Evans POV:
A few days had gone by and I hadn't seen any sign of Connor Murphy. In fact I hadn't seen either one of the Murphy siblings at school. As creepy as it might sound I decided to keep a look out for them after a few days of them being gone.
I hadn't seen them for about 4 days.
Tuesday came about and I added a day mentally. It was odd without the Murphy's. Connor wasn't around which made everyone wary for when he came back and since Zoe was also gone she wasn't around to lighten the mood. Everything was so different and some people didn't even realize it.
I was in Spanish zoning out when I realized my teacher was in front of me. "Evan you were called to the Principals office. Take your stuff." Ms. Rodriguez said coldly and with a sneer, her voice gravelly as she handed me a pink paper. I never really liked Ms. Rodriguez. She always seemed so... Void of emotions. Only saying what needed to be said and nothing more. No worrying about her students or family. No concern for how other people may feel.
Maybe it was just me.
I took the slip, packed up my stuff and started walking to the principals office. That's when I started to panic slightly.
Had I done something? I don't remember doing anything wrong. I probably did something and now I'm going to flunk and have to do this whole grade again. It's only been a week and I've already screwed up. What will my mom think? Will she kick me out? I'm already a failure as it is imagine her hearing about this! What if-
Before I could finish the thought, which was probably for the best because at this point I knew my hands were clammy and shaking and I could tell my breathing was rapid, I was at the door.
I tried to shake off my anxiety, which had been getting worse since I wasn't taking my perscription, and feelings of dread but that didn't work. I decided to just open the door.
A couple was sat talking quietly to eachother. The only thing was the husband was sat there but he just looked on with a sorrowful glint in his eye while the wife talked. They both turned to me as I walked in. The only sound made was the door shutting.
"G-Good morning. U-Um is Mr. Howard here?" I asked not liking all of the attention. As if on cue Mr. Howard walked in and asked us all to sit down. So we all did with the couple looking at me
Silence.
The wife went to open her mouth to speak but she broke out in tears. I stared, extremely confused but I moved and awkwardly offered a hug. I hated to be alone when I wasn't at my mental best. I didn't want her to feel like how I did.
She accepted and started sobbing more. The husband stared on. He looked upset as well but he seemed to want to be alone. I hugged the wife for a while until she sat back and wiped her tears.
"I'm so sorry, it's just this week has been so-" she stifled a sob. "I'm sorry... I'm Connor Murphy's mother, we're his parents."
'Connor Murphy? What happened?'
"U-Uh its o-okay. W-What happened Mrs. Murphy?" I asked. I felt the ball of dread expand in my stomach. What happened that brought Mrs. Murphy to tears?
