His brown eyes stare straight into mine, smile extended widely, dimples prominent in both cheeks. He’s wearing his favorite Michael Jackson t-shirt, the one he had to work twenty hours overtime for at out town’s General Store. He had always looked forward to Picture Day every year, even though he knew my parents would never buy them; we never had any excess money at the end of the month to spend on non essentials.
"If only you knew the reason you were smiling for, Ben." I whisper sadly.
My hand smoothes out the crinkles in the old paper, thumb brushing across his name and the date he’s been missing.
Two days from now will mark the tenth anniversary of his disappearance and our birthdays.
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Ten years ago, Kelly McGrath's brother, Ben, disappeared without a trace. Haunted by his memory and the feeling that there is more to uncover about his disappearance, she sets out on a journey to find the truth and discover why he never came back.
***Takes place in 1983, 1993, and 2013.
Elliot Jensen and Elliot Fintry have a lot in common. They share the same name, the same house, the same school, oh and they hate each other but, as they will quickly learn, there is a fine line between love and hate.