Kayla
School has basically gone back to normal, well as normal as it can be. It's been five days since my mum was kidnapped. The thing about a small town is that news spread fast. Everyone everywhere basically knows about my mum. Like literally everywhere I go people look at me with sympathetic eyes, some even walk up to me and tell me they understand what I'm going through.
I hate the pity, I don't need anyone to feel bad for me.
I'm sitting in the cafeteria scrolling through my phone, it's my way of not loosing my temper, I swear if I hear one more person ask how i'm doing I will literally claw out their throat.
As for us children who got our parents taken we see more of each other than before. Sophie and I are kind of friends, Nate and I are definitely closer but Zach is so closed off he acts like he wants his dad gone but also like he misses him, he is honestly a confusing human being.
"Kayla did you hear me" said Brooke
"What"
"Girl i've been talking for the past 10 minutes"
"About what"
"Tyler's party"
"Good for you, you were invited"
"I wasn't, but i'm going to go" Let's just say Brooke is a popular wannabe.
"How" not that i'm curious, it's just what see expects me to ask.
"You duh"
"What"
"You and Nate are now friends, Nate is friends with Tyler, Tyler invites you because of Nate and bam i'm your plus one"
"Not happening Brooke"
"What, why" she whined, I mean Nate and I aren't even friends.
Just then Sophie walked up to my table at lunch and sat down.
"Kayla my cousin is having a party and I was wondering if you wanted to come" Cousin??
"Who"
"Tyler silly" Brooke said in this super girly voice
"Oh"
"So would you come"
"Me"
"Yes Kayla you"
"I don't know, maybe"
"Okay let me know, see you around" with that she walked away.
Brooke was literally glaring after Sophie's back I had to stifle my laugh. Saying i'm surprised that Sophie invited me is an understatement.
The overhead speaker thingies buzzed "Can Kayla Roden, Zach Daniels, Sophie Baker and Nate McCall, come down to the principal's office. I repeat Kayla, Zach, Sophie and Nate to the principal's office"
"I have to go Brooke" I say standing up about to leave
"Okay"
Zach
Every since Sophie and I had our little chat I suddenly seem to notice her presence. I see her in the halls way to frequently. I can feel her staring at me most of the day but I refuse to acknowledge it. Jesus that girl, I hate the effect she's having on me. Why couldn't she just mind her business.
I never sit in the cafeteria during lunch, there are to many people there. I'm sitting on the stairs reading a book when I suddenly notice a shadow looming over me so I look up.
"Hello Zachariah"
"Sophie I thought I made myself clear"
"I know you haven't known me for long but i'm a very relentless person"
"Oh I know" She smiles at me but not in a very comforting way "Why do you suddenly have interest in me, Sophie" she looks at me in a peculiar way "I mean before any of this we didn't even see each other in the halls and now you seem to be everywhere" I sounded like a girl but I couldn't help it.
"Zach-" she said but I had had enough
"No Sophie please just mind your business and leave me the fuck alone"
"No" That was all she said before she turned on her heel and walked away.
That girl is honestly something else. I go back to my book, blocking out every thought of Sophie that was trying to pry its way into my head. Just then the overhead speakers buzzed "Can Kayla Roden, Zach Daniels, Sophie Baker and Nate McCall please come to the principal's office"
"Damn it why is she honestly everywhere"
Sophie
The one person i'm looking for right now is nowhere to be seen. Of course I didn't expect a guy like him to be in the cafeteria.
Now I know what y'all are thinking he told me to 'fuck off' but I just can't do that. I mean he's hurting so much it would be wrong of me to ignore it.
I honestly think he hates me. He thinks i'm entitled and privileged which I am but still. But i'm not entitled to the things they are entitled to like friends, freedom and all that, I know right cliche rich girl problems.
I leave the cafeteria in search of him. Our school isn't necessarily the biggest but it's big enough to tire me before i'm done searching it. That's when I come across the stairs, I walk up to it planning to plop my behind on it. I can't help smiling because i've come across who i've been looking for. So I walk up to him.
***
My conversation with Zach which didn't go as planned, which also doesn't mean i'm going to stop trying. I start to head back to the cafeteria when the PA system buzzed to life "Can Kayla Roden, Zach Daniels, Sophie Baker and Nate McCall please come to the principal's office"
Here we go again.
Nate
I walk into the Principal's office and sit down. Apparently i'm the only one who heard the call because i'm the only one here, Except the Sheriff and the principal. Kayla walks in.
"Hey Ms. Roden"
"Well how do you do Mr McCall" Kayla said curtsying causing me to laugh.
Zach walks in with Sophie trailing behind him.
"How are you kids holding up" the sheriff asked after we had all settled down.
"We're good" Zach answered for all of us, which earned him raised eyebrows from both Kayla and Sophie.
"Anyway I have good news for you guys" None of us say anything so he continues "We have found out what tied your parents together"
Sophie rolls her eyes, So none of us looked excited, the Sheriff looked at us in question. Kayla suddenly remembered and said "Really what"
"The swim team of this school years ago, unfortunately for us though the rest of the swim team don't live here."
We are all doing a very good job acting because Sophie's face automatically dropped. The Sheriff passed a sympathetic look around before saying "But don't worry we have more good news"
"What" it was my turn to be enthusiastic.
"I need you all to come down to the station with me, we are bringing the coach in for questioning"
***
We are all currently sitting in the sheriff's office waiting for the coach to appear. Apparently the sheriff asked the deputy to bring the coach in.
Suddenly the deputy bursts into the sheriff's office.
"Deputy where's the coach"
"Sheriff when we got to his house no one was around so we decided to search his house" said the deputy flustered.
"That's illegal, you can't do that without a permit" Sophie said, clearly stating she had taken a liking to the coach. Which caused Zach to sigh.
"That's not important right now Ms. Baker" the sheriff said and turned back to the deputy and said "what did you find "
"We found a body"
"A body...Who's body" Kayla asked suddenly interested
The deputy gulped but didn't say anything. "Spit it out deputy" the sheriff says getting impatient.
"Sheriff, Mark Benson was lying in a pool of his blood"
Sophie gasped, Kayla went pale, I was at a loss for words even Zach looked dumbfounded.
"Deputy I need details was it a murder, was there evidence"
"Yes, there was a gun beside the body, i've sent it to forensics"
"Was it a murder" Sophie asked
"Sophie it was a suicide"
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