"now, august, what's your full name, age, how many years you've been at BCS, and what your relationship was with Penny. and sorry if i seem insensitive..but frankly it has to be this way." whispered the woman.
"august sunshine wills," she uttered, her voice giving out.
"august sunshine. what a beautiful name." replied Eleanor, as it read on her name tag.
"thank you." august breathed.
august didn't have many people who were kind to her, and while it may not seem to be a big deal to anyone else, it was to her.
"15 years old, i, uh, came here last year, and well, we're friends you could say." august answered sounding more confident in her speaking.
"okay, well, i believe i've got everything i need. your parents coming to get you?" Eleanor inquired.
"yeah, i think so." august replied.
Eleanor nodded and patted the girl on her thigh as she walked away from the sidewalk where august sat.
an hour passed, and most of the police were gone, but a few remained. there august sat, breathing in the cold air, sitting in the same sidewalk as before.
Eleanor passed by august and was taken aback.
"august? august sunshine?" she asked, stepping towards her.
"yep, the one and only." august replied.
"i thought your parents were coming." she asked dearly.
"i did too." august answered with a sigh.
"c'mon, my cars over there a little ways. i'll take you home."
in the car ride to august's house was silent for the most part, until Eleanor attempted to make small talk.
"so, you have any friends at BCS?" eleanor questioned.
"no. not really."
"oh. how come? you seem very outgoing."
"well i used to have a friend. i can't seem to make any new ones."
"what happened to your old friend? i'm sure whatever went down could be fixed with some good old fashioned communication."
"she-" august paused.
should i tell this stranger the cause of my agony? my pain? my strife? the reason i gave up on relationships? the reason i hate myself?
what have i got to lose.
"leia richardson is her name. and she went missing a year ago."
it was quiet until eleanor broke the silence.
"leia? leia richardson? i worked on her case.."
she worked on leia's case?! this couldn't be a coincidence...
to be continued...
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the place only you can find me
Mystery / Thrilleraugust wills, a defined creature. she knows herself and knows what she likes, and when she meets leia of course their friends, why, they're almost the same person. when leia goes missing, it tears august apart, and after a year of kicking and screa...
