No New Friends (Completed)

132 Days

We all quickly walked into Paul's Pizza Parlor. The waitress walked over and asked for our order. We didn't order pizza just something to drink. "So they found me?", Zauri asked. "They don't know you're here. He just said I looked like you.", I explained. Zauri stared out the window and I noticed the SUV was still out there. "They were just here for the tournament.", I continued. Zauri looked a little relieved. We all got up and walked to my car.

Someone rolled down the window of the SUV just a little. We couldn't see their face. "Get in your car and follow us." a male voice said. It sounded as if they were using voices changers. Me, Simone and Zauri exchanged looks. "No thanks.", Simone spoke up. "We're not here to hurt you. Just please follow us.", a female voice said. "We have something for you to see. But we don't want to be known. But it's about Jeremiah.", the male voice said. Heaven, Simone and Zauri hopped in the car and followed the black SUV.

After two hours of driving, we parked 3 blocks away from a vacant warehouse. Two males and a female got out of the SUV and waited on us. We got out and trailed behind the three strangers. "Puma, I'm scared.", Zauri said holding my arm. "Me too Z.", I said honestly. We all heard yelling and hid behind a dumpster. The three unknown people took off their ski masks and revealed themselves. They weren't strangers though. It was Jayden, Bianca and Tristian. We all used to go to summer camp together. They were all triplets and Simone, Jeremiah and I used to say we were too. But that was when Jeremiah was alive. This Summer, Simone and I wasn't planning on going. "What are y'all doing here? And what's this about Jeremiah? He's been gone almost five months.", I said sending a chill down my body. "Long story short. Jeremiah is not dead. I'll explain more later. Right now, we have to get him before the people we saw earlier come back.", Tristian said.

I ran towards the entrance before Tristian could even finish. Was my twin really alive? How did the triplets find him? Is this really why we had a closed-casket funeral? I turned around and Simone started crying. "I know all this can be over-whelming Simone. But we have to get him out now.", Jayden said. I opened the door and it made a loud squeak. Jayden led the way and we all followed. "Heaven, Simone. We'll let y'all open this door.", Bianca suggested. "He's Heaven's and Zauri's blood brother. They should do it.", Simone said. "All three of us will." Zauri spoke up. We all pushed the heavy metal door. It opened and there was my twin.

"Aalia!", Jeremiah called me by my middle name. I ran to my brother and untied his hands and feet. I hugged my twin so tight and I didn't want to let go. Simone ran over and cried on Jeremiah's shoulder. Jeremiah smiled trying to lighten the mood. "I'm so sorry to interrupt this lovely moment but we gotta go. Them dudes will be back soon." Tristian said looking towards the exit. We all agreed and hurried and left. As soon as we got to the last door, we heard car doors close. We all ran behind a piece of plastic hanging up. "As soon as they open that heavy door, we all have to run for our lives. Don't stop. Don't look back. Just run to the cars.", I directed.

Five minutes later, the front door opened and the men were laughing and joking about food. "Let's feed the youngster some rat poison.", said one voice. " Yea! We've had him for four and half months. Let's just kill the nigger.", another voice replied. I felt Jeremiah tense up. They walked down the long hallway. I couldn't wait any longer. I ran towards the exit with everybody else in pursuit. We made it to the cars in less than a minute. We were scared for our lives. Nobody said anything, we just got far away as possible.

An hour through the drive, we stopped in a Dollar General parking lot. There was a lot of things that needed to be explained. Jayden, Tristan and Bianca lived in this town that's why we stopped here. Everybody stepped out of the vehicles and breathed. I ran to Jeremiah and we cried together. "Jeremiah, I, I've missed you so much. Words can't even explain the hurt and heartache Simone and me been going through. Moma died two weeks after yo.. well your disappearance." I explained through tears. "JMan, why you have to leave us? We thought you've been gone all this time." Simone added.

"I've been waiting on yall for 132 days. But I knew it was impossible for yall to find me. Yall think I wanted to leave? I've been tortured every single day. How did yall even find me?", Jeremiah said sitting down on the curve. "That would've been from the necklace you've bought me last year at summer camp. I went and bought tracking devices to put in my necklace and your watch. When I told you no matter where life took us, I will always know where you were, I meant that.", Bianca explained giving Jeremiah a big hug. Jeremiah looked down at his watch and kissed it.

Jeremiah explained to us what really happened and how he got were he was. The triplets got in their SUV and left. "So who are you Ms.Lady?, Jeremiah asked Zauri as we got in the car. "My name is Zau...", she started but Jeremiah cut her off. "Zauri Kahladda Smith? My lil sister?", Jeremiah finished. Simone and I looked in the backseat wondering how he knew. "Oh my fucking god!"