CARLTON CASEY: ALIEN INCIDENT

Carlton Casey 2 (Title unavailable) is in the works!  Here's a small tidbit of the opening chapter, generously supplied by the author!  Please note, this is a rough draft, unedited, and sometimes publishers cut certain material. 

I don’t believe it.  Here we go again.  A few months have gone by and already the twins are causing a ruckus.  “Carlton, you gotta help us!” Peanut pleaded with me.  “I told you already! I’m not helping you escape from a place where you belong! This is your home now,” I replied.  “How can you say that? The food here sucks and they make you go to bed at 8:00!”  “Don’t you know that’s what you both freakin’ need? Dude, at least you’re not getting beat down by your mother and her crazy boyfriend.”  “Doesn’t matter Carlton. We’re leavin’ and we’re leavin’ now!”  “Yeah wise guy, where the hell you gonna go then?”  “Jam Jam gots a plan and he said that we gots to leave now before the ol’ bat Mrs. Anderson comes back!”

            There was a bang at the door.  “Peanut, are you in there?” a voice asked.  “Yeah, Matt, I’m here,” Peanut said.  “Let me in! Hurry!” Matt demanded.  Peanut opened the door.  “Whoa! Who’s that?” he asked as he walked past Peanut.  “That’s Carlton Casey, our friend. He’s come to help us!”  I looked at Peanut.  “I didn’t say that Peanut! Now, would someone mind telling me what the hell is going on here? And, where is Jam Jam anyway?” I didn’t like the looks that were being shot around the room.  “Well, you see Carlton,” Matt began, “Jam Jam’s got Mr. Goodman tied up in the kitchen and we’re all plannin’ to bolt before Mrs. Anderson comes back!”  “Tied up Mr. Goodman? Why? This ain’t jellin’ this crazy ass story,” I said.  “Carlton, Mr. Goodman isn’t such a good dude. You see, he’s been touchin’ the girls around here. He touches ‘em and stuff and nobody bothers to listen to complaints.” Peanut said in a serious tone.  I moved closer to Peanut and said, “Then why didn’t anybody call the damn cops???”  “We couldn’t,” Matt said, “because Mr. Goodman is the cops.”  Oh, terrific.  The nuts in this place have tied up a cop and Jam Jam’s down there.  Can things get any better? 

            Peanut tapped me on the shoulder.  “That’s why we had to have you get here tonight! We knew you could use some of those alien things and help us out,” he said.  “Peanut! I thought I told you not to say anything about that crap!” I raised my voice.  “No, no, we didn’t tell nobody. Just told Matt, but he’s cool and all and he won’t…” I interrupted him, “I don’t care how cool Matt is! I said nobody was to know about the alien incident! Nobody!”  He knew I was pissed.  “And, I don’t have those things anymore. They’re all hidden.”  Suddenly we were both interrupted by Matt.  “Sorry to break up your argument but we gotta do something now!”  “Alright, we’ll go get Jam Jam and get the heck outta here! That’s the plan! Simple.”  But my plan wasn’t anything near simple as loud steps could be heard coming up the stairs.  It was, none other than….. JAM JAM!  “Guys! We’d better…oh, hi Carlton Casey!” he yelled.  “Hi Jam Jam!” I yelled back.  “Guys, we gotta get outta here! He’s loose already!” he said waving his hand.  “Knew that would happen, ‘specially cause how you tie knots,” Peanut replied without alarm.  Then Jam Jam added, “Oh and he has a gun!”  It was almost too late.  As everyone scrambled I opened up the only window in Peanut’s room and crawled out.  “Jam Jam, get him to follow you out the window!” I directed him.  “You little bastards are dead!” Mr. Goodman yelled as he ran up the stairs.  I tried to poke my head in the window without being seen.  I think Matt hid under the bed.  “That’s it! You twins have done nothing but caused trouble since you’ve been here!”  “Let me go! Let me go!” Peanut screamed.  “Nope. This time, the two of you are going to die mysteriously. And I know no one’s gonna bother to come looking for you two wastes of space!”  At that moment he tried to choke Peanut so Jam Jam ran over and kicked him between the legs.  He threw Peanut down to the floor and went after Jam Jam, who ran towards the window, where I was waiting on the awning.  Jam Jam screamed and I saw his face poke out the window.  He looked a little scared, which I don’t blame him as there really wasn’t much room up here to move around without falling down to the sidewalk.  Still, I had to wait for Mr. Goodman to come out after him before I could make my move.  But, it didn’t take long.  “I’ll kill you!” Goodman yelled as he tried getting through the window.  “Come and get me then! Try to kill me you little girl lover!”  Jam Jam taunted him.  It worked!  The creep made his way out the window and tried to grab Jam Jam’s leg.  But he was in for a big surprise