The Boy Next Door

The beginning

Jodie-----------

I'll start from the beginning, My name is Jodie Grace Adams. I was born in Maryland but my parents moved to North Carolina a few years after they had me in 1997 on April 9th. I'm 5'6 and weight 134 pounds, my eyes are green and I have light brown hair with annoying freckles covering my lightly tanned skin.

I lived next to the Montgomery's for two years, that is, before my next door neighbor Teddy went missing.

Me and Teddy tolerated each other, i would sometimes babysit his younger brother Ian.

Teddy was nice when he wanted to be but his mood changed like the flip of a switch, I remember he started acting weird a few months or so before he disappeared. I can't tell you anything else from what i know, and I don't know much just what happened before Teddy was gone.

I'm only telling you this because the police have been asking me questions, so why not tell you? Well I'll tell you what you wanna know or at least what i can.

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"Jodie, Sweetheart!" I heard my mother call

"I'm coming!" I yelled grabbing my backpack I ran down the stairs. I was walking down the hallway when someone tripped me from behind, I kept my footing as I turned around I scowled looking at my next door neighbor. Teddy.

"There you are honey" My mom said her brown hair was curled, she was wearing her grey buisness suit and had her head tilted putting in her silver earrings. "You'll have to carpool with Teddy today, I have a meeting to go to and I'm already late."

I sighed "If you bought me a car this wouldn't be a problem"

She rolled her eyes "I know, but right now we can't afford it."

I clenched my jaw as she kissed my forehead and left. Teddy stood there smirking "Sucks to suck"

I rolled my eyes before looking at him, he was wearing a black t-shirt, with a pair of jeans and pair of black converse. My brown eyes locked with his crystal blue. He tossed his head to the side his blonde hair slightly moving as if some of his hair was in his eyes. He pushed past me as I turned on my heel following him to his car. It was a black mustange GT 2013 model, I remember he got for his Birthday a few months before mine. I sat in the passengers seat as he pulled out of the driveway, the tires squealing as he drove.

"Jodie!" I smiled turning around looking at the child in the backseat.

"Hey Ian" I ruffled his dirty blonde hair, he looked similar to Teddy but with more innocence and hazel eyes instead of the electric blue like his family.

He wore an ironman sweatshirt and a pair of matching shoes as he stuck his tongue out at me. I returned the gesture, he started to hum the spiderman theme song as he turned staring out the window.

I looked over at Teddy who had his eyes on the road "Ian didn't I tell you to stop singing that stupid song?"

"He's only five" I said crossing my arms pulling my sleeves down the my wrists as Teddy glared at me.

I smiled turning to Teddy "Plus your wearing Iron man that is a disgrace to him the wrong theme song."

"Shut up Jodie, I should let you walk to school you know." He hissed

"Why are you such a jerk?" I returned

"Because your a pain in my ass" Teddy said stopping at the light slightly jerking the car foreword.

I heard a gasp from Ian "You said a bad word! I'm telling mommy!"

Teddy turned around "No your not, Your just gonna pretend like you didn't hear it."