protection obsession

sixteen

After the call with Ethan.. I decided to text Grayson.

Me: Grayson, I'm sorry. Me and Ethan are really worried about you.. where are you?

As soon as that text was sent, it said he had seen it.. so I waited for a reply.

He took almost 5 minutes to answer me.

Grayson: I'm sorry too, I love you.

As soon as I got that text, something felt off.

I started worrying even more.

Me: Grayson, where are you?

Grayson: Where you left me, but somewhere only I can go.

Me: What the fuck Grayson, where are you, please tell me

I was left on read.

Ethan soon turned up, as I answers the door, I shut it behind me and started running to his car

"Ethan we need to hurry up!" I said running

"May wh-, has he said something??" He ran after me

"He said he was sorry, and that he loves me.. I think he might do something he will regret" I yelled

"He wouldn't.. would he?!" He yelled back

"I don't know, that's why im running!"

We got to his car, Ethan got in the driver seat and drove to the mall as fast as possible.

5 minutes later.

He parked his car, we both got out so fast, and sprinted into the mall.

"He said he was where I left him!" I shouted as we were running through the mall

"Where were you?" He asked

"Burger King" I shouted

We ran as fast as possible to Burger King.

"Hi hello, the boy that was in here earlier, tall, brow hair, got in a fight, have you seen him?!" I asked the worker

"Hmm, no, he left"

"Did he come back in here?" I asked

"I don't think so" she shrugged and walked off

I looked at Ethan

"He said he was here!" I panicked

"Did he say anything else?" He sat down

I sat down with him.
I got my phone out and showed him the texts

"Where you left him.. but somewhere only he can go?" Ethan said confused

"What the fuck does that mean?" I yelled

"I don't know other wise I'd he there right now!" Ethan stressed

"Okay.. okay, I'll ask people. See if they can solve the riddle?" I said

"Worth a try.." Ethan nodded

We went around everyone in Burger King. No one knew what it meant

So we stood outside of Burger King, and asked the passing people.

We were about to give up.

"Hi excuse me.. can you help us solve this riddle? It's kind of an emergency" Ethan said to this elderly man

"Sure sure, what is it?" He asked

"My brother said.. 'Im where you left me, but somewhere only I can be'.. we left him in Burger King, but we don't know what he means in the last bit" Ethan said