The hollow

Chapter 16

A/N oh god guys I can't even explain my life right now. I'm a pretty busy person and am gone most of everyday of every week and updating is kind of difficult but it feels like one of the last things that keeps me sane so I try to do it as much as possible. Some hard stuff is just happening in my life within school and people and other stuff and I'm just trying to deal with that so sorry if updates are not coming as regularly. This book is my most popular one and I love updating for you faithful readers but I'm sorry if these updated take longer because this book is really dramatic and suspenseful and sometimes I just don't know how to make it more entertaining and just half to like re write chapters or completely start over and uhg it's just a little tough so please bare with me and i hope you like how the book is going.

I held in the vomit that was threatening to come up my throat when I saw her finger. "That's it Layla's right were going to the police right now!" I yelled. I was actually glad no one was home at Stevens house so they wouldn't question our screaming. "No we can't!" James said. "Watch me!" I yelled and grabbed the box and ran out of the house Layla running close behind me. "Guys wait up!" Steven yelled until he caught up with us. "I'm coming too".

We finally reached the station but James was no where in sight meaning he wasn't coming. We sat in his office and I placed the box on the table and started explaining...everything. "Your telling me this has been happening for a while now and you didn't report it!" He snapped at me once I was finished. "I didn't want my family to get hurt" I said tears threatening to come now. "This is very serious and whoever is doing this is your age which means he's probably someone that goes to your school which means we might not be able to let you go anywhere without protection" he said sighing. I felt Stevens firm hand on my shoulder I couldn't tell if it was for support for him or comfort for me but either way let him stay there.

"Do you know if this will help you find Tess" I choked out and I finally aloud the tears to slip down my cheeks onto my jeans, "I don't know but I do know we are dealing with something very serious and you and your family's are to be protected" he said. I nodded and we were escorted out by police men. "Were al going to go to Alexa's house since your parents are out at the moment" one of them said. We all agreed and then got in a police car to go to my house. There were three other police cars behind us and I finally felt that maybe I was safe but that thought was easily throw away as soon as saw that's right a dead body. But this time it was no stranger this time it was Tess.

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I threw my self out of the car as loud violently sobs racked my body as I shakily ran to her side. Her hair was wet her lips were blue one of her fingers were missing she had cuts bruises she just looked so tortured. "TESS NO PLEASE... Come back to me" I screamed and slammed my fist into the road not caring how much my hand hurt afterwords. Steven was in the road along with Layla beside me all of us crying our eyes out not being able to handle the sight of her, "she can't... SHE CANT BE GONE" Layla screamed and she rushed over into my arms and we squeezed the life out of each other. I felt like i had just lost a sister.

"I don't know how she...why would he do this!" Steven yelled and tears streamed down his cheeks I don't think I have ever seen him cry this hard. I let the tears stream down more and more until I felt so light headed my brain felt like it was going to burst open. The police officers had to drag us into the car as more cops and other special units pulled up to start doing an investigation.