Chapter 2
Those Children
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"The police are currently searching for the two Smith children, having gone missing the night of the murders. Zane Julien does not remember the events of the murder. The doctors diagnosed him with amnesia as of this morning. Here is a recording of Jason Wentworth's call to the dispatcher," Gale announces.
The screen turns blue, and white words appear on the screen, along with the voice of a young man.
"Hello?" Jason says, "Is anyone there? My-my sister and grandmother are-oh my Overlord! There's blood everywhere! No…they…I don't know! I think they're dead! Three other guys are dead in our house!"
Kai cannot believe his ears.
The police are searching for him?
Why?
Poor Jason must feel awful for losing both Jane, and Grandmother in the same night.
Maybe he should go stand as a witness in court.
After all, it's the right thing to do for someone who sheltered him when his parents…
Kai punches his pillow in frustration, frustrated with himself for even leaving the house in the first place.
Calling Aunt Smith to discuss the matter would be best, for she is an adult, or he could wait and talk tomorrow.
The screen switches to a hospital room with a blond, young teenager in a bed, dressed in a hospital gown, hands folded, listening to Gale.
"What is your name?" the reporter with a hideous hairstyle inquires.
"Zane," the boy replies, looking up with pitiful, icy blue eyes.
He is trembling all over, and his eyes are swollen, as well as puffy.
"What?" Kai whispers, his heart tearing at the news.
The poor kid.
He already didn't have any parents he could remember, and now this?
Kai grabs the remote from the bedside, and turns the television off, fed up with everything.
He sets it back in its respective place, putting his head in his hands, overwhelmed by the recent events.
Why Zane?
Why him?
Why did his little sister need to go through all of that?
They should be happy, playing outside, coming home to loving parents—a mom who gives hugs, and a dad who teaches them sword skills.
Kai hugs his knees up to his chest, and cries silently to smother the tears and sobs.
Day One of the Trip: 7:30 A.M.
After showering and changing, Kai joins Aunt Smith and his sister.
All climb into the packed white SUV, and take off down the cracked asphalt of Ninjago City. Nya entertains herself, watching the various shops and as they pass by.
Kai sits in the very back, left seat, ignoring his sister's requests to play.
Not today.
Silence is sweet to the boy, and he most certainly needs it.
Sleep eventually greets him, drawing him to the land of dreams, away from his bleak world.
Aunt Smith pulls over in the parking lot of a convenience store, and enters with Nya, manually locking a sleeping Kai in.
Perfect. The boy is still in the vehicle, a certain someone thinks.
Several minutes latter, the two return to the vehicle.
"Auntie Smith, what happened to the tire?" Nya points to a slash mark in all four tires of the vehicle.