
He repairs the casette tapes and takes them to the factory. Nicky finds a duffel bag buried in Theodore's back yard, which he finds pieces of cassette tapes in. Nicky is chasing a rubber ball and notices Theodore locking up Aaron, but Nicky runs home before Theodore can get him. Maritza notices the drawing and starts to get angry at Nicky for tearing down a missing poster, which he did not do.Ī break-in involving a mannequin happens at the Natural Grocer, and Nicky gets blamed for it, which he is still confused about. He flips over the drawing and notices it's one of the missing posters of Aaron and Mya. The ride operator finds a drawing in Nicky's seat and returns it to him, but Nicky doesn't remember having the drawing. On Nicky's thirteenth birthday, him and his friends go to a park called Spree Land and ride on "Scream School", which was designed by Theodore Peterson. Theodore steals the phone book back by breaking into Nicky's bedroom. Nicky and Maritza also find out that Theodore goes to the Golden Apple Amusement Park to collect parts. Nicky calls Lisa and she hangs up when he mentions Theodore left Aaron and Mya with her. Theodore almost finds him hiding in a closet but he escapes because Maritza bribed a mailman to ring the doorbell to the house. One day, since Trinity and Enzo aren't available, Nicky uses the help of Maritza to steal a phone book (to call Lisa and confirm if Aaron and Mya are with her) from Theodore's house. He has recurring nightmares about mannequins and his grandma. Theodore told the town they were with a relative in Minnesota, but Nicky does not believe it. Nicky convinces his friends Enzo Esposito, Trinity Bales, and Maritza Esposito to help him find Aaron and Mya. Nicky questions the truth behind their disappearance. Aaron tells Nicky to not see him again, and Aaron goes missing after the funeral, leaving a note for Nicky with blood on it, reading "I make bad things happen". After Diane Peterson, Aaron's mom, dies in a car crash, Mya is not present at her funeral. One day when Nicky is at the park, Mya is there too, and she tells Nicky her dad is getting worse. Later, at the university Luanne works at, Nicky finds newspaper pieces on the Golden Apple Amusement Park, and discovered that people burned it down shortly after the death of Lucy Yi, a first grader.

Nicky questions why Aaron brought him here and Aaron claims it was an accident. They come across the Golden Apple Amusement Park.

Nicky meets the family (and is creeped out by Theodore Peterson, Aaron's dad) and him and Aaron go to the Golden Apple Factory.Īaron shows him around the factory, and brings Nicky into the forest. His name was Aaron Peterson, and he had a little sister named Mya Peterson. The next day, Nicky decided to hang out with the kid. They left a note complimenting his lock-picking skills. He messed around with his lock-pick set and noticed someone across the street, watching him. Nicky chose his bedroom and decided to not unpack fully yet. His family moved around a lot due to not having the right jobs. In 1995, Jay, Luanne, and Nicky Roth move into Raven Brooks, Missouri. Peterson on late night trips to the Golden Apple Amusement Park.įor Nicky, nothing was too dangerous in pursuit of the truth. He snuck around the Peterson house, rummaging through trash and even secretly following Mr. He began a spying campaign that tracked Mr. That curiosity rose when Aaron Peterson invited him over and the two developed a friendship. Nicky was exceptionally curious about the Peterson house and the family that lived inside it. He did finally get some actual friends before losing them, and enjoyed eating at the sushi place. He got trauma for 19 years and made an enemy, Theodore Peterson. Nicky Roth was affected by Raven Brooks as a kid.
