Here's the next chapter. Sorry for the wait.


"She did what?" Kimi stares at Lil in shock. Lil just told Kimi what she read on the morning announcements after she quietly slipped in her seat for her first period class, English.

"I know, I can't believe it. I think it was a mistake. I mean, Angelica Pickles, dead? That has to be a mistake."

"Yeah. Angelica would never commit suicide. The police have this all wrong. Maybe she was just unconscious or maybe she got mad at her mom and dad and ran away."

"You're right. There are pleanty of logical explanations. This just isn't one of them."

"Shh," the teacher shushes the two girls and they turn their attention back onto their work.


"Ready!"

"Aim!"

"Fire!" The two boys take turns, alternating through the above lines as they chuck snowballs at each other. Lil shakes her head. Will Phil and Dil ever grow up?

"Alright," Kimi says, sitting on Lil's bed. Lil stops staring out the window. "We have to come up with a plan to find out if Angelica is really dead."

"Hmm."

"Hey!" Kimi says. "I've got an idea! We can sneak into her house and find her phone. Then we can look through her texts and see if she gave out any clues as to where she is!"

"That's a great idea, Kimi!" Lil congratulates her. Then she realises something: "How are we going to get in Angelica's house? It must be on complete lockdown."

"We'll figure it out. We just need to get Phil, Tommy, Dil, Chuckie, and Susie and work together."


That night the preteens go to Angelica's house.

"There! There's an opening!" Kimi says.

"Hey, isn't that Angelica's room?" asks Tommy, seeing the window that Kimi is pointing to.

"Yeah, I think it is." Lil says, so they climb the flower rack and get in Angelica's room. They look around for anything that could help them understand what happened.

"Do you see anything?" asks Susie.

"No," Lil says.

They look some more. Then, they notice a small piece of paper sticking out from under her bed.

Dear Whoever Finds This:

I'm out and I'm searching. I will always be there.

You have been warned.

Angelica


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