Flashback Sunday! The Locker: Chapter 5 Recap

  Finally back on track, baby!
 
 

  Previously:
 
  Marlee survived the first day of school with no more smelly locker incidents. Noreen and she chatted about boys and Marlee met a creepy guy who called her a snob. Dobkin (Marlee's younger brother) also reminded her that the smelly smell she smelled was the smell of death and that she had smelled it before...when their parents died.

  That's a little longer intro than I usually do but it's been a couple weeks since I did The Locker so I thought I'd give a reminder. Anyways...



  Chapter 5:

  Marlee freaks out on Dobkin for reminding her of it. She gives Dobkin, her six-year-old brother, a huge guilt trip and starts to stomp off until their aunt pulls up to pick them up. Aunt Celia notices that they're not speaking but decides not to interfere.

  Once home, Marlee stomps upstairs and locks her door. Dobkin hangs back, probably feeling like shit.

  Upstairs, Marlee is crying into her pillow, trying not to think about what Dobkin said. She remembers the night that their parents died. She had been studying when she felt something similar to what she felt when she opened The Locker. She had gotten upset and run into Dobkin's room (who probably would have been four). They'd held each other until the doorbell rang. Which was the police? I'm guessing, because she doesn't exactly say who told them. Or who arranged the funeral or any of that.
  If the police told a 13 year old girl that her parents were dead when she was by herself with her brother they should be fired. I'm assuming their aunt took care of the rest of it.

  She goes to the door to find Dobkin there. She doesn't apologize for screaming like a maniac at him. He tells her that their aunt knows she's upset but doesn't know why. And apparently doesn't care to find out. Dobkin says their aunt thinks maybe nerves.
  Marlee suggests that maybe that is why she felt what she felt and Dobkin whatevers her. He asks her what she knows about the girl that disappeared but Marlee just knows her name.

  Marlee goes over it again and they try to think it through. Dobkin suggests reading old papers to see if they say anything about the disappearance. Then he asks about what Noreen and Tyler did when Marlee freaked out. Like, "Oh, no. The haunted locker strikes again!" But Marlee says they acted normally. Dobkin reminds her of their parents again. How she knew they were dead even though they were miles away. She gets tired of the conversation and hurries him out to do homework. Dobkin warns her that it might happen again, she says no. Dobkin warns her that next time it might be her that's in trouble.

  She looks out over their backyard a bit and thinks to herself that it's a little weird that no one has come to welcome them to the neighborhood or anything. It being a small town and all. She notices a tree very close to the house, perfect for climbing out onto or Dawson's Creek levels of spying.

  She thinks over what Dobkin said and tries to argue with herself a bit. But that doesn't work for long because she remembers that when it was her turn to pick the city it felt like something grabbed her hand and slammed it into Edison. That is one far-reaching ghost. Or, are her psychic powers like Batman? They know where they're needed.

  She feels someone watching her so she screams for her aunt. But then it's gone. So, I'm guessing next chapter when Aunt Celia arrives to check it out, Marlee's going to feel like an idiot and make an excuse. Just a guess. If Aunt Celia does. She might just think it's nerves.


  End of Chapter


  So, not much exciting this chapter. Just a lot of Marlee arguing with herself. Come back on Tuesday for more of Emily being rude to Deputy Dolly in Dead Dancing Women and Wednesday I'll have another X-File up. After the holidays I plan to do more episodes a week. At this rate the new show will be in it's fourth season by the time I get to the end of season 1.