iAm Not Afraid

Chapter 3: Six O'clock in the Morning


But in reality, they were far from safe and secure.


Carly waited for Sam and Freddie by watching reruns of Girly Cow. They had been gone two hours already. Carly tried calling them, but their phones were off. Why're they off? Their phones would never be off. This made Carly wonder.

She made herself some dinner because Spencer was still on his date. She hoped that this time, the date went well.

She sat down on the couch and began to eat her cold dinner. Pretty soon after she finished her dinner, she was fast asleep.

Carly woke to Spencer shaking her.

"Carly!" Spencer whispered. "Wake up!"

Carly groaned. "No, five more minutes!"

"But it's important! I can't find Freddie or Sam."

Carly jumped up, wide awake. "What? What do you mean?"

"I can't find them anywhere! I need my sculpture stuff!"

"Yeah! I know! I've been trying to call them on their phones, but for some reason, their phones are turned off!"

"Wait, when was the last time you called them?" Spencer asked.

"Ten o'clock," Carly replied.

"Carly, it's six o'clock in the morning."

"What?"

"Yeah, I know! They wouldn't be gone this long, would they?"

"No, they wouldn't! There must've been something that happened while they were gone. Kidnapped, maybe."

"Sam? Kidnapped? I'd soon better believe that I was a super hero with powers," Spencer said.

"Spencer! This is serious! We have to call the police!"

"Fine, I'll do it," Spencer said, reaching for the phone. He dialed 911 and waited for someone to answer.

"911 emergency, what seems to be the problem?" the other end said.

"Hello, I have some friends that are missing," Spencer said.

"Okay, what are their names?"

"Their names are Sam Puckett and Freddie Benson."

"Oh, the iCarly superstars!" said the lady on the other end.

"Yeah! They are missing, and we really want them back!"

"Okay, I'll call the FBI right now to ask you some questions."

"Okay, sounds good."

Click.

"What did they say?" Carly asked.

"They said that they'll be sending some FBI over here," Spencer replied.

"But that could take forever!" Carly exclaimed.

Then, the elevator opened, revealing two FBI agents. One was a woman with blonde hair, the other was a man with short, brown hair. This reminded Carly of Freddie and Sam. She groaned. The agents were wearing thick, brown coats and they were both carrying book bags. Large book bags.

"Looks like you spoke too soon," Spencer said.

The FBI agents stepped inside. "Good morning, is this the Shay residence?" the male asked.

"Yes, it is, please come sit," Spencer gestures to the sofa.

Both of the agents sat down. Spencer sat on one of the stools, while Carly sat at the other chair on the right side.

"Okay, my name is Agent Kaitlin Sturgeon," the blonde woman said.

"My name is Agent Darin Ramírez," the brunette man introduced.

"Hi, I'm Carly Shay and this is my brother, Spencer," Carly introduced.

The agents both nodded their heads, writing something down on a piece of paper.

"So, we've heard that you have some friends missing?" Agent Sturgeon asked.

"Yes, two of them are missing," Carly replied.

"Could you give us the names?" Agent Sturgeon asked.

"Yeah, it's Sam Puckett and Freddie Benson."

The agents scribbled away.

"When was the last time you saw them?" Agent Ramírez asked.

"It was at eight o'clock last night," Carly said.

"Really? What were they doing?" Agent Ramírez said.

"They went out to the store a couple of blocks from here to buy some things."

"What were the things?"

"Staples, bacon, and a globe."

Scribble.

"Have you tried calling them?" Agents Sturgeon asked.

Carly just wanted to punch her in the face. She did call them, like a hundred times. "Of course I have!" she said a bit too loud. Spencer gestured for her to keep it cool.

"Sorry," Carly said.

"I know this process is frustrating, but sometimes, we have to ask the most simplest questions," Agent Sturgeon said with a calm voice.

"Right," Carly said. "Go on."

"Well, actually, that's all of the facts we need," Agent Ramírez said. He took out a folder from his bag and set on the table. He opened it and revealed some pictures to Carly and Spencer.

"Okay, so we may have a lead on were they are," Agent Ramírez explained.

"Really?" Carly grew excited.

"They maybe linked to one of these disappearances." He showed them a photo of a guy with black hair, five feet nine inches tall, Asian man. He was smiling and his left arm around an Asian woman, who was smiling as well and very pretty. They were both sitting down by a water fountain. On the guy's left hand, there was a ring. The middle was all red and in the center was a Japanese kanji character.

"Who's that?" Spencer asked.

"This is Jetto Pogi," Agent R said. "He went missing a few months ago. He also went to the same store a few blocks away before disappearing. His wife, which is the woman on the picture, is devastated."

"Poor Mrs. Pogi," Carly said. But all she think about is that she hopes that Sam and Freddie would come back alive.

"But how do you know that his disappearance was linked to Sam and Freddie's disappearance?" Spencer asked.

"We don't," Agent S said. Great, that made Carly feel a better.

"We surveyed the area for any traces Mr. Pogi left," Agent R said. "No trace at all. But we did ask the people in the area if they knew anything about the man. They said that they saw a man that looked just like Mr. Pogi go inside an alley. He never came out."

This sent chills up Carly's spine. "You think that could've happened to Sam and Freddie?"

"Maybe," Agent S said. "We'll be back tomorrow. We're gonna search that area again. Meanwhile, you guys calm down and relax, we'll handle it from here. It's gonna be okay."

Carly and Spencer looked at each other. They both knew better to trust the phrase "It's gonna be okay."

The agents left abruptly. Carly and Spencer were left alone in the apartment.

"Say kiddo, wanna get some breakfast?" Spencer asked.

Carly just wanted to yell out in protest, but her stomach grumbled otherwise. "Okay," Carly said quickly.

Carly headed out the door, praying that Sam and Freddie are okay.


A/N: Hope you guys are still enjoying! Hopefully I got the characters right. And if there are any mistakes, I am sorry about that. I don't have an editor and I don't edit my work. Peace!