Secrets

Chapter Seventeen

Black.

All I see is black. Darkness. The darkness fades to gold. Sunshine, brightness, then dark. I feel my eyes working again. I blink, I can see again. But not like usual. I could see myself. Anna, laying on my bed. The bed in my house, quiet, peaceful. I got up, I can't control myself. It's like a movie, you don't know what happens, you just watch. I walk downstairs. Jayson is standing on the stairway, looking at me. We walk to the kitchen, and I see my lovely mom, waiting. She cooked breakfast for us, like she always does. All I want to do is hug her. It's been weeks since I've seen her, and I can't even talk to her.

Jayson and I sit at the table and eat. He has some waffles and I have a salad. I munch up my food, but Jayson tells me to slow down, which I do. When we finish, I put my hair in a bun and walk out the door. Jayson holds my hand, and we run. A happy run, giggles, chuckles. We stop in front of a house, not too far from my own house. It's not Jayson's house...

Jayson reaches into his pocket, grabs a key, and unlocks the door. The door opens and we take a deep breath. "Home sweet home..."

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White.

My eyes blink and I'm awake. I see the halls and Mr. Joelton's building. Jayson and Kaitlyn must have not noticed I fell. Luckily I'm still here, I could be in hostage by Mr. Joelton again. In confusion, I grab my phone. My stomach's pain comes back, and I moan. My phone beeps, there were missed calls from Jayson, a random number, and a few texts. I quickly call Jayson.

"Anna?" Jayson said, frantic.

"Hey..."

"Where are you! We've been calling you, looking for you! Speak up!"

"You guys left me! I was running too fast and fainted! Because of my stupid gunshot. It hurt worse than my concussion..."

"Oh, where did you faint...?"

"Once we got in the building, after the phone call with Suzy."

"Oh, um. In the hallways of Joelton's house, right?"

"Yeah."

"Okay. Stay there. We have Suzy, luckily in one piece, but we'll be there."

"Okay. Wait, one piece? Where was Suzy?"

"I'll tell you later. Bye." Jayson hung up, and I just layed on the floor. I actually sat up, and waited. While waiting, I checked my phone. The calls and texts were from Jayson and a random number, Suzy. I made her a contact. I checked Facebook, and saw I got a few messages. Sophie.

Where are you? And Jayson? You guys have been gone for weeks! Turner went to get you guys, now he's missing! Okay, if you ran away, that's not good, girl! Okay. Okay. I'm sorry, just come back. WITH JAYSON! Oh, and Turner. You're mom came to the school last week asking for you! She's frantic! For 2 days straight, she's been out 24/7 looking for you. Some guy found her on the street, unconscious. She's in the hospital with a stroke. Whatever you're up to Missy, stop it. NOW! The cops are out looking for you. And I could track your phone, but only Turner knows how. And of course he leaves alone tracking it! Please, tell us where you are!

-Sophie

She can sure text. I can't believe she actually apologized! Wait, my mom was looking for me... Why did Jayson tell me that secret? Why did Parker kidnap Jayson? Why did I go out looking for him? Why did Mr. Joelton shoot me? Why is Mr. Joelton injuring everyone here?

What is Mr. Joelton up to?

Jayson finally arrives after 30 minutes. Kaitlyn and Suzy came, but about 10 seconds after Jayson. Suzy looked horrible. She seemed like she was bashed in the eyes a couple times, and punched too many times. Just like Jayson.