𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐇𝐈𝐃𝐃𝐄𝐍 𝐏𝐒𝐘𝐂𝐇𝐎𝐏𝐀𝐓𝐇 ━━ 𝐉𝐀𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐘

twenty

d a n i e l
☁︎

"we got another lead" detective cooper announces, "two cops in arizona we're found dead on the side of a road. the killer didn't fully damage the microphone on one of the officers and we think it's the man that took daniel and the other boys."

my eyes widen in suprise and i smile. the feeling of hope flows through me for the first time in weeks. i completely forgot what this extraordinary feeling felt like.

"my parter, detective banks, sent the audio clip on my computer. hang tight while i grab it. maybe you will pick up anything useful that we didn't." cooper leaves the room and i sit in awe.

we might be able to find the boy i love with all my heart. i smile at the thought of hugging him. tears fog up my eyes and a warm stream of water rolls down my right cheek.

the door swings open, cooper enters the room with her labtop. i frantically wipe my tears away and listen to what she has to say.

"listen to the whole recording" she hands the computer to me, "i'll be outside to give you some privacy. please feel free to pause and rewind as much as you want. take all the time you need." she caresses my shoulder.

she sneaks out of the room and leaves me in complete silence. i take a deep breathe and press play on the recording.

"hello officers."

a young male about 20 spits out. the tone of his voice sends chills up and down my spine.

"hello, we noticed that you were speeding 15 miles over the speed limit. we will have to give you a ticket. can i have your license please?"

another man speaks, he sounds older amd has a lighter tone. i know he's one of the cops. he pauses and starts talking after a few seconds.

"what are you transporting, matt?"

matt? who's matt?

"oh just furniture for my friend in LA"

"mind if we have a look?"

"sure"

you can tell in his voice that he's up to no good. a car door opens, i assume it the guy getting out. a lock opens.

"you know what? no, i'm not going to open it"

the lock closes.

"open. the. door."

the other officer says in a stern tone. his voice is more light than the other cop, even in his tone you can tell he has a carring voice.

"hahaha, you actually think i'm going to let you see"

"open the door!"

"no, because there's a 19 year old girl back here that i happened to just kidnap. so officers, now that you know my secret..."

BANG BANG

my heart stops. did he just... kill them?

a loud crackle blairs through the speaker. my whole body jumps.

the audio is now muffled because he stepped on the microphone. i hear him drag the bodies off the road.

i break down crying. my hand on my mouth to stop my cries. how could someone be so evil?

"hahahaha"

his laugh rings in my head. i will never forget that laugh for as long as i live. i know it will haunt me forever.

cooper returns to the room. she runs over to me and pulls me in for a hug. she holds me as i cry into her shoulder. her hands runs up and down my back, comforting me, sympatheticly.

"we'll find him, i promise." she whispers in my ear.

we pull away and i wipe my face.

"what's next?" i ask.

"we don't know yet, we have to keep investigating" cooper sounds determined.

"go home and get some rest, daniel. we'll inform you if anything comes up." she helps me up and out of the room.

i thank her and walk out of the building. when i get in my car i break down again. my head rests on the steering wheel, my hands above it.

i start my car and pull out of the parking lot. i cry the whole way home. once i get to my room, i lay in bed and close my eyes.

i slowly drift off to sleep, the memories of the recording haunt me. my mind shuts off and i fall into a deep slumber.

☁︎

"daniel? DANIEL?!" a familiar voice ecohes through the cold and thin night air. i know that voice too well, it's jacks.

i'm in the forest behind the avery's house. the stars above shine brightly in the midnight sky. my thoughts run wild as i figure out what's going on.

"DANIEL!?!?!?" jack screams bloody murder. without hesitation i start sprinting in the direction of his voice.

my legs are running faster than ever. i avoid every tree in my path and trip over branches and leaves, trying to find my love and save him from anyone or anything that wants to hurt him.

a bright light comes into view as i reach the end of the forest. i know that it's cherry lane.

i sprint out of the woods and look around frantically, hoping to see jack anywhere.

my eyes witness the most horrifying scene ever imaginable.

jack being dragged by an unknown man into a white van. i run even faster than before to stop the man from taking jack.

he's struggling to get out of the man's grip. once i reach them, i do everything to try and pry the guys hands off of jack. but they won't budge.

i scream jack's name over and over again but neither of them could hear me. anything i did didn't work.

the man throws jack into the back pf the van and i climb in after him. the guy closes and locks the door. jack's crying is muffled by the duct tape over his mouth.

i run over to him and look at his beautiful features. his eyes aare drained of emotion and his body is limp.

i go to hug him but nothing is there. i back up again and he's gone.

"jack?! JACK?!?!" i cry out in pain. he's actually gone. the van stops and the back door opens.

a man about 20 stands there with a smirk. he's the scariest thing i've ever laid my eyes on. his face is the face of a monster, and his eyes are pure evil.

with no time to react, he lunges at me at full speed.

☁︎

i scream as i sit up in my bed. sweat and tears are storming down my face. i'm breathing so hard that my lung feel like they could burst at any moment. i lose my breathe multiple times, trying to breathe correctly.

i continue to scream many more times, scared that the evil man will get me.

my bedroom door swings open to reveal my parents. the run over to me and try to calm me down, but i can't breath.

they try to help me but nothing is working. after a few seconds my vision goes blurry and starts to fade in and out. about 3 seconds pass by before i'm out cold.

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friday
october 18th, 2019
1179 words

-alayna ☁︎