Finding Me

Chapter Fourteen

We arrived at the park and just sat in the car for what felt like forever. It was one of those awkward silences. James and Kennedi were looking at me like they thought if they spoke then I would break down crying.

Little did they know that I don't cry much and when I do I don't cry infront of people.

I sigh loudly hoping that they would get the hit that they should just start talking or just get out of the car. Instead they looked at me with a worried look on their faces.

Wait that wasn't worry. I looked at Kennedi and she wasn't looking me in the eyes or even my face. I tried to get her attention but I couldn't hold her gaze.

I looked over to James and he was looking very happy and creepy. I looked between the two of them and realized that I think that I have seen them both before. I just can't remember where.

I was thinking about where I have seen them before. Sure maybe I am just crazy but I know faces very well. I mean that is what I would do for my dad. He would have all these faces all over this board that had all the people that he wanted to find or were a threat to the family.

"Hey Maddi, let's get out of the car and go walk around." James says.

I look at him and then it hits me where I have seen them before.

They were on my dad's board.

Crap! This is bad.

If my dad had their faces on his board then they are very dangerous.

I look at both of them and then I realize that Kennedi is not making eye contact because she feels guilty and James looks happy because he is the one that is the head of this whole thing.

I was trying to think why they were on the board when James and Kennedi both opened their car doors.

I looked up and saw that Kennedi was moving slowly. Almost like she was dreading something. She had her head down and her hands clasped together tightly making her knuckles turn white.

I looked over to James and he had a grin on his face. It reminded me of the face of the Joker. I looked really hard at his face then realized what it said under his picture.

It said, Tillia's stalker and creeper. Wanted for the murder of Caleb. Planning on making her his. keep away. see him SOS.

He was in the SOS section of my dad's board. I gulped and slowly got out of the car not showing fear. It would show him that I was scared of him.

I patted my pockets and couldn't find anything of use to protect myself. I didn't even have my phone on me.

Wait. If James stalked Aunt Tillia then he is a lot older then I think he is.

I look at his face closer this time. I see slight laugh lines by his eyes and some wrinkles on his forehead and between his eyes. I see the make-up line on his jaw. His face a little tanner and oranger than his neck. The makeup did make him look younger than what he probably is.

I look over to Kennedi and see that she is most likely not lying about her age or if she is she must be close to my age. I see makeup but not wrinkles or laugh lines like James does.

I looked around and saw that nobody was here to make sure that I am safe or have witnesses. I could do two things. I could run and he would probably catch me before I made it too far, or I could wait it out and see if he is planning to do anything.

I thought about my options and thinking it through I should stay. I mean Aiden know where I am and he knows who I'm with.

I wish he came with us. I would feel a lot safer and better about not being attacked.

"Are you coming?" Kennedi asked looking at me for the first time in the eyes since I woke up this morning.

I look at her and hope that I am not making a mistake not running for it because I know this will be my only chance to do so, "Yeah," I sigh, "I'm coming one sec."

I start walking over to them and don't see anything wrong except James smiling at me but he has been doing that since I opened my eyes. I just thought he was very happy about seeing me awake, but I guess not.

We start walking to the playground where the little kids should be playing and running around with their mom's talking and their dad's chasing them around playing games with their children. But today the slides are empty and the swings have nobody in them.

I see that James has stopped walking. He was in front of the big blue slide. His back was facing me and Kennedi wasn't looking at me so I decided maybe I should make a run for it when I heard a voice, "Hey guys sorry I thought that I had something but I guess that I don't."

I turned around so fast I could have gotten whiplash.

It was Aiden. I have never been so happy to see someone in my whole life.

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