"Reina sweetie can you come and help me bring this into the house,it's a little heavy" My dad asked with an awkward laugh. I giggled and ran to help him.

Me and my dad had just moved to a new town, Santa Carla. My dad, Sam Emerson, had been here before as a child with my Grandma and Uncle. He told me that he had to move back to Phoenix because of a little problem the family faced. I always asked him what the problem was and he always refused to tell me. 'It's all in the past time to move on and forget it.'

The only reason we moved back to Santa Carla was because finally ended up with a job that would support the two of us. My mum left us for someone else. She would constantly complain that my dad didn't have enough money or that he never treated her right. In all honesty, all my mum cared about was money and I never realised till I hit the age of 14. I lost a lot of respect for my mum when I found out and was glad she left me with dad.

"Dad you need to hit the gym!" I giggled as I shut the trunk of the car, earning a playful glare from my dad.

"HEY! I may not be as strong as I use to be but atleast I still got my good looks!" He joked trying to pull a 'Magazine Boy' pose. I stared at him wide eyed before turning away and heading up the stairs to my new room.

My room wasn't that big but not exactly tiny either. The walls were white with black flower patterns around it. I had a double bed, a set of draws, a wardrobe and a desk. My dad had moved began moving furniture in once he had brought the house so that it would be all ready for when we got here. All I had to do was decorate the room a little more with my stuff. I looked around and smiled to myself before unpacking.

I slumped down onto the sofa and grabbed the remote, flicking through the channels to find something interesting to watch.

"Done Reina?" My dad asked as he entered the living room. I nodded and gave him a small smile.

"What's for lunch?"

"Well for now you can have a sandwich but I'm gonna go shopping in a little while to get some more food in" He told me before sitting next to me.

"I'll come with you if you like?" I insisted.

"Would you? It would be a big help!" I nodded and he pulled me into a tight hug. Me and my dad had that typical 'Father Daughter' bond.

"Oh by the way, your grandma rang to see how we were, could you do me a favour and give her a call back because she really wanted to speak to you!"

"Yeah sure!" I answered. I got up and walked towards the kitchen to start making my sandwich.

A few hours had past and my and my dad had just finished food shopping. I never liked shopping, I thought it took too long but I couldn't let my dad do it on his own. When we had got back into the car he told me he wanted to visit some old friends, I didn't mind I just didn't know he had friends over here. He told me that they use to own a comic book store..well I say use to but they still do which I found a bit odd considering he knew them when they were teenagers. Their names were Edgar and Alan Frog, when he told me I couldn't help but give a little giggle. Frog..what a last name. I knew I would have to tell myself to pull it together because it was more than likely that they would introduce themselves to me.

"Here we are!" We both climbed out of the car we headed towards the comic book store when two men approached us. I was very shy so I hid behind my dad.

"SAM!" The shorter one yelled as he pulled my dad into a brotherly hug.

"I see you no longer have the "George Michael" look going on!" The taller one joked. His voice was extremly deep.

"That's right, I see you're still going with the rambo look though Edgar!" My dad shot back, causing them all to laugh.

"Are you gonna introduce us then?" Edgar asked trying to look past my dads shoulder.

"Aaa yes!" My dad then stepped aside so that the boys could see me. "Edgar and Alan, this is my daughter Reina" He introduced. I gave them both an awkard wave. The brothers laughed at my response.

"It's nice to meet you Reina, My name is Alan" Alan held his hand out for me to shake which I took.

"And I'm Edgar!" I then shook Edgar's hand. I couldn't help but notice that he wore a red bandana round his head. I thought it was abit strange because no one wore them the way he does.

"Ummm I hope you don't mind me asking but why do you wear your bandana like that?" I awkwardly asked. I watched as Alan covered his mouth with his hand to stop himself from laughing, my dad gave a fake cough to do the same.

"Well Reina, I wear it like this because that's how I've always worn it" He paused. "Now, why do you wear your top so short? Edgar questioned. I glared at him before letting out a little snicker.

"Have you shown her around the boardwalk yet?" Alan asked my dad.

"Not yet, she wants to see it later." My dad answered bluntly.

"At night?" Edgar questioned looking at my dad as if he was crazy.

"Don't worry I'll make sure to keep a close eye on her!" He defended.

"I don't think it's a good idea, it's not safe Sam and you know that!" Edgar spat out. I looked between them in confusion. It seemed as if the two were communicating by their eyes, I found it extremely strange. Then I clicked onto what Edgar had said.

"Why would it not be safe?" I curiously asked. All three then turned their attention to me.

"Reina go wait in the car please!" I opened my mouth but My dad put his hand up, signalling for me not to.

I rolled my eyes and walked out of the comic book store and towards the car. I opened the car door but then noticed a board filled with posters. I closed the car door and walked towards it, getting a better look at them. I stared in complete shock once I saw that they were in fact missing people posters. There was so many children, adults and elderly people missing. I hurt me even more knowing some of them had been missing for a year or longer. I heard sobbing come from behind me, I turned and saw a woman with a handful of papers. She took a pin and hung one up on the board. Of course it was a missing person. It was of a little girl, I assumed it was her daughter. She looked over at me,tears streaming down her face. I gave her a small sympathetic smile.

"I hope you find her soon" I said trying my best to comfort her. She gave me a small smile.

"Thank you" She replied. "Will you do me a favour, please keep your eyes open for her?" She asked.

"Of course I will!" I reassured her. She gave me a small hug and handed me a poster before walking off.

I headed back to the car and sat inside, waiting for my dad.

So this is my first story, I'm sorry it's a little shitty but the chapters will get better and more entertaining I promise xo