Have you ever lost something and cant seem to recall it? I mean you retrace your steps and everything. Well that's why I'm laying on my bed in total and absolute defeat.
"What's wrong?" My sister Ellie asked as she appeared in my door way. I removed my arm from my face so I could see her. Ellie is pretty, tall, thin, and the exact opposite of me in her own ways. She's an artist that can draw beautiful pictures with flawless people. My people are usually stick figures and as hard as I try its always comes out wrong. She is into the classy look while I'm sportier. (As she puts it)
"Nothing." I mumble and hide my face again.
"Don't you think your being a little dramatic?" My best friend Bella came to stand beside Ellie. Bella is the same as Ellie I mean people usually ask if they are sisters. Even more then they ask if Ellie and I are. Bella lives with us because her dad is a stuck up rich jerk. Her mom died when she was 13. So she came to live with me and of course her dad didn't like that. So he took her to court and the court said that she couldn't choose where she wanted to live until she was fourteen. The day she turned fourteen I found her sitting on my porch with all her bags and the only thing she said was "birthday." She is a little uncoordinated with her balance.
"No I'm not I just got that shirt and now I can't find it!" I hissed. Bella sighed in sync with Ellie.
"Well when you're done with whatever you are doing dinner is on the table." Ellie said as her and Bella left. I sighed and got up. My sister was in charge of Bella and me while my mom and step dad where gone. This is a lot because they are always on their vacations. I trudged out of my room, and sat down in what I assumed to be my spot.
"So what's the agenda for today?" Bella asked.
"Well actually I asked Micheal to come over today." Ellie said. I stopped eating the spoon half way from my mouth.
"Why can't you go over there?" I said anger ringing clear in my voice.
"Because I can have him over here if I want, last time I checked you didn't make the rules!" Ellie said.
"Fine then I'm leaving." I growled. Yanking my coat from the chair as I headed for the door. Just then Micheal walked in. I shoved past him and slammed the door behind me. I got in my car and sped out of the drive way. Micheal has been Ellie's boyfriend for 1 year. She says that she loves him so I don't give her that much trouble. I just can't stand to be within a few feet from him. I always get this feeling that I know something about him I just can't remember….No I'm not going to bring that up. I turned on the music turning it up loud enough to block out my thoughts. I didn't pay much attention to where I was going. Someone honked their horn behind me. I looked up and the light had turned green. I pulled into the parking lot when I had reached it. I walked down to the beach. Not many people where here. I sat down staring at the vast water before me, watching the ripples break when they hit my foot. I remember when me and my dad used to come here. We would sit here for what seemed hours, talking about anything that popped into our heads. We would skip rocks and whoever through the farthest would win.
"Are you alright?" a voice said over my head. I glance up to see a boy staring at me. Then I realized I had been crying.
"Yeah, I'm fine." I tried to reassure him but my voice cracked. He sat down next to me.
"Well what's wrong?" he said. I wiped the tears away from my eyes but they kept streaming down my face. I put my hand in my hands.
"Why do you care?" I said my voice muffled. I tried to compose myself but all I managed to do was make it worse.
"I don't know?" the boy said sounding as if he was questioning himself. I sat there until I had calmed down and my eyes ran dry. I glanced next to me and the boy was still there. I wiped my eyes again.
"What's your name?" the boy asked me.
"Elizabeth." I said. "What's yours?"
"Percy." He said smiling. I turned my head towards the ocean. The sky was darker then before. It looked like the sky was going to pour any second.
"Its going to rain." I said still gazing at the ocean. I glanced at him through the corner of my eye he was staring at me. I quickly looked away.
"What was wrong?" he asked. I looked at him he had one eyebrow raised.
"I was thinking about my dad." I said quietly, looking down at the sand, grabbing it, and watching it seep through my fingers.
"What about him?" he asked hesitantly. I turned to look at him still stitting there trying to figure me out.
"What are you doing out here?" I asked him changing the subject. He shrugged and glanced at his phone.
"What are you doing out here?" He asked me laughing. "It's 9:00." Well Micheal should be gone by now. I stood up wiping the sand off of me.
"Well I have to go umm, thanks?" I said and turned to look for my car. I glanced across the parking lot again but it wasn't there.
"Your friend came and got it." He said twirling his keys on his finger. Great. I sighed knowing that I was going to have to ride home with him.
"Hey can I have a ride?" I asked him but he was already gone. I turned around it is a few blocks away to my house. I sighed, great. Why would Bella come and get my car? I started walking in the direction towards my house. When did he leave I mean he was there one second then gone the next. Wow this guy is weird. Some car honked behind me I felt a screech leave my lips.
"Sorry didn't mean to scare you." The person said driving up. It was Percy. I stared at him for a second then I started walking again. The car followed.
"Do you want a ride?" he asked rolling his window down a bit. I got to see him better now. He's kind of cute. He looks athletic not bad. Something wet landed on my nose. I looked up just then it started pouring. I ran to the other side of the car jumping in. It smelled good in here and was clean except for the CDs scattered all over the back seat.
"Where to?" he asked.
"Wester." I said everyone knew that subdivision.
"Hmm" he muttered.
"What?" I asked him.
"I live there too." He said eyeing me. Weird I haven't seen him around? He reached for the radio turning it up to where talking wasn't an option. We got to my house pretty quick considering he drives like a manic. I don't think that we went under 50 mph during the ride.
"This is it." I said pointing to my house. He laughed and pointed to the house across from mine.
"That's my house." He said. "We moved in yesterday. That explained why I hadn't seen him.
"Well thanks for the ride, and earlier." I said. He nodded and I got out of the car. I got to the door and realized I left my jacket in his car. I turned around but his car was gone. I guess ill have to walk over to his house tomorrow.
"Look what the cat drug in." Ellie said not looking away from her computer. I walked past her into the kitchen. Grabbing an apple and a bottle of water, then plopping down on the couch back in the living room.
"Did Bella come get my car?" I asked Ellie.
"Yea we went out looking for you and she took it." She said glancing up. "Why?"
"Well she left me there so I had to ride home with this guy named Percy" I said flipping through the channels on the TV. After going through them and finding nothing to my interest I got up and went to my room. I plopped down on my bed and grabbed the closest pillow and threw it at my door.
"Ugh this house is so boring!" I mumbled rolling over. I looked at my guitar that I hadn't used in forever. I grabbed it and started strumming the chords of a song I knew. I started getting into it and singing out loud. I jumped on my bed and pretended I was at a concert.
Pop, pop, popular! Pop, pop, popular! Most guys I dated got intimidated 'Cause I don't wanna give half away Boys and girls pretend to know…
So now I date up
If you know what it means so they shut up
If you know what it means so just shut up
On the date we don't make up
If you know what I mean when we wake up
If you know what I mean when we break up
I spun around and slammed into to something hard. I looked up and there was Bella and Ellie standing in my door way with amazed grins on there face. I felt my face flush red when I realized they had been standing there the whole time. Well at least I think I don't remember seeing them but I don't see half of what I was doing.
"That was …. AMAZING!" Bella blurted. I felt my face grow redder. I imagined it cherry red by now. How did they hear me I was barley singing? Ellie watched my reaction and then laughed.
"Well if you don't believe us then just take a look yourself." Ellie said holding up a camera. So that's what I smacked into! I snatched it out of her hand and watched myself dance and sing like crazy. Wow they got most of it. I didn't think I was that good?
"Hmm so your popular now are you!" Ellie smiled that evil smile I knew she was going to do something with that video. I figured that I should delete it but before the thought even registered in my head Ellie took the camera and ran down the hall. I ran after her and Bella behind me. She had the camera plugged into the computer already. I tried to reach it but she was holding me back. Then out of all miracles the lights went out in my house. I grabbed a hold of a flashlight and took the camera out of the computer. I quickly deleted the video. My sister sighed and went to check the light box. I felt around until I found the light switch. I flipped it a few times but nothing happened. I went outside to see if the neighbor's lights were out, all of the houses were but the pretty little house across the street, Percy's house. It was storming outside so I grabbed my rain coat and told my sister I would be right back. I ran across the street and knocked on his door. A woman peeked out the side of the curtain and looked at me then said something to the person behind her. Percy peered around her then walked to the door.
"Yes?" he said when he opened the door. Why am I here I thought to myself. I could have asked my other neighbors but there lights are out and I didn't want to bother them.
"Our lights went out maybe you could help fix them?" I said. He motioned for me to come in since I was still getting poured on. As soon as I got in the house Percy told me to stay where I was. The woman was standing there with her head cocked and hands on her hips. She looked curiously at me before turning around and heading in to the kitchen. My eyes followed her until she was out of site. I wondered into the room closest which I assumed was his living room. I sat down on the couch will I waited for Percy. The flicker of the fire caught my attention and I noticed the pictures on the fireplace and walked over to look at them. The picture was of Percy, a boy, and a girl. The girl was pretty she had blonde hair up in a ponytail. The boy looked too old to know Percy, he had a hat on over his curly hair and he had a goatee.
"So, what is your name?" the women called from the kitchen. I walked over to the doorway overcome with the smell of the food.
"I'm Elizabeth, I live across the street."I said to her.
"Well its nice to meet you I'm Sally, Percy's mom." She said turning around to face me. She smiled and gestured to the stove. I walked over there and she showed me what she was cooking. It smelt delicious. It was roast beef stew the kind my mom used to make me. Just then Percy walked in with a clean shirt on.
"Mom I'll be back in a few, come on Elizabeth." He said grabbing his jacket as he walked out the door. I waved goodbye to Sally and followed Percy out the door. We dashed across the street into my garage. I went in first and couldn't see anything. I felt around until I hit the counter with my finger.
"Ouch!" I said as I stepped on something sharp. "Just follow my voice." i keep walking forward until I got to the basement stairs. I slowly stepped down one by one until I got to the bottom and missed one. I fell over onto the table in front of me. I heard a low laugh from Percy. I turned around to glare at him but he couldn't see me and ran right into me. Reaching for something to hold onto I grabbed his shirt and pulled him down with me. I started laughing and soon enough Percy did to.
"Sorry." I said to him standing up and brushing myself off. I felt my face flush glad that it was dark and he couldn't see. I walked into the storage room and walked over to the light box.
"Well I don't think there is much I can do considering that I think it was because off the storm." He said after a few minutes. I heard footsteps coming down the steps and then Ellie and Bella popped out of no where fighting about something.
"Well you could have stepped over it." Bella said to Ellie. I couldn't see the expression on her face but I'm pretty sure that it wasn't a happy one.
"Okay whatever." Ellie said. They both stopped at the door and looked at Percy. I wasn't sure If they were looking at me but I figured they were.
"'Bella, Ellie this is Percy." I said gesturing to his figure in the dark. They still looked confused waiting for me to continue. "He lives across the street." I added.
"Oh well where are we going to sleep tonight I'm not sleeping in this house with no air conditioning." Bella complained. I didn't think about that. I wonder if Mrs. Welfer will let us stay at her house?
"Well if you guys wanted you could stay with me I guess." Percy said appearing in the doorway next to me. I looked at Ellie and Bella. They both nodded after getting a good look at Aron.
"That would be nice." Ellie said a little dazed. That made me angry for some reason. She and Bella went upstairs with Aron and me following.
"Thank you." I said to Percy.
"No problem." He said giving me a smile. I smiled back and told him we would meet him to wait while I got my stuff. I grabbed the bag out of my closet and felt around for some clothes. I don't know what I grabbed but I zipped it up.
"Are you guys done?" I said approaching their room. I walked in and waited for them to find their clothes. We walked downstairs and grabbed our coats. We followed him across the street into his house. The rain hadn't let up yet. I yelped when thunder rolled across the sky. I hate thunderstorms. We all rushed in the doorway, I wiped my feet off and stuck my shoes next to the front door. Bella and Ellie copied me.
"Okay there a room to the left when you go up the stairs you can put your stuff in there." Percy said while walking towards the kitchen. We grabbed our bags and climbed the stairs. When we got in the room it was spotless and looked untouched. I put my stuff on the floor and told Bella and Ellie I would be back in a second. I walked down the steps. Percy's voice was coming from the kitchen so I peeked in and there was a boy standing next to Sally and Percy. They were whispering so low I couldn't make out what they were saying. Then they all looked up at me.
"Uh sorry to interrupt but I was just going to thank you again for letting us stay here." I said stepping into sight. My face flushing red.
"That's fine honey and it's our pleasure." Sally said smiling. I stood there awkwardly not sure what to do.
"Oh Elizabeth this is my friend his name is Grover." He said pointing to the man, "He's in our grade." Jason waved to me. He looked older then us to be in our grade. His hair was a mess under a hat that said "oh my gods." His shoes looked huge and he had a goatee. I looked at his hair again and could have sworn I saw horns. I must be more tired then I looked. I smiled and waved back.
"Nice to meet you." I said. So that is the boy who was in the picture with Percy. He nodded.
"Were about to eat if you guys would like some." Sally said.
"Are you sure, we don't want to bother you." I said. Knowing my sister she would eat three bowls herself.
"Oh gods no, you go ahead and get the girls while I set the table." She said. I walked upstairs and told them if they wanted to eat then it was ready. They got up and followed me downstairs. We walked in and sat down.
"Where did Percy, and Grover go?" I asked looking around. She hesitated a moment and then continued to pour the drinks.
"they had to uh step out a minute." She said smiling wryly. I wonder what they had to do that was so important in the rain? I glanced out the window. It was raining even harder then before . Just then something caught my eye. Out in the back I saw Percy and Grover climbing the back fence. We are they going. I watched as they climbed over the fence and took off running. It looked like Grover was limping more then running but maybe it was my imagination. We finished dinner and helped Sally wash the dishes. When those were done we went to go watch a movie in the living room.
"Lets watch Marley, and Me!" Ellie suggested. I nodded but I wasn't in the mood to watch a movie my mind was wondering were Percy, and Grover where. They took off about an hour ago. Every time I tried to ask about them Sally just nodded and said "They will be back soon" I don't think I believed her because she didn't seem to believe herself. I sat through the movie and grabbed the Kleenex box for Bella every once and a while. Finally when the movie was over Ellie and Bella said their goodnights. Sally stayed up with me for a while but she looked like she was about to fall asleep standing up. I told her to just go ahead to bed I would be up later. She nodded and climbed the stairs to her room. I tried reading for a bit but as usual my sight acted up and I couldn't make up the words. I sat in the darkness by myself. Without realizing I started fidgeting with the necklace tied around my neck. I curled up on the couch and closed my eyes and started humming the lullaby I had once heard….
"No!" I shouted, "You can't leave me!" I tried to grab for his arm but he held my arms to my side.
"It's the only way honey, now you have to stay quiet or they will find you." The voice said. "When things quiet down run home as fast as you can."
"Promise me you will come back." I said.
"I promise one day I will come back." The voice said but before I could argue he turned away and ran out In front of the car.
"I love you my daughter." He said. I closed my ears I didn't want to hear anymore I cried and cried but it was like no one heard me. Later I pulled my hands away from my ears. I creped to the front of the car. My heart stopped. Lying out in the street was my dad's necklace. I ran out in the street forgetting about everything. I grabbed the necklace and held it. He promised that he would come back. He promised.
"Well there you are." A voice said behind me. I spun around to find a man in my face. He was older then me. He reminded me of someone, someone I know. Then I struck me this man was… Micheal. He grabbed the necklace out of my hand and threw it down the street. I tried to run away but he grabbed my hand before I had the chance.
"Where are you off to in such a hurry?" Micheal asked. He threw me and I flew 2 feet back and smacked my head on the car. He slowly creep towards me laughing. I couldn't feel my arm and my vision was blurry.i felt the warm sticky liquid running down my face. I tried to raise my arm to defend me but cried out in pain. Something came out of nowhere and hit him in the head. I looked over and there was a boy my age. He held a sword in his hands and his clothes were all torn up. He glanced at me then charged Micheal. Right were Micheal should have been was now a burst of flames.
"He won't be gone for long." That was all I heard before I passed out.
I woke up crying.