Who Are They?

Part 3 - Death?

For a while Lucy and I managed to keep the fact that Mum and Dad had disappeared, a secret. It was really quite difficult and I'm surprised that we managed to keep it that way for such a long period of time. But then one of our nosy neighbours got suspicious and called the police. That was the last thing we needed.

There were police officers and search teams everywhere, looking for Mum and Dad. We knew they wouldn't find them, but we ourselves didn't know what to do or where they were.

The police turned the house upside down searching under every floorboard pretty much, looking for any sign that Mum or Dad could have left that would tell them where they had gone and why. We haddecided against showing them the letter we found as, it was quite selfish, but we wanted to keep one of the last things they'd given us. That was one of the better decisions we'd make over the next few days.

After quite a bit of searching, they gave up and pronounced them dead. It was really odd, they genuinely seemed upset that they couldn't find anything that could lead them to Mum and Dad. I got really upset and mad that they would, in my mind, dismiss them that quickly when they looked upset, but I couldn't do anything about it unless I wanted to look suspicious. Everyone was so sympathetic when they found out about them, thinking I was upset by their death, when I knew that they were not dead, just not in the open.

They had a funeral and everything. The whole shenanigans! It drove me nuts. They all thought they were dead when they're not. I won't believe it. Not now, not ever. They are out there somewhere and for whatever reason they couldn't let us know where they were or take us with them.

After all the commotion died down, I shut myself out from the outside world. I still hear people say: 'It's so sad. She's left alone in the world with no parents.' Or 'Look at her, she's still grieving her parents' death. It must be really hard for her.' If they had their family members questioning about the sad girl in the corner or that sad girl walking down the street, many people just said: 'Oh, that's the girl whose parents' died.' Absolutely everyone heard and knew about the 'death'. I didn't know why. They didn't seem that popular and well known before they disappeared. But, when will people understand, THEY'RE NOT DEAD!

People won't leave me alone. They're always checking up on me and creating excuses. Bringing cakes and home baking, making sure we have enough to eat, inviting us over to dinner, the list goes on and on. It gets a bit frustrating. I know Lucy's annoyed about it as well. We don't need babysitters. We can handle ourselves. They are probably making sure I don't run away too. As if I would, I said to myself then. Now... well it's a different matter.

However life just went on, even if there were the speculations and rumours, snide comments and pitying looks. The world doesn't stop for such a small tragedy, even if it hurts for a few, many won't know about it. Life goes on and you have to go with it.

I continued at school and Lucy continued at university. We were both doing really well. We didn't go back to our hideout, we couldn't bring ourselves to do it. We did, however, try and spend as much time together and we were continually texting when we could. I guess in a way, that was our way of coping with what had happened. That was a long time ago now.

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It's been a year since they left. Things have changed dramatically since they left. Lucy and I have moved into a smaller house, I'm now in 4th year and Lucy now has a part-time job. She's still studying in Uni, but we also need money to pay the bills. It's beginning to take a tole on her, but she tries not to show it. I'm now studying for exams which thankfully takes up a lot of my time, leaving me little time to think.

It's not the same without them here. We both miss them loads. I guess we're coping in our own ways, but it's getting harder without them here for us. The comments have mostly disappeared, which is nice, but it means that people are forgetting about them and that's the last thing I want to do.

But now they're here. They've turned the known world upside down. No-one knows who or what they are, and it seems like no-one is safe. Not anymore.

A/N

Hey! Apologies for the very long wait for this chapter, I've been extremely busy with work and stuff, so I haven't had much time to write. Hopefully the next one will be up a little quicker, I can't promise anything.

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