I was sleeping good when I felt my body being gently shaken.
"Huh?" I asked as I opened my eyes to see the dark figure of my older brother.
"Alex? What's going on?" I groggily asked as he looked down at me.
"Get dressed." Alex said as he left the room and I saw my twin brother was also awake.
"He woke you up too?" Josh wondered as I nodded.
"Yeah." I replied as we quickly and quietly got dressed before sneaking out of the house with Alex.
He led us to the lake before getting the boat and pushing it into the water.
"Get on in." Alex said as Josh had the flashlight Alex gave him when he had a nightmare.
We did as we were told as Alex started rowing us away from shore and out onto the lake.
Alex was on one side while Josh and I were on the other, Josh's flashlight beaming across the dark water.
"What are we doing here, Alex? Dad'll freak if he finds out." Josh said as I nodded slightly.
Dad never lets us out here. Alex stopped rowing before looking to Josh.
"Give that to me. Someone will see us." Alex said as Josh held it closer to him.
"Noo!" he whined as Alex sighed.
"It's okay. I'm not going to let anything happen to either of you." Alex said as he slowly took the light away from Josh.
"Why are we here, Alex?" I asked as I looked around.
"What's going on?" Josh asked as Alex looked towards us.
"What's the matter...you two scared?" Alex taunted as we shook our heads.
"Oh, no, we're cool...it's just...Dad never lets us out on the lake." Josh said as he coward slightly as I was looking in the water.
"Not either of you anyway. Dad thinks you two are just babies who can't do anything on their own." Alex said as I looked at him.
"Hey, that's not true!" I said as Josh sat up straight.
"Oh yeah! Then why'd he give me this?!" Josh asked as he showed Alex the ring and chain Dad gave him.
Dad had instructed him not to show anyone.
Especially Alex.
"What is that?" Alex asked as Josh took the necklace off before playing with it.
"Dad's ring, but he told me not to show you, so I guess that makes me cooler." Josh said proudly.
"Let me see it." Alex said as he snatched it away from Josh.
"No!" Josh said as Alex looked at it.
"What a piece of crap." Alex told him with a slight laugh as I sighed.
"Guys, don't fight." I told them but they didn't seem to be listening.
"It is not. It's worth more than a million dollars. That's why Dad gave it to ME! Give that BACK!" Josh argued as he started pulling on the chain but Alex wasn't letting go.
They bickered like this all the time.
"Guys, stop!" I said as I stood up on the shaking boat.
They continued pulling as the chain suddenly snapped, causing the boat to jolt and I stumbled back, tripping over the seat I was in.
I thought I heard a scream as I fell back, my head busting on the edge of the back wooden seat.
I felt something warm running down the back of my head as I was fading out quick.
That's all I remembered before everything went black.
When I woke up, I was in my bed.
I tried to sit up but I stopped when I had a sudden pain in my head.
Why did it hurt so much?
"J-Josh? A-Alex?" I asked as both of the bunks were empty.
Where were they?
I slowly got out of bed before stumbling to the door.
"Hello?" I asked as I heard footsteps quickly running up the stairs.
"Jane!" Mom said as she gently hugged me.
Had she been crying?
"Mom, what's going on? Where's Alex and Josh?" I asked her as she looked down at me.
"Jane, honey, what do you remember?" Mom asked as I looked at her, confused.
"We went to school, came home, did homework like always. Usual day. Why?" I asked as I held the back of my head.
"Why does my head hurt?" I questioned as she took my hand.
"You fell coming down the stairs. You must have got some kind of amnesia." Mom said as I nodded slightly.
"Jane...Josh won't be coming back anymore. He's disappeared. People are looking for him but..they said it's not hopeful." Mom said as my eyes went wide.
"W-We need to look for him! Where's Alex?! He can help!" I said as Mom kept me from moving.
"Jane, Alex went to military school. He won't be coming back for a long time." I said as I looked at her.
"H-He left without saying goodbye? J-Josh and Alex are...gone?" I asked as I felt tears welding up in my eyes.
"Janie." Mom said as she put a hand on my shoulder but I slapped it away.
"Don't call me that!" I told her as I ran up the stairs, ignoring the pain in my head.
I slammed the door shut before going to my bed and sobbing.
"Jane, open the door. Please?" Mom said as I shook my head.
"L-Leave me alone!" I cried as I stayed curled up in a ball.
"W-Why? Why did you guys leave me?" I whispered to myself before continuing to cry.
