersaidthan

done,especiallywhenmydearestfriendisin

danger’

Nervousanddepressedheheadedtowork

EOITEACHERNOVEMBER18,

2013

MsEOITeacher

Theycouldalwayscountonahotmugof

coffetomakethemfeelbetter.Thedeep,

untamedflavoursoftheblendwascapableof

transportingthemtoanotherplace,another

time...Withoutnoticing,theirmindslipaway

tothattriptheyhadmadetoChinawhile

beingatuniversity.Itwastheyearofthe

dragonandpeoplewerecelebratingitonthe

street.Laughterwasheardeverywhereand

shinycolourswelcomedthemafterevery

turn.Afterenterringintoasmallandcosy

coffeeshop,theyhadbeeninvitedtotastethe

KomodoDragonBlend.Theyhadlovedits

lowacidityandhadinstantlybecomea

favouriteoftheirs.Now,everytimethemet

theydrankit.

Adogbarkedoutside,theysoonturnedback

toreality...Theretheyweresippinga

wonderfulcoffee...butwherewastheirfurry

friend?Itwashightimetoact.Yet...how

couldtheygetsuchasumofmoneyontime?

SOPHIETTNOVEMBER17 ,

2013

S.TaylorWhileSerenitywaschatting

awayallbyherself,goingthrough

numerousideasastowhoitcouldhave

been.Roscojustcouldn´tgetonething

outofhismind.TheBrownbusiness,a

yearbacksomedodgybusinesshad

beengoingonathiscompanyandhe

hadbeentheonetotipthepoliceoff

abouttheillegalbusinesshappening."

Couldthisberelated?"hethought-

surelynot.Thefirm´sattorneyhad

dealtwitheverything-ornot!Also,the

cigarettepacketwasbugginghim-

theyseemedsofamiliar,"now-who

smokedthisbrand?"Backtoreality,

bothSerenityandhimdecideditwas

bestifheactedasusualtoday,sohe

gotdressedandtheypoppeddownto

Starbucksforaquickcoffee.So,how

weretheygoingtoraisethelargesum

before10p.m?Roscohadbeen

declaredbankruptjustafewmonths

back.Thingswerelookinggloomyfor

hispooroldfourleggedfriend.

EVARMNOVEMBER16,

2013

EvaRM.

Theveryfirstsolutionthatsprangtomind

wasgiveSerenity,anoldfriendfromcollege

whohadalwaysbeenanexpertonsolving

enigmas,aquickcall.

http://www.freesound.org/people/henrique85n/sounds/162019/

“-Oh,Toby,dearfriend,howmuchImiss

you",thoughtRosco.-"Yourbarksechoin

mylonelinessand

desperation“http://www.freesound.org/people/krissyeliot/sounds/125523/

“-IfonlytherewassomethingIcoulddoright

now...”

http://www.freesound.org/people/bennstir/sounds/81072/

“-Saved!,Heresheis”Ashemadehisway

towardsthefrontdoor,herealizedtherewas

somethingstrangeonthefloor,rightbehind

thesofa…Hekneeled,andtohissurprise,he

discoveredacrumpledpacketofcigarettes“

-Who’sleftthishere?”[…]“-Holdon,the

frontdoor!Serenity,please,docomein,how

goodtoseeyou.There'sacoupleofthingsI'd

likeyoutosee!”

Theywererunningoutoftime.

ANONYMOUS

NOVEMBER14,2013 A.Salter

Thatpapernotewasfairlyimpossibleto

understand.Itwaseitherwritteninbroken

Englishorthekidnappersofmyinnocent

littlepugwheretryingtoconfusemewitha

strangecodethatcouldtakemeagesto

translateintosomethingbarelyint

elligible.TheonlythingIcouldthinkofright

nowwasallthetimesItoldmyteenager

studentstheyhadtostopusingthat

abhorringEnglishwhentextmessagingtheir

matesbecausethiswasahundredtimes

worse.Well,therewassomebodyelseI

couldn'tgetoutofmyhead:Toby,mymate,

mycompanion,themakerofthesweetest

barksonEarth,thehappiestcreatureI've

everencountered...Wherecouldhebenow?I

wasprettysurethoseruthlesspeoplehadn't

fedhimwithhisfavouritesnacks.OK,OK,

let'sgettoworknow.Toby,yourrescuerison

hisway!!

attachment

SHELLY OCTOBER25,

2013RoscoJakeisanaccountantforabigfirmin

NewYork.Hisonlycompanionishispug,

Johnson.Helovesthatpug.Forthemost

part,hisdaysareroutine.Helikesroutines.

Hedoesn'tlikechange.Routinesand

schedulescomforthim.

Today,wasadifferentday.Roscowokeupto

aknifeathisneck.Theintruderworeamask.

Hisdeepvoiceinstructed,"Wehaveyour

pug.Ifyoueverwanttoseehimagainand

makesurewedon'tdestroyyourlife,youwill

havetotransfer$50,000tothisaccountby

10p.m.today."Theintruderwassuddenly

gone,onlyleavingapaperwithinstructions.

http://padlet.com/wall/intefc

ANONYMOUSDECEMBER02,

2013

JoséÁngelBañares

Allofasuddenhethoughtofthe

conspiraciestakingpart,

Obama'sillegalphone-hackings,

theCIA,EdwardSnowden,his

classifieddocuments

revealed..."Therewasme",he

thought"withapresumably

friendescapingfromthepolice".

Theonlybeinghecouldtrustwas

hisdogJohnson,andhehadno

ideawhatthedoghadonhis

neck.Perhapsthepooranimal

wasindanger.Whatthef***!".

Jenasloweddownandtooka

secondaryroad.Butinafew

milestheroadwasblocked.There

wasaprotestwithhundredsof

people.Hetookadvantageof

Jena'snervousnessandgotoutof

thecarholdingJohnsoninhis

arms.Herantohideinaprotest

RunningOutofTimeCollaborativeStoryGroupD

SHELLY•OCTOBER25,2013

nearby.Johnsonwasoverexcited.

Ithadn'thadanadventurelike

thatinsomanyyears.Johnson

estimatedRoscowas

unrecognizable,thatisthefriend

andownerhewasexpectingto

havesomeday...Itstartedtobark

loudly...theprotestorsmoved

asideandRoscoandJohnson

madeaspaceforthemselves.At

thebacktheJenacouldn'tbelieve

hereyes.Shedidn'tmanageto

reachthemastheyslippedout.

NowJenawasintrouble,she

didn'thavethechipandshewas

shortoftime.Shefinallytookher

mobilephoneandmadeacall.

Heronlywordswere:"We'velost

them"

PCMISABELDECEMBER01 ,

2013

"Whereareyoutakingmeand

Johnson,Jena?"Roscoeasked.

Jena:"Ineedthedog,there'snothingIneedfrom

youexceptfromthedog.Thereisvery important

informationcontainedinthedog'scollarandI

needtotakeitoutandgiveittotherightperson.

Thatchipcontainedinthedog'scollariswortha

milliondollars,yousee?"

"Ican'tbelieveyouusedmeforthis,Ireally

thoughtyouweremy friend,Itrustedyoufrom

thebeginning.Canyoutellmemoreaboutthat

information,Jena?Ineedtoknowmoreaboutthis

issue,yousee?",askedRoscoe.

Jena:"There'snothingIcantellyouaboutthis,this

istopsecret.Ijustneedtogosomewherewhere

nobody canseeusandtakethecollar.Ineedto

makesurenobody isfollowingusastherearemore

peopleinterestedinthechip.Iwillpay youatax i

homewhenIhavethechipandfromnowonyou

won'tseemeanymore".

LDELIAHBDECEMBER01 ,

2013

LuzHdez

Suddenlyallthepiecesofthe

puzzlestartedtofitinRoscoe's

mind...herememberedtheshort

timeJenahadspentwithJohnson

lastsummer.Theyhadmetby

chanceinConeyIslandandhe

hadbeenelatedbecauseshehad

showedfriendlytohim...hehad

invitedhertoadrinkanda

hotdogandshehadkeptJohnson

forsomeminuteswhilehe

ordered.Whenhecameback,he

hadnoticedastrangeattitudein

thedog:itstartedtowhinewhen

hesawhimanditseemedtofeel

restless.Andaboveall,itrejected

Jenatocaresshimonhisback,it

begantogrowlandstood

back...Jenahadboughtanew

glamorouscollarforJohnson

meanwhile...Whathadhappened

betweenJohnsonandJenainthat

spaceoftime?WhathadJena

donetoJohnsontocausethat

attitudeinmydeardog?Avoice

soundedandideasandmemories

sprangoutofmymind...thedog's

collar...

MARYANNEBORRELLNOVEMBER30,

2013

MaryanneBorrell

...acarscreechedtoahaltright

nexttothem.Thewindowslid

downandabeautifulwoman

shouted,"Quick,Roscoe.Jump

in!"Hecouldn'tbelievehiseyes:

Jena!!Hejumpedinwithout

thinking,Johnsonstillclutched

tightlyunderhisarm,andJena

slammedherfootdownonthe

acceleratorlikeTheStigfromTop

Gear.Astheyspedawaythrough

redlightafterredlightleavinga

trailofsmashedcarsanddebris

behindthem,Roscoeignored

Johnson'squietgrowlingandsaid

breathlessly,"Jena,Inever

thought-agirllikeyou-aboy

likeme-Imean-"Jena'sscream

oflaughtercuthimshortwhile

Johnson'sgrowlsgrewlouder."A

boylikeyou?!!",exclaimedJena,

"agirllikeme?!!I'mWAYoutof

yourleague,youpoorwretch.Do

youthinkyou'reinaHollywood

movieorTadeoJonesor

something?"Roscoestaredather

speechlessly,asJohnson'sgrowls

turnedintobarks."I'mnot

interestedinyou,loser",shesaid,

turningtowardsJohnson'sflat,

indignant,barkingface,"it'sthe

dogweneed".

ANONYMOUSNOVEMBER28,

2013

SilviaCabrera

Attheend,asthestorywas

becomingmoreandmore

confusing,hedidn´tknowwhatto

do(hestartedthinkingthathe

hadalreadywastedalotofhis

timeinthecaseanddidn´twant

togethisfriendinvolved).

Therefore,hedecidednotto

phonehisfriendandtoruntothe

pólicestationandtellthemhis

problemsoastoseeiftheywould

haveanyotheridea.Thecops

listenedtohimcarefullybut

everythinghetoldwassostrange

extravagantandincrediblethat

theythoughtRoscowasoneof

thesepeoplethathavebecome

crazybecauseofthecrisis.Itwas

oddbecauseheworesmart

clothesbuttodayyouneverknow

whoyouaretalkingto.They

decidedtotakehimtohospital

andfilethecase.Whiletheywere

waitingfortheambulanceto

come…….

ANNAPEREZRNOVEMBER27 ,

2013

A.Pérez

Heturnedroundandthemanwasstandingright

nexttohim.HiseyesfrozeRosco'sblood.Heknew

hehadtoreactquickly .HegrabbedJohnsonand

startedrunningagain.Hethoughtthebestthinghe

coulddowasgoinsideabuildingtolosetheman.

Hewentinsideanofficeblockandclimbedtothe

4thfloor.Butthemanwasbehindhim.Hejumped

outofawindowandlandedonafireescape

staircase.Herusheddownstillhearingtheman's

steps.HeranandranwithJohnsonunderhisarm

untilhewasoutofbreath.Themanwasnolonger

chasinghim.HewassomewhereinCentralPark.

Whatcouldhedonow?Suddenly heremembered

hisfriendJena.Jenawasaprivatedetectiveand

shewasthemostbeautifulwomanRoscohadever

seen.Butofcoursesuchabeauty wouldneverfall

inlovewithadullmanlikeRosco,hethought...

Well,hecouldphoneherandaskhertohelphim

solvethemystery .

ANONYMOUSNOVEMBER27 ,

2013

G.Fern

Hewentdownstaisasfastashe

could.Whenhegottotheground,

heleftJohnsononthefloorand

theystartedrunningTheyturned

rightandRoscosawasubway

entrance.Theywentdown

withoutthinking,Itwasvery

crowded"it'sthefirsttimeIthink

thepeakhoursaregreat",Rosco

thought.HepickedupJohnson,

tookacapoutofhispocketand

startedwalkinglikehealwaysdo.

"Don'tworryJohnson,hewon't

findusnow".Helookatthe

subwaymap,thinkingwherehe

mightgo,whenhelosthisbreath

ashefeltahandonhisright

shoulder

INGLESNOVEMBER27 ,

2013

A.García

Therewerehundredsofthem,of

allcolours,shapesandbreeds.

Wereallthesedogskidnappedor

wasitjustakennel?Roscolooked

aroundandsawhowtheman

enteredinaroom.Hedidn'tthink

twicetofollowhisstepsandcame

intotheroomafterhim.Itwasa

hugeroomfullofshelveswhich,in

turn,werefulloffilefolderswith

labelsindicatingdatesand

names.Hegotdistractedfora

secondtryingtodecipherwhatall

thosedocumentsmeant.

Suddenlyawomansneakedup

behindhimandsaid-Excuseme

sir!-.-Damnit!,thatscaredme!-

Roscoresponded.Thewoman

continued-Thisisaprivateroom,

onlyforstaff.Roscothoughtto

himself"Ihavetotellher

everything,I'msureshecanhelp

me".Hewasabouttostartthe

storywhenhesawtheman,just

infrontofthem,staringathim...

HERFIMONOVEMBER27 ,

2013

HelenaRosales

Henoticedhewasbeingfollowed

bythemansohedecidedtosetup

atraptocatchhim.Heleftthe

carinaveryaccesibleparkinglot

neartheUnitedNationsbuilding,

heleftthecarthereandran

towardsaplacewherehecould

hidebehindahotdogstand.

Fromtherehecouldseetheman

asheopenedthecarandstarted

driving.Hedecidedtotakeataxi

andfollowedhim.Itwasalong

chase,finallythemangotoutof

thecarandwentintoaverytall

building.Roscowasovercome

withbraveryandfollowedhim,

waitedoutsidehisdoorandwhen

themanlefthishousedecidedto

goinside.Oh,lotsofbarking

puppieswerethere!!!!!

ANONYMOUSNOVEMBER27 ,

2013

HelenaRosales

Henoticedhewasbeingfollowed

bythemansohedecidedtosetup

atraptocatchhim.Heleftthe

carinaveryaccesibleparkinglot

neartheUnitedNationsbuilding,

heleftthecarthereandran

towardsaplacewherehecould

hidebehindahotdogstand.

Fromtherehecouldseetheman

asheopenedthecarandstarted

driving.Hedecidedtotakeataxi

andfollowedhim.Itwasalong

chase,finallythemangotoutof

thecarandwentintoaverytall

building.Roscowasovercome

withbraveryandfollowedhim,

waitedoutsidehisdoorandwhen

themanlefthishousedecidedto

goinside.Oh,lotsofbarking

puppieswerethere!!!!!

ANONYMOUSNOVEMBER26,

2013

AdelaChinchilla

"Whoknows?"-hesaidtohimself.

"Fortunately,Ialreadyhave

Johnsonwithme,butIreally

wouldliketofindoutwhois

behindthis".Hefeltveryworried

aboutit.“Clearly,whoeverhas

been,cantryagainandmaybe

nexttimeIwillnotbesolucky!

WhatifIwakeupatnightagain

andthisnightmarerepeats?”-

suchthoughtstormentedRosco.

“ThatisthereasonwhyIshould

closethismatterassoonas

possible”.Roscoparkedthecar

andwrotedownitslicense

carefully.Thenextstepwasto

investigatewhowasthe

mysteriousownerofthevehicle...

JULIANOVEMBER25,

2013

Julia

hehopedtofindasupportive

officerreadytolistenpatientlyto

hisoddstoryandwillingto

believehewasnotthelunatictype

policeofficersweresofamiliar

withthesedays...."Holdonasec,

man-Roscosaidtohimself-and

facethefacts:Howonearthare

yougoingtoexplainyouare

drivingacarisnotyours,paying

noattentiontotrafficligthsor

speedlimits,withoutyourdriving

licence(Roscodidn'townacaras

drivinginNYCcouldbemost

timesanextremesporthedidn't

feelliketrying)andwithadog

barkinghystericallyintheback?".

Roscocouldn'thelpan

involuntaryshudderoffear.He

realizedhewasondirestraits,

runningoutoftimeandwithno

onebuthimselftotrust."Okay,

man,don'tpanick.I'llcomeup

withPlanB",hemumbledashe

sloweddowntostopthecarina

gardencentrehugecarpark.

Aroundhiscar,familiestriedto

instructDaddyhowtogettheir

newChristmastreeinthecar

bootwithoutanyfurther

collateraldamages.Justthen,

Roscothoughttheoldladymight

haveflownbackhomefor

Christmas.....

ANONYMOUSNOVEMBER24,

2013

ALmudenaFranqueira

Withoutthinkingtwiceaboutit,he

rantowardsthecardroppingthe

bagelonthefloor.Neverinhislife

hadhefeltsoproudof

beingskinny.Heslidinthrough

thewindowandsaton

thepassenger'sseatamazedto

seethecarkeysinthe

engine.Hestartedtheenginewhile

tryingtocalmhisdogdown.From

therearwindowhecouldseethat

themanwiththegloveshadfallen

onthegroundaftersteppingon

HISbagel!Damnwithhim,

hethought'Imightendinjail

forthisbutsowouldyou!'He

ignoredthetrafficlightsandwas

almosthitbyahugetrailer.He

hadsethismind.Hewasgoing

straighttothenearestpolice

stationwhere...

ANONYMOUSNOVEMBER23,

2013

F.Chicharro

...bewiseandverycareful.The

gloveperson(wasitaman?a

woman?)wasnotjoking.Noone

entersahousearmedwithaknife

andkidnapsyourdogjustlike

that.Itmustbesomeoneina

desperatesituation.Whatdid

theywantthemoneyfor?,hehad

timetowonder.Lotsofideas

crossedhismindinamatterof

seconds,mortgages,sudden

ilnesses,drugs...Andthenhehad

alookatthecarwherethe

barkingcamefromandtherehe

was,Johnson,hislovelydog,

barking,tellinghim"I'mhere"

"Hey,you!""can'tyouseeme?".

Heimmediatelyfeltashamedof

hisbehaviourforhavingthought

aboutlookingonthebrightsideof

trouble.Helovedroutine.He

adoredthesafesideofit,the

comfort,andthatwasJohnson,

waggingitstailinhappiness

askingfornothinginreturnand

sittingnexttohimwhenhecame

backhomefromwork.Luckily,he

realisedthatoneofthecar

windows...

INGLESIESPJMNOVEMBER22,

2013

E/Lopez

butafterawhilewaitingthere,he

realisedthatthemanwasabout

toleavetheshop,sotherewasno

timetowaste.Hegatheredallhis

courageanddecidedtofollow

himandseeifthatmanwasreally

theintruderwhohadtakenhis

beloveddogandwantedhimto

transfersuchabigamountof

money."50,000dollars!",he

exclaimed,"Allmysavings".

Wouldhegiveawayallthat

moneyforapet?Wouldherisk

hislifetosaveanolddog,which

wasalwayssleeping?Inthe

distancehecouldhearthemelody

ofthatfamoussongbytheMonty

Pythongroup,"Alwayslookon

thebrightsideoflife".Thatsong

remindedhimofallthefurover

hisplace;nodog,nomorepoos

orpeeonthecarpet;nomore

visitstothevetandnomoremore

moneyspentonexpensive

treatments.Atthatmoment,he

didn'tknowwhattodo,buta

familiarbarkcomingoutofacar

parkedinfrontofthebagelshop

helpedhimmakehismind,he

hadto...

ANONYMOUSNOVEMBER22,

2013

EvaMVives

...startlookingintothematterin

theplacenearesthishomewhere

amannamedKarlGricelived.So

heheadedtowardUnionSquare

wherethesuspectlived.Itwasa

freezingdayinNYC,theshadow

oftheEmpireStatewhilewalking

down5thAvenuemadethe

atmosphereevencolder.TheNew

Yorkerswererunningtoandfro

withtheircoffeesontheirhands

andRoscofeltsuddenlyterribly

hungry."Icanmakeaquickstop

tobuyabagel"hethought.Andso

hedid,hestoppedatoneofhis

favouriteplacesintown,"The

XXLBagelShop".Hewentinto

theshop,linedupandlookedat

thebigquantityofbagelsthat

wereinthedisplaycase.Whenhe

wasabouttoorder,herealized

thatthemannexttohimwas

wearingthesameglovesthathe

foundintheapartment."Oh

Gosh,whatshallIdonow?"he

wondered.Heorderedagarlic

bagelwithcheeseandwaitedat

thenapkinholderforthemanto

come...

ANONYMOUSNOVEMBER21 ,

2013

JoseHidalgo

...heknewitwouldbehardto

figureoutwhocouldhavebought

theglove,butheknowsthat,asan

accountant,hecanhaveaccessto

differentsellrecordswithin

stores,sohegothiscomputer,

loggedintothenational

accountantsystemandusedallhe

knewtosearchforthe

information.Heendedupwith

threeresults:suchgloveswere

boughtbyanoldladywholivesin

anothercountry,amanwholived

fiveblocksawayfromhishouse

andapersonwho'snamewasnot

clearontherecordbecauseit

seemedfake,hethoughtthatwas

verysuspicious."Whywould

someonetryandhidetheir

identitieswhenbuyinggloves?

Woulditbesomeonewhowants

totryandkeeptheiridentity

secretatallcosts?"hethought.

Henowhadaddresseswherehe

couldstartlookingforclues,now,

allofasudden,hehadbecamean

investigator!Sohedecidedto...

LESLIENOVEMBER16,

2013

LESroncar

Roscoburstintotears:hehadjust

lostthemostimportantthingin

hislife:hisdog!Suddenlyhe

realizedthattheintruderhadleft

aglove…andheknewwhereit

camefrom:thedandyboutique!

Thebestintown!Heremembered

thathewenttheretheotherday

becausehewaslookingfora

presentforhisfather’sbirthday

buthecouldn’tmakeany

connectionbetweentheintruder,

theshopandthepug.“Anyway,

hesaid,Idonothavethemoney,

whatamIsupposetodointhis

case?”butthenanideacameup

tohismind...

SHELLY OCTOBER25,

2013RoscoJakeisanaccountantfora

bigfirminNewYork.Hisonly

companionishispug,Johnson.

Helovesthatpug.Forthemost

part,hisdaysareroutine.He

likesroutines.Hedoesn'tlike

change.Routinesandschedules

comforthim.

Today,wasadifferentday.Rosco

wokeuptoaknifeathisneck.The

intruderworeamask.Hisdeep

voiceinstructed,"Wehaveyour

pug.Ifyoueverwanttoseehim

againandmakesurewedon't

destroyyourlife,youwillhaveto

transfer$50,000tothisaccount

by10p.m.today."Theintruder

wassuddenlygone,onlyleavinga

paperwithinstructions.

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