"Well, I guess this is good-bye." I said to Bella and the other hunters. It was later that day and I presumed that they were going to leave.
"Good-bye?" Belle asked. "We are going with you, from what it seems you've got a real problem on your hands, and I think you could use the extra bows."
"Well, well then." I said.
"Hey! I'm leader here!" Kayla said.
"And you're not going to accept their help?" I asked.
"Um…I didn't say that! Sure you can accompy us!" She said. I rolled my eyes. "I mean if you are not scared of the underworld."
"Scared of the underworld?" Belle laughed. "I've seen things that even the gods themselves would only see in nightmares!"
"Oh.." Kayla said.
"Well then lead the way!" Belle said and Kayla looked unsure. "Do you not know the way?" she shook her head and then Belle turned to me. "What way is it?"
"There's an entrance in central park, but I think we should wait until early tomorrow morning, around four to go. Not many people will be out, and it will still be dark." I explained and Bella nodded. "Okay, then I guesses we will just stay here until then, Central Park isn't that far away, should only take us 30-40 minutes to walk there."
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"Jab them like this," I demonstrated with my knife "and then come around with your sword and slice them."
I was showing Kayla some battle moves. I had given her the knife that Kaylie had given me, I already had another one, but I still had the necklace.
I watched as Kayla jabbed the tree and then sliced with her sword. "That was okay, get better grips on the sword so it doesn't wobble, hold near the bottom. That's it now," I said still watching her. I glanced towards a bush as it rustled, I saw a flash of brown fur and I quickly tossed my dagger at it. Then I walked over to it and picked it up.
"Rabbit on a stick?" I asked and Kayla looked discusted. "It's not that bad. Let's go back to the campsite and we can see if anyone wants this."
Actually, someone did want it. One of the hunters, Anna, did. She cooked it and then ate it.
After that I glanced up towards the sky. It was dark already. We had about nine hours until we left. I needed to go see something in town. I went over to Belle.
"Hey, I'm going into town, cover for me?" I asked her and she looked unsure.
"But Becca, do you think that's wise? What if someone recognizes you?" she asked.
"I'm sure no one will," I said and she nodded. I grabbed my bag and then left before anyone could see.
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About half an hour later I stood across the street from a house. I knew this house; it was home to my best friend, Jessica. I wondered if she still lived here after all this time.
I looked at the house a noticed a window with the blinds open. I squinted my eyes and saw someone sitting at the chair. Brown haired, could it be? I had to know.
I glanced around for something I could use to get onto the ledge that was in front of the window. I looked and the porch and then smiled.
I ran across the street and hopped onto one of the pillars supporting the porch. I climbed it and got on top of it. I crouched down and slinked over to the ledge. Since it was a little higher I pulled myself up to it and looked inside the window.
I was very surprised. It was Jessica. She was older now, but it was her. I noticed she was typing something on the computer glancing at newspaper clippings on the wall. She then finished a paragraph and closed the laptop. She yawned getting up from the chair and leaving the loft room. She turned out the light and walked into the bedroom down the hall, seemly going to bed. Her door closed and that was when I went into action.
I pulled out my dagger and unlocked the lock on the window. I very carefully removed the screen and then I was in. I put my dagger away and then took out my flashlight. I shined it on the newspaper clippings. The first one read:
Local Girl Missing
Teenager, Rebecca Salvatore has been missing since last Tuesday. The first to report her missing was her friend, Jessica Gilbert. Rebecca had been living with her friend since her mother had died just a month before. Jessica had came home and noticed Rebecca wasn't there, for a next day she didn't come back either so she called the police. The search and rescue team is still on the lookout.
The second one:
Missing for a Year
Still, Rebecca Salvatore has been missing. No remains have been found, but she is presumed dead…
I looked at the next one:
Never Found
After five years of being missing, Rebecca Salvatore is presumed dead and gone. A service is being held…
I sighed and turned my flashlight away before opening up Jessica's laptop. Sure enough Jessica had written an article. It read:
10 years gone
By Jessica Gilbert
After ten years some might say that Rebecca Salvatore is dead, but I know better. If she left she ran away and I am sure she is doing fine, she always did fine. No matter what happened in life Rebecca always found a way through it…
I didn't read anymore and closed the laptop. I glanced around and grabbed a pad of sticky notes and a pen. I wrote:
Jessica,
Thanks for believing I'm not dead, beanie buddies forever
Becca
I then grabbed a photo out of my bag and placed the sticky note on it. The photo was of me and her taken days before I left. I smiled and then set the alarm on the clock in the loft for two minutes. I silently went out the window and put everything back in place. Once the alarm went off Jessica came out of her bedroom and turned it off but the realized the note and photo. She read and it and then looked at the photo before looking out the window, but I was already gone.