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The next morning I get up from my bed and I went to the bathroom to clean myself. The house was silent, everything seem to move slower today it's like no one was there.
i'm began to become more skeptical so I rushed downstairs and I see riley and marcus. i sigh in relief to see that she was here.
i walk back upstairs but timothée wasn't there. checking every single room, every single bathroom, the outside of the house. calling out for his name, but he doesn't call back for mines.
"marcus where'd he go?" i asked.
"timothée? no idea." he gives an odd look, he begins to search around as well but it was nothing.
"riley where is he?" i feel myself start to worry again, to the point my hands start to clamp and shake, holding it together.
she shrugs. "i don't know fate, i'm scared." her eyes begin to water, she walks around to the house as well to find him. "timmy." she says.
"did he say anything to any of you guys before he left?" i asked with panic in my heart, i can almost cry.
riley thinks for a moment, she taps her feet and looks up to the sky trying to remember what he had said to her. "be the kid you are. don't let this ruin you, i will always be there for you and you know that but i can't right now. riley please never change, you'll be fine and safe soon." she repeated the last thing he said.
i feel an unease feeling, my eyes slowly form in tears. i walk around in circles thinking of where he might be. he was leaving for sure, but why. why did he have to leave now. he couldn't have told us?
"fairmount isn't far, this is the closest we've been to fairmount." i say. "marcus take riley!" i begged, handing him the bags.
"you're coming with us fate." marcus drops the bag onto the ground and looks at me with great concern.
"i can't—i need to find timothée."
"i'm coming with you then." marcus says.
my voice shakes with every word. "it will put you and riley in danger. you take her with you, take her to fairmount. and if i don't come back i'm dead. don't come looking." i explained.
"we all can find him together." he insists.
"no!" i shouted louder out of rage of having no idea what i was actually going to do, it was impulsive and quick thinking. "you take riley to fairmount! please."
riley walks downstairs with a confused look on her face. she rushes over to me and looks at me with concern, noticing i almost started crying.
i calm myself down in front of her and held it together giving a faint smile.
"go." i whispered, holding in tears. i kiss riley on the forehead one last time.
she holds me tight, begging me to come with but i just couldn't.
