I woke up the next morning tired and groggy. I opened my eyes to faded lilac hair. I totally forgot Mary and Michael slept over.
I got out of bed quietly, trying not to disturb Mary in my bed or Michael on my couch. I walked down the stairs quietly. I went into the kitchen. There was a note on the island. It read:
Hey Kadee,
Luke came over because he needed something but you were asleep so I told him to come back about noon. I washed Mary and Michael clothes for them. I folded them and put them on your dresser. Boss wanted me at work early so I left you $200 to do anything. I don't care what you spend it on. Be back at midnight.
Love, Mom
I sighed and put the note down. I put the 200 bucks on the fridge and looked at the clock on the microwave. It said it was 12:04. Since Luke was always late, I didn't expect him to arrive for another 6 minutes.
Then the doorbell rang.
Shocked, I went to the door and opened it. Luke was looking at the ground with a worried look on his face. He came in and started pacing. I stood in front of him so he would stop.
"Oh, this isn't good. This is terrible. Why do bad things always happen to me?" I grabbed his shoulders to make him stop.
"Babe! What is wrong!?" He clenched to piece of paper he had in his hand.
"What is that, Luke?" He handed it to me. I un-crinkled it and started to read it.
To whoever reads this:
I'm leaving. I don't know where I'm going, who I'm going to or when I'm coming back.
Maybe never.
The stress of school, Ash's death, Mary's almost death, and Kadee's death date, I can't take it anymore. I don't want to kill myself, I just want the pain to end.
Do not look for me and if you do, you won't find me.
Yours truly,
Calum Thomas Hood
I put my hand over my face at the first sentence. I kept reading it over and over again to make sure that this was real.
"Holy shit."
"Kadee, we need to find him."
"I-I don't know where to look."
"Kadee, please. PLEASE I CAN'T LOSE HIM TOO!" I brought Luke's tall body into my short one and he cried into my old One Direction t-shirt. Mary and Michael came down rubbing their eyes.
"Da fuck is going on down here?" Michael said.
"Calum's missing."
"WHAT?!" They both yelled.
"He wrote a note saying that he's running away and then we won't find him and I don't want to lose him. I'm losing Kadee, Ashton's gone and my parents are dead. Please help us."
"We're in."
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After we all got dressed and ready, Luke rushed us into his car. He dashed down the street, leaving the neighborhood behind.
"Have you called 000 yet?" I asked. He shook his head. "Goddamnit Luke." I got my phone out of my pocket and dialed the number.
"Hello, this is 000. How may we help you?"
"Yes, I need to file a missing person report." I heard the woman type away on her computer.
"Name of the person speaking?"
"Kadee Richard."
"Name of missing person, first, middle, and last, please."
"Calum Thomas Hood." I heard her gasp, then whisper something.
