In the Basement

Chapter Two

How could she be here? I thought she lived on the other side of town. No, that's what she wanted me to think.

"Alex?" She looked at me and gasped. 

"Ashley! What are you doing down there?"

"I don't know go ask your psycho Dad." I said.

Alex paused, she knew that Michael was meant to be there,  but her father hadn't said anything about Ashley. "I'm sorry guys, I didn't know this was going to happen." She lied, her father had told her exactly what was happening and when, except for Ashley she was an accident she wasn't supposed to be down there.

Somewhere in the house behind her her mother called for her, she looked back. "I'm sorry I have to go." She locked the door leaving Ashley and Michael in darkness.

"How do you know her?" Michael asked.

"I thought I did, but I don't think I knew her."

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"Mom!" Alex yelled storming down the hallway. "Why is Ashley down in the basement?"

"What sweety? I can't hear you, where are you?" Lillian called out. "I'm in the garage come over." Alex walked out to the garage door, she stood in the doorway watching her mother kneel on the floor placing the laundry from the basket into the washing machine. 

"Why?" Alex said solemnly. 

"Why what, Alex you need to finish your sentences." Her mother sighed, sitting back on her ankles.

"Why did you take Ashley? I thought it was just Michael. She isn't of any value to us, there's no one she related to that was on the case." Alex folded her arms still leaning against the frame.

"Well, Michael had called out to her, and she saw what was happening, and tried to run, but your father told me to get her, and now she's going to suffer with Michael."
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Buzz... Buzz... Buzz... The screen of the phone light up, turning I saw it was a phone call.

I reached over the desk from my spot in the bed, it was Brinnley. "Hello?"

"Matt? Did Ashley call or talk to you after school?" She sounded worried.

"No," I replied sitting up. "Why?"

"No one's seen her since she walked home from school. The last people to see her was me and Lucas." She said, I could hear her pacing and fumbling with things.

"Brin calm down, is Lucas or anyone else with you?" I said, at this rate she was going to have another panic attack.

"Lucas is here with me, did you hear from Jacob yet?" She said calming down.

What?  "Brin, Jacob's overseas still." He's been on tour for almost a year now.

"No, he got back today, he was supposed to meet up with Ashley at her house. But he said that she never made it." She replied. "Did you not know that?"

My breathing stopped. "No, I guess no one told me. Wait she never made it home, and didn't text anyone." I looked at the clock on the wall, it had been over an hour since school had gotten out.

"No one's heard from her?" I said standing up, how did it get so late?

"No one's gotten any messages or calls from her." Brinnley repeated.

"Okay, I'm going to go look for her." I said reaching for my shoes and jacket.
"Kay, I'll keep trying to call people, and see what happens." She said, I almost ended the call the remembered.

"Hey, have you tried Alex?"

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Okay, so the last part is in Matt's point of view, and for those that haven't caught on, Matt and Ashley are dating.

So I will be uploading a bit more over the weekend, because I'll be driving, so I'll have a lot more time on my hands.

-Abigale