That semester we were FHE siblings with Apartment 1. They once told us how some girls stole their big red exercise ball and it had made them mad. They only had themselves to blame for what happened after that.
Amber, Aubrey and I went to Apartment 1 to return something. They weren’t home, so we did what any other person in Greenbrier would do, we just walked in. There in the living room in plain sight was the same big red exercise ball they had just finished telling us about. There was no way we could leave it there. It practically called our names and begged us to take it with us. We gave in to temptation and carried that ball across the parking lot to our apartment.
We weren’t quite sure what to do with the ball now that we had it, so we stuck it behind the couch. The ball peeked over the top of the couch, but we weren’t too concerned. However, while we were sitting there our FHE brother Jason Tonks came over to our apartment and sat on the couch directly in front of the exercise ball we had stolen from his apartment. We threw pillows over the top of the ball and hoped he didn’t notice. We nervously watched him, hoping he would soon leave. Instead, he made himself at home. He rested his head on the back of the couch and the pillow covering the ball slid off. We were terrified at what would happen if he were to turn his head ever so slightly and be face to face with the ball. Our good luck continued though and he never noticed it.
After he left, we discussed our options. Celeste suggested we hold the ball ransom for ice cream or something. Liking her idea, we pulled out old newspapers and magazines to make a ransom note. When it was finished, it read “If you ever want to see your red ball again, leave chocolate ice cream in the lounge freezer at 5 pm on Thursday. Then we will deliver it”
When Sherise came home and realized what we were doing, she said she wanted no part in it, so it was just the three of us.
When our note was done, we were too chicken to take it over there, so we went over to Apartment 7 where some of Aubrey’s friends lived and had them deliver the note.
Before the appointed day arrived, we heard our FHE brothers talking about how someone had stolen their ball again. We asked if they had any ideas who took it and they thought it was the girls who lived in 16 because they were the ones who swiped it before. We tried to keep a straight face and encourage them in their beliefs.
Knowing the guys from Apartment 1 would be watching the lounge like a hawk, we devised a plan to get our ice cream without getting caught. I would go up to the lounge and play the piano while my cousin Lisa who did not live in Greenbrier would come up to the lounge and pretend to study. If the guys from Apartment 1 where in the lounge and it was not safe to get the ice cream, I would play one song as a signal to leave. If the coast was clear, I would play another song. Lisa would then put the ice cream in her backpack and go the back way to my apartment and I would soon follow.
Our luck held and no one from Apartment 1 was in the lounge at the appointed time. Lisa took the ice cream and headed out while I waited a few minutes to avoid looking suspicious. Unfortunately, Lisa forgot to take the back way to my apartment and Jason Tonks spotted her and followed her. When I got there, we went to my bedroom to see the goods. In her backpack was a container of Ben and Jerry’s chocolate ice cream and a note saying
Unfortunately, the ice cream was half eat and Jason was still sitting in our living room. We put the ice cream in the bath tub since we couldn’t gain access to our freezer and we waited him out.
“So you think you’re funny…Well we can be funny too! This is all you’ll see of your precious ball until we see something a little more substantial to what YOU lost. You will take the ransom to #7. Do not ask questions. Do not say anything or the ransom will be double! Try to get it right this time. We demand 1 (one) full quart of ice cream. The ball will be delivered by messenger upon receiving the ransom.”
Good luck can only hold out for so long and ours came to an end. Jeremy Furniss came over and asked Sherise for the ball, stating he knew she had it. Sherise denied having the ball or having any part of the whole incident, but he kept hounding her. Turns out we had written the ransom note on the second page of Sherise’s resume and they were able to trace it back to her. Knowing the game was up, it was time to return the ball without the ice cream. We walked over to Apartment 1 and rang the doorbell. No one answered at first, so we thought about walking in and leaving it just as we had taken it, but Jared Mangum soon came to the door. He thanked us for returning the ball and we were free to go. And so ended the story of the big red exercise ball, but my pranking days had just started.
When our note was done, we were too chicken to take it over there, so we went over to Apartment 7 where some of Aubrey’s friends lived and had them deliver the note.
Before the appointed day arrived, we heard our FHE brothers talking about how someone had stolen their ball again. We asked if they had any ideas who took it and they thought it was the girls who lived in 16 because they were the ones who swiped it before. We tried to keep a straight face and encourage them in their beliefs.
Knowing the guys from Apartment 1 would be watching the lounge like a hawk, we devised a plan to get our ice cream without getting caught. I would go up to the lounge and play the piano while my cousin Lisa who did not live in Greenbrier would come up to the lounge and pretend to study. If the guys from Apartment 1 where in the lounge and it was not safe to get the ice cream, I would play one song as a signal to leave. If the coast was clear, I would play another song. Lisa would then put the ice cream in her backpack and go the back way to my apartment and I would soon follow.
Our luck held and no one from Apartment 1 was in the lounge at the appointed time. Lisa took the ice cream and headed out while I waited a few minutes to avoid looking suspicious. Unfortunately, Lisa forgot to take the back way to my apartment and Jason Tonks spotted her and followed her. When I got there, we went to my bedroom to see the goods. In her backpack was a container of Ben and Jerry’s chocolate ice cream and a note saying
Unfortunately, the ice cream was half eat and Jason was still sitting in our living room. We put the ice cream in the bath tub since we couldn’t gain access to our freezer and we waited him out.
Feeling confident from the success we had enjoyed, we decided a half eaten thing of ice cream wasn’t good enough. With our helper from Apartment 7, we schemed up the following note and deliver it with a little red bouncy ball.
“So you think you’re funny…Well we can be funny too! This is all you’ll see of your precious ball until we see something a little more substantial to what YOU lost. You will take the ransom to #7. Do not ask questions. Do not say anything or the ransom will be double! Try to get it right this time. We demand 1 (one) full quart of ice cream. The ball will be delivered by messenger upon receiving the ransom.”
Good luck can only hold out for so long and ours came to an end. Jeremy Furniss came over and asked Sherise for the ball, stating he knew she had it. Sherise denied having the ball or having any part of the whole incident, but he kept hounding her. Turns out we had written the ransom note on the second page of Sherise’s resume and they were able to trace it back to her. Knowing the game was up, it was time to return the ball without the ice cream. We walked over to Apartment 1 and rang the doorbell. No one answered at first, so we thought about walking in and leaving it just as we had taken it, but Jared Mangum soon came to the door. He thanked us for returning the ball and we were free to go. And so ended the story of the big red exercise ball, but my pranking days had just started.
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