The Missing

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Five years ago strange things started to happen. Objects disappeared with little notice. Lights flicker for minutes. Cities had city wide black outs. But today was different... I went to Kelly's house but when I got to the to her front door I heard crying. So I rung the door bell. Then Kelly's mom answered the door. Her eyes looked like a fire burning inside her. I made one of the worst mistakes in my life, I asked her what was wrong. She could barely answer between tears. "Kelly _ is _ gone_ ",and she started to weep even more. I thought it was best that I don't ask more questions. With that I turned and ran home. My legs were rotating in a complete circle. My heart hammering in my chest. When I got to my house I tried to get to my room unnoticed. I failed. My mom was on the top of the stairs looking ferrous. "Aaron Dean Johnson you were specifically told to stay home because you are grounded! Remember why you are grounded?" I had two options to lie or to tell the truth and get her even more mad. I was doing both of us a favor by lieing.
"Dad said that I could go for a walk." Do you know a stare that could burn you alive well I got that stare times 5000 worst.
"GO TO YOUR ROOM NOW!!"
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When it got dark I looked at my phone it read 2:30 in the morning. As quietly as I could I opened my window. Then I jumped down from my window's room on the second floor. I looked back to see if my parents woke up.
I ran down the street towards where Kelly and I used to meet up as little kids. We got older and we started to go there less. The amount of spider webs would have freaked her out practically to death. God I miss Kelly. Memories started to flash in my head. When and if I find her I will never let her out of my sight. Because who or what ever took her wanted me to suffer without her.
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Chapter 1

I woke up the next morning to my parents screaming for me get downstairs. When I got down the television was on to the news and there was a picture of Kelly and a bunch of information about her missing. Most of it was crap that I did not want to hear. My parents saw that I was not reacting how they planned. So my dad turned off the television as fast as he could but the damage was done. I know that my parents were just trying to let me know that the police were doing everything they can. But that is not enough, she have been missing for four weeks and now people start looking for her. My overprotective mother did let me out because she thought I would just get in the way of the so called search party and if I do go out I will get hurt or kidnapped like Kelly.
When it gets dark I tried to sneak out the front door. I forgot that my parents every night set an alarm to keep burglars out even though there has not been any robberies in like fifty years. I think it is to keep me in especially now. The sirens screeching around the house. My parents running down the stairs to make sure everything was fine. My mom trying tie her robe. My father holds a shoe, like that would do any good. Then they see me. Before the questions started to flow out of their mouths I had to quickly think about my explanation of why I am sneaking out in the middle of the night. By the look on my mother's face I needed to think about my explanation fast.
"Uh I am going out to get some fresh air."
I made it out alive.
I decided to sleep in the tree house that night. Eventually I fell asleep. Flashes popped in my mind all through the night. But one in particular was weird. It was of Kelly. She was screaming. There were cuts all over her face and she was running to something. Or maybe she was running away from something. It was unclear until I heard footsteps.

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