Missing In Action

she walked into the bathroom of the gas station and turned the rusty lock so no one could follow her. looking in the mirror she saw a girl she no longer recognized. She had bags under her dull green eyes that were bloodshot from smoking. her teeth were yellow and skin was pale, hair was matted in parts and no longer shone like the sun. with chapped lips she attempted to smile but quickly decided not to. Pulling out her phone, the last luxury item she owned, she opened her camera app and took a picture of the mirror frowning she swiped right and looked at the photo she took just weeks ago.

"It's crazy how a person can change within a matter of weeks. A matter of days. One thing and someones world can fall apart. in a matter of seconds a persons world can go from happy to hell. and for me, it only took four words."

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He sat slouched in a large office with his head in his hands and his elbows on the ebony desk mumbling under his breath. looking up at the family in front of him. He had never seen such a sad family. Three teens and two younger kids. no parents. None of them looked to be over 17 years old. it was silent until one of the older kids who was holding the young boy passed the boy over to her brother. she stepped forward and pulled a black elastic off her wrist to tie up her dirty blonde hair. straightening her skirt she then took the boy back and smoothed out his hair. she then continued to straighten out all of her siblings. After that was done she faced him again.

"I'm Alise Jetwood. These are my siblings. " she motioned to her siblings before beginning again. " The brunette is Marika, shes 14. The older boy is Roaric, Hes my twin we are both 16. the two young ones are Jesika and Jakson they are 4. Our parents died two weeks ago and our older sister Remadalia is missing. Please help us."