Remember Me?

Zack the Hero

When I woke up the next morning I felt like crap, Cory was gone and there was silence until I heard my mother's car start. Of course to ignore the fact that your daughter ran away, go to work. I will say it again, Mother Of The Year.

The room around felt foreign without Emma's thousands of clothes and stuff scattered all over, I missed the sound of her soft little snores. My head began to ache and I reached up to rub my temples when the door creaked open.

 "Jenna sweetie are you up?"

 "Yeah dad what time is it?"

He looked at his watch and said, "Quarter to ten, you know you don't have to got to school today."

 "I didn't plan on going."

A heavy sigh fell from his lips, "Jenna I know it's hard, Emma being gone and all but you don't have to act this way."

I scoffed and glared at him, "Act what way? Rational? Because all you guys have done is act as if nothing happened, mom left to work as if nothing happened. And then I get yelled out for telling the police the truth!"

 "Jenna you told the cops your mother hit your sister."

 "Because she did dad!"

 "Jenna maybe Emma exaggerated a..." I leaped up.

 "Don't you try that on me dad!! I watched her do it!! Why do you defend her knowing what a terrible person she is!?" I screamed and he just frowned.

“I'm sorry you feel that way Jenna but I noticed ever since September I've seen you change, you went from the shy girl who always hid behind Emma for everything. To the strongest one of the family, but honey if you keep up this tough person act you're only going to make it worse and drive yourself insane."

“Well maybe if you were the dad you should be who takes care of us and defended us against our witch of a mother maybe I wouldn't have to be this way. And just maybe Emma would still be here!!" The minute I said it I felt guilty, the look of utter dismay say on his face as he looked away avoiding my gaze.

“I'm sorry you feel that way Jenna. I have to go....I'm going down to the police station to help with the investigation. I'll be back."

I nodded and he shut the door, the door symbolized a wall that had been built over time and with what I just said the last fifty bricks were added. My world was crumbling, my sister was missing, and there was nothing I could do about it. 

I reached for my phone and dialed the second number i knew by heart, three rings and nothing, “Come on answer."

I dialed again and nothing, it took five calls before they answered, “Hey Jenna, sorry we were getting lectured for some bull.What's up its almost lunch where are you and Emma?"

My heart clenched but I continued, “I need you to get over here now."

I guess he could hear the voice I made when I cried and instantly made an excuse to his teacher, “I'm on my way Jenna."

“Hurry Zack."

“Give me ten minutes." When he hung up my eyes watered feeling lovely once again, Where was everyone?

“Cory!" I yelled but no answer came back, he must have left too. It felt like forever and my body acted and my head hurt, but there was a knock at the window. I glanced up and saw a small hand reaching for the glass, “Emma....."

My body was propelled up and the window yanking it open, “Emma!!"

 “No Jenna it's me, what did end sneak out again?" My smile dropped as Zack climbed through the window, I was happy he was here but I hoped he was Emma. He saw my face and the tears threatening to drop he yanked me into his arms, “Jenna what's wrong?"