The adventures of Mindy and Breanna Part I: THE LONG AWAITED REUNION

Ch 1
Long before Mindy arrived Breanna was waiting. Her circumstances of That Friday led her to come home in anticipation of the reunion, but exhausted. She fell asleep upon the couch to be awakended in a start by the ring of her phone (nota bene: the consequences of this jarring sound has haunted her ever since in a curious jingling noise that is not describable. It is not quite similar to the ring of her phone, but close enough to create a dissonance that--to this day--continually turns her mind to the thought that there might be in existence, not one world but two....:). She would be late for the event of her anticipation. The information that the telephone call conveyed was pivotal both to this plot and to the rapid change of settings you are about to experience in this narrative. That is to say, Breanna suddenly found herself transported to a colorful metro station sometime between 11:26 and midnight...

Ch. 2
The four stops it would take for her to reunite with her counterpart in mischief, namely the one and infamous Melinda Anne Hebron herself, were ploddering. Breanna noticed her singular presence en route as being the only female, undressed for a Friday evening's usual festivities, nor indeed carrying anything about her person, not even a handbag, as to suggest at her intended purpose. She was, in a word, unattatched. The many gentleman in her car seemed to perceive this and take it to heart. Breanna had no intention of seeming to encourage her fellow metro-mates. But her side glances in their direction, coupled with her propensity to glean information from her surroundings, and the fact that she has not learned yet to be overt in her observance, seemed to work a spell of encouragement on the (no doubt otherwise perfectly good natured and well meaning) chaps. This situation enlightened Breanna with the seriousness of her purpose: to escort the unexperienced and dazzlingly beautiful Mindy to safety. She must not fail. As the stops progressed, Breanna steeled her mind from distractions and decided a non-committal glaring-but slightly lowered-stare would be the safest way to avoid personal encounters. When the moment of the mission came to its climax, Breanna snapped back into her usual self, doing away with her disguised personality, and exited the car. And then she saw her....

Ch. 3
Mindy was there. In person. She held a large saran-wrapped object (which I'll have you know, I immediately ascertained was a go-to-ghana bag ;). She too was disguised. The hump of luggage on her person, would in most instances call to mind the image (at the first unprocessed glance), of a young camel. This impression would naturally not work for long (even for the the average person), but it sufficed for this mission, and one can only applaud Mindy for her resourcefulness. The camel impression even fixed itself in Breanna's mind at first! However, on closer inspection, Breanna came to the conclusion that what she was seeing was indeed a person whom she recognized (albeit with an unusually tanned complexion.) Her eye printed upon her brain the form of a well-known personnage, her dear and oldest living friend, Mindy. In the moment of reunion, Mindy and Breanna satisfied themselves with a brief show of affection, somewhat overdone considering the ever-shadowing possibility of their being "found out"...but, Reader, certainly this is an instance in which the cliche, "allowances must be made" applies....... [Footnote: You must forgive the fact, my dear Reader, not only in this instance but as the story progresses (so as not to cause you too much shock, I deign to forshadow what is to come in case you miss the obvious), that these two are not British and hence have no responsibility towards the notion of British reserve.]

Ch. 4
The important part of the mission being over, Mindy and Breanna rode home at their leisure. They both did their part to act completely unimportant and engaged in a dialogue of small talk about what their lives "have been" like. They especially made a show of saying in louder-than-natural voices where they had both been lately, Mindy in Africa, Breanna in Europe. To the unbiased and ill-wishing observer alike, no one would suspect that Mindy and Breanna were old friends who secretly know a lot about each other and each other's families. They seemed engaged in a game of "catch up." No one, not even the Master of Mischief himself, could suspect that their small talk was actually an elaborate code, memorized by them both as a second language from infancy, and retained as a useful form of saying something important and nothing at the same time. I shall translate the essence of what they were really saying for you: "We must lead the public to believe in our separate lives and identities. Everything operates upon the principle that the two of us work as a team. We must not let the word get out that it has been our plan all along to have been separated for all these years, and that our mischief will begin again in due course. Those who know of our former mischief must all die off before we can resume our activities. This has recently happened. It is time to come together again and conquer the world!!!!!!!"

Ch. 5
Yes. You see, Reader, Breanna and Mindy have had this plan all along. Their separation all these years and their grand adventures as they have been growing up apart, have been vital to their earthly mission: to cause mischief wherever they go. For years they have been gaining experiences, new circles of friends, and plotting. Why else would Breanna have convinced her family to move to the United States? And, what has Mindy been guarding all these years by remaining in their former neighborhood? A dangerous and compromising position, considering all the early signs of their mischief causing future, and the concentration of suspicious mischief-causing instances by the two throughout their childhood? Who, upon tracking their patterns over the years would suspect that they have been meeting secretly twice-yearly in the one place no one would guess to see them together--a shopping mall! To the casual observer, both of them have become nice, normal, and promising young women. They are interested in learning and have become well-travelled citizens of the world. BUT....I would propose that the globetrotter disguise has actually been preparation to cover the most territory possible for spreading mischief. Why else would Mindy have a plane ticket that flew, upon her leaving Breanna in Paris, from London from Africa to Paris to Frankfurt to Vancouver all in 56 hours? I know why. She is testing her limits. Seeing how much can be accomplished continentally under certain periods of time and under certain conditions....either that or she has an interest in causing mischief solely between the latitudes and longitudes of Africa/Europe and Canada. Only time will reveal the result of her research. Reader beware! This is only the beginning of a long tale of falsely leading proportions. Now that the two are reunited there will be no stopping them. I am about to relate just a sample of their abilities, based on a cleverly documented series of circumstances of their time together in Paris....stay tuned.

Join me soon for the continuation, ON THE MORROW.