Vanish: Sasha

-»18, Missive

You made it. I knew you would overcome your fear and go see your mother. I'd like to say that I'm sorry, again. I know you're probably a mixture between depressed and anger as you're reading this, but I want you to know that's how I feel writing it.

I only led you there because I knew you wouldn't go there by yourself. No matter how many times your dad or I have tried to take you to her, you always said no. I knew it was going to take time but, Sasha, it's been two years! I had to give you a little nudge. You could of skipped all together (don't say you couldn't of because I know you would of found a way.) but you decided to go. And I'm proud of you.

In a way, I know how it feels to lose a parent. I lost someone too.

But now I'm going to give you some more instructions. In this envelope are two pieces of paper; you're reading the one that has a one on it. I need you to not open the other one before doing what I ask you. Please.

Wednesday at 9:00 go to the RiverHill Apartment block and watch the door of room 12. Don't go in or near it! Just peek around the corner near the stairwell away from the furthest elevator. I want you to see this. Come ALONE.

Love you. Miss you. ~Addison.

I scanned the writing as the outside world zoomed by. Xavier kept glancing at me like he usually does but this time he had a unreadable look in his eye.

"So, what does it say?" He asked keeping an eye on me and the road.

"Just more instructions for me to do alone and a stupid apology." I huffed.

"Well it's getting late, want me to drop you off at home or do you have somewhere else for me to take you?"

"Can we make a quick stop at Three Little Bears, I need to talk to Emera." He nodded and started tapping his thigh to a nonexistent beat. "Who do you live with?" I blurted out.

"My uncle. Why?"

"I just never see anybody else at your house."

"He's never home." His jaw slightly clenched.

"I'm sorry." I murmured turning back to look out the window.

I feel frustrated. Well, actually I feel really sad and annoyed but frustrated is a close third. Addison just knows how to piss everyone off, but this time she didn't just piss me off, she made me angry and depressed. She completely ignored my decision to not see my mothers grave, and for what?! A stupid treasure hunt? She crossed a line. But a part of me is telling me to not get angry at her, that I should be glad she took me to the place I hate.

That part is the same part that told me to not trust Xavier with a gun.

I closed my eyes and listened to the hum of the engine as we drove down the narrow roads of RiverHill.

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"Wakey wakey." Xavier nudged my should whilst talking to me like I'm a child. A groan left my lips as I stretched my arms out and looked through my slightly blurry vision. "I was tempted to carry you in but I don't really want to look like a kidnapper right now." I lightly laughed.

"Could be worse, you could look like a rapist that drugged me."

"And took you into a bakery?" He raised an eyebrow.

"Hey, I don't know what turns you on."

"Yeah, watching the coffee flow into the mug really makes me hard." We laughed together as I continued to stretch. I took a moment to take in Xavier's appearance. His smile was warm, something I don't think I've seen from him. His eyes were bright and shined as the sun hit his face on an angle, making his flawless skin glow. His hair was slightly tousled like he ran his hand through it a could of times. I didn't realise I was staring at him until his smile turned into a smirk and be suggestively rose his eyebrows.