Death Rush

Chapter 3: Disappearance

The day after the meeting Remi went to school. There was an important English test that him and Carla had to take. They MUST had to be there or else things could have gone really tragic for both of them. Remi knew that he could not risk the school year for an unnecessary absence, even though he had roughly 6.

He arrived at school. It was 7:40am.

Carla still wasn't there but Remi didn't make a big deal out of it, she usually shows up at 8am.

7:42 Message from: Remi. "Hey, goodmorning. I'm at school right now, remember to come! I don't think you want to miss the test, don't you?"
7:43 Message from: Remi. "Also, the meeting yesterday was amazing."

Time was passing by. It was 8:02am. Carla still wasn't there. The test started at 10am, so she still had 2 hours to show up.

8:03 Message from: Remi. "Hey Carla, don't forget about the test. You still have two hours to show up but hurry up, I'm feeling really awkward sitting here alone."

She didn't read the messages, yet.

A group of guys was watching him from the distance. They all knew each other since middle school and they were known to be the "bullies" of the school. They all looked identical; short dark hair, wearing dark clothes and expensive shoes. They were all identical except one. His name was Cozen. He had met them recently so he wasn't really close to them. He didn't like to talk even though he had decent social skills, he was very smart and good looking. He had long dark hair, a curtain haircut, big brown eyes and thin lips.

The group of guys saw Remi without Carla and they decided to go annoy him for how pathetic he looked. The teacher wasn't there, so they saw the chance and took it. Everyone went, except Cozen.

"Hello dumbass" whispered one of the guys getting closer to him. They were in 4. They were usually 7 but 2 of them weren't school that day.

"Where's your little princess?" asked another, while laughing at him.

Remi didn't respond.

"C'mon, you calling her a princess? She looks like a slut, I bet if I paid her good enough she would suck my dick without any hesitation!" one said, while bursting into one of the most annoying laughs Remi has ever heard.

"Haha! You're right! C'mon Remi why aren't you saying a thing? You know you can't deny any of this?" the guy added, as he took Remi's notebook and threw it to the ground. 

Remi again didn't respond, but he looked pissed.

Cozen was watching from the distance with his cold big brown eyes. He didn't look mad or disappointed. He was just staring with his natural coldness.

"What's the fun into bullying a guy who doesn't even respond?" said one of them.

"Yeah you're right. We'll come back tomorrow, don't forget to bring Carla with you! I'll show you what a real man does to a woman!" responded a guy laughing at his face, as they all got back to their chairs.

Remi was about to cry, but he held it in. He did not cry often and he absolutely didn't want to break down in class.

Everybody was looking at him with the same and usual neutrality everyone has whenever they see cases of bullying such as that. No one was brave enough to tell the teachers. No one was brave enough to stand against them. There was nothing anyone could have done.

The teacher came in at around 8:10am. It was history class so no one really paid attention.

Class ended. It was 9:03am.

9:03 Message from: Remi. "Carla are you coming yes or not?! Don't you remember how important this test is for your grades?!"
9:07 Message from: Remi. "Did I do something to you? Did your father tell you something? If yes, please, you have to tell me."

She, again, didn't read the messages.

"Maybe she got her phone taken away? It could be.. but why isn't she at school? I don't think her father wouldn't allow her to go to school.." he started thinking.

"Okok, calm yourself now Remi. Maybe it's not that big of a deal and she knows what she's doing. She's always very decisive and she also got a really strong mentality. Maybe I shouldn't worry that much." 

Time passes by.

It's test time. Carla didn't show up.

"Where's Carla?" asked the teacher. "Did she even knew about the test?"

"Yes she did" answered someone. "She was present when you told us that today there was this test"

"Do you know why she's not here?" asked the teacher to Remi.

"I do not know." he answered. "I'm as clueless as you, teacher".

"He's your girlfriend and you don't even know where she's at? You're such a terrible boyfriend!" someone shouted as she started laughing.

The whole class laughed at him.

Remi didn't say anything.

"Stop! Stop! Enough is enough! It's test time." exclaimed the teacher.

An hour passed by.

Remi finished the test and handed it over to the teacher. He thought he did great.

Time passes by, again. Remi was at home. It was 5:48pm. He sent Carla over 20 messages but she didn't answer any of them. He felt like he was going insane. He didn't know if he had to be worried about it or not.

An idea went through his mind. He decided that he would go to her home and talk to her. He wanted to know if her phone was taken away by his father or if something else had happened.

He went to her house and rang the doorbell.

Her mom opened the door.

"Hello darling! How are you?" said Carla's mom, greeting him. "What brings you here today?"

He was seen as a really nice guy by her whole family, except the father.

"Is Carla home?" Remi asked.

"No, she's not. I thought she was with you?" said Carla's mom with a concerned tone of voice.

Remi stood silent. He was shocked. He didn't know what to say or what to do. Everything around him seemed to disappear as the news broke down. If she wasn't home, where else could she have gone?

"When did you last saw her?" Remi asked with a trembling voice.

"When I saw her last time she was going to school.. I thought she was staying at your house and she forgot to tell me or that she had her phone shut.." she said, as she got more and more worried.

"I.. I don't know where she's at right now. She wasn't at home with me and she wasn't school either" said Remi.

Carla's mom was shocked. Her eyes widened. She remained silent for a bit and then said: ".. I'll call the cops, thanks for informing Remi" it looked like she was about to break down in tears but the only thing keeping her from doing it was Remi looking at her.

The cops were called. Remi and Carla's family were interrogated.

Remi went back home during late midnight.

Carla was announced "missing" the 16th of May.