Chapter 6
Disappearance
Instead of hanging out in her usual place on the front steps of Sheerwood, Kendal anxiously rushed into the building anxious to see Mr. Evans again. She gleefully recalled both of their conversations during lunch and after yesterday’s English class. She had shown him a poem she wrote entitled, “Fires of Hell.” Normally, she would be hesitant to show something like that to a teacher, but something she could not explain told her it would be okay to show Mr. Evans and she was indeed right. Not only did he tell her she had talent, he also said she stroke him as far more mature than her classmates.
“Kendal!”
Kendal turned to find her boyfriend, Ian, rushing up to her.
She let out a sigh. “What is it, Ian?”
“Where are you going?”
“I’m just going to see if Mr. Evans is there and would like to talk some more,” Kendal replied, avoiding eye contact.
Ian grabbed her arm. “Come on, Kendal this is weird. You’re spending a lot of time alone with a teacher.”
Kendal rolled her eyes. “What’s weird about this? He just likes me. He thinks I have talent in writing.”
“Well, you may be right about one thing. He does seem to like you,” Ian pointed with concern. “Just not in the way you think.”
Kendal jerked her arm away and glared at him. “What are you implying, Ian?”
“I’m just saying that Mr. Evans seems attracted to you.”
Kendal raised her eyebrow. “Are you jealous or something? You’re the one that’s been hanging out with other girls! If anyone has a reason to be upset it’s me!”
“If you’re talking about Vanessa, all we’ve done together is study. I swear,” Ian proclaimed earnestly.
“Hey, you two. What are you arguing about now?” Derek asked in exasperation as he approached his best friend.
Ian looked at him, and then answered, “It’s about Kendal and Mr. Evans. Don’t you think he seems to have a thing for her?”
“Oh my god, Ian.” Kendal threw her arms up in the air. “Give it a rest!”
Derek only shrugged. “I don’t know, man. He’s obviously foreign. Maybe wherever he comes from, they just have a different way of talking to girls.”
“Yes, thank you, Derek.” Kendal turned back to Ian. “You see, Ian. It’s nothing.”
Ian did not relax. He turned to his best friend. “Are you sure? The way Mr. Evans was with her didn’t seem at all weird to you?”
Once again Derek shrugged. “No, not really, though Aria mentioned that it seemed kind of strange.”
“So that where this is coming from!” Kendal shouted at Ian. “Aria told you this! Has it occurred to you that she might just be jealous?”
“What, no!” Ian defended shocked by this suggestion. “I didn’t even talk to Aria about you and Mr. Evans.”
“Will you two give it a rest?” Derek asked in exasperation. “There’s no point in arguing about this anymore. Look in the classroom. He’s not even there.”
“What?” Kendal anxiously rushed to the homeroom entrance to observe the teacher’s empty desk, even though it was almost time for class to begin. Her heart sank with disappointment. “He’s gone?”
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Teen FictionNot all tales end with happily ever after. As Aria digs into Myrtle's past, she finds that her even her perfect fairy tale world has a dark side to it.