New Opportunities?

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Things in Grant have been getting weird. Ever since Jake moved to town six months ago. At first it was little things like graffiti on some walls, petty thief like stealing from a few stores, but two months ago a few teenagers started to disappear. Strange thing was, I knew every teenager that was kidnapped and I happened to be with them the night before. Which is why I'm currently sitting in my family room with my dad and my Aunt Milly, my mom's twin sister. My mom died when I was five of cancer. I have to admit at first it was hard to look at Aunt Milly, She is my mom's identical twin. Every time I looked at her I saw my mom and it just made me miss her and made things hard. That was ten years ago so of coarse things aren't like that now.

"Emmie." dad finally spoke. Took him almost twenty minutes. "There is something we need to discuss."

"I got that when you had Aunt Milly come to Grant from California." I said.

"Amelia please." Aunt Milly said. Amelia? Since when are we on a first name basis? "Listen to your father."

"Thank you Millicent. As I was saying there is something we need to discuss." he said. I nodded, keeping my mouth shut. "But before we get to that there is something I need to tell you."

"I'm listening." I informed him. He nodded at me.

"You know Mrs. Miller right?" he asked.

"Yeah I went out for ice cream with AnnaBelle and ClaireBelle last night." I said. I thought for a moment. "They were taken weren't they?"

"I'm afraid so darling." he said.

"This is all my fault." I said, sinking into my chair.

"What?" dad asked. Both, dad and Aunt Milly looked at me. "That's not true."

"Your dad is right Emmie." Aunt Milly said.

"Think about it though!" I said, getting up from the chair I was sitting in. "Everyone that has been taken was with me the night before they were taken. Emily's mom won't walk to me. Tyler's mom calls me the devil so does Sammy's parents, Emma's, Jason's, Zach's, Julie's, and Taylor's."

"I know sweetie, but that's why I'm here." Aunt Milly said. I looked at her. "Your dad explained this theory he has with me."

"The one where he thinks they are after me?" I asked.

"Yes that one." Aunt Milly said.

"What would you say to a... new opportunity?" dad asked.

"New opportunity? Really?" Aunt Milly asked, laughing.

"Can you two just spit it out?" I asked. Aunt Milly is the one that answered.

"I would like you to come live with me in California."

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