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Chapter three.

"Headmaster Jacob!" Jeff cried as he and the other Warblers filled his office. They hadn't even bothered to knock on door before they barged in, which earned them a glare from their headmaster who was in the middle of a phone call.

Jeff tapped his foot impatiently as he waited for Jacob to get off of the phone. It had been three hours since they had tried calling Sebastian, and now that it was ten minutes after curfew, they were all terrified that somethinaskd happened to their captain.

"Yes, thank you. Have a good night." Jacob said, ending the call with those words and hanging up the phone. "Boys, it's past curfew, why are you all up?" He asked them.

All of the boys began telling him what had happened, but to Jacob, it was a bunch of overlapping gibberish. He held up his hand, silencing them all. "One at a time." He said, then pointed to Jeff. "Jeff, what is going on?"

Jeff took a deep breath. "Sebastian is missing." He said. It seemed like a decent way to summarize everything he needed to say. "We were going out for celebratory ice cream, but he never showed up. I texted him seven different times and we even called him! There was never an answer."

Jacob sighed, then nodded. "Maybe his father knows something." He said, trying to reassure the boys. Sebastian didn't board at Dalton full time, three fourths of the time he lived with his father, Alexander Smythe. The other fourth was when his father was on long business trips or just in random spurts. Jacob honestly never knew when Sebastian would be staying at Dalton, or when he would be going back home.

"Hello, this is Jacob Brown, the headmaster of Dalton Academy. Is this Alexander Smythe?" Jacob greeted calmly as he heard someone answer the phone on the other end.

"Yes, this is him." Alexander answered. "May I ask the reason for this call?"

"It's about your son, Sebastian." Jacob said, and he could almost feel a change in Alex's demeanor.

"What about him? Is he okay?" Alex asked. He still sounded calm and collected, but there was a small waver in his voice.

Jacob sighed. He hated having to tell someone that they're son was missing, and especially because most people who end up missing are never found. Those who are found are normally found dead. "Sebastian is missing." He said, then listened as Alex breathed in for five seconds then released it for seven seconds.

"Are you sure?" Alex asked, and Jacob was surprised he still sounded so professional. He would be freaking out if his son was missing. "Maybe he's just spending some time with some friends. He is a teenager after all."

Jacob frowned at the way Alex had almost instantly shrugged it off. His son was missing! "Sir, I don't think now is the appropriate time for that." He said, then heard a voice in the background.

"I'm sorry, I have to go." Alex said. "But don't worry, I'm sure he's fine."

Jacob found himself nodding at what Alex had said. "Yeah, okay. Thank you for your time." He said, then hung up.

What the heck was that phone call? It had been so odd, everything about it had just seemed weird to him. But most importantly, why hadn't Alex been worried?

•••

Sebastian looked up as two men walked into the room, one of them the same person from earlier. He felt his stomach start churning as he prayed they wouldn't hurt him.

"Hello." The man greeted, then ruffled Sebastian's hair. "I think it's time for some proper introductions."

The other man grinned at Sebastian's sudden fear. "My name is Slit Throat, and that man you met earlier is Blade." He said. "And of course we know that you're Sebastian Smythe. You know, your daddy is going to give us a lot of money."

Sebastian stayed quiet as he watched the two of them. "Why Blade and Slit Throat?" He asked. He truly wondered why someone would call themselves that.

Blade grinned, and Sebastian suddenly wanted to throw up from the fear that filled his guts. "Because that's what we're going to do to you." He said. "We're gonna cut you open, then slit your throat."


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