a/n * cries* I'M SORRY! * sniffle* I'm so awful to you guys!
We got to Will's old house and went up the steps. He pulled a key from behind a planter and unlocked the door. We stepped inside and looked around. Will stood there for a while before going upstairs and into his room, leaving me and Syd standing there. "Look Marina, I'm sorry! There's nothing we can do though. I'm here and I'm staying. If I go back now, mom will suspect something. She's probably woken up and realized we're not there." She was right of course, and I resented her for that. Will appeared at the top of the stairs.
"Come ON guys!" he said impatiently. I ran up the stairs next to him and followed him into his mother's room. The bed was rumpled and looked slept in. "We made the beds before we left. My mother had this thing about having everything neat and tidy. She was here, but isn't anymore."
"How do you know your mom was here?" I asked. "It could have been someone else. A tramp that found an empty house and came in to rest."
"No, it was her," he said bending down. "Look." I peered down at what he was pointing at, a small round ring. It was made of white gold and had a sapphire set in it. "It's my mum's. She never let this thing out of her sight. My dad gave it to her. She brought it with her when we left."
"Well, why is it here then. If she never let it go. Also, why is the bed unmade is she couldn't stand to leave it that way?"
"Because, someone or something took her away," he said looking at me.
"Come ON! That's impossible. No one could get in. Besides, why would there not be any sign of it?"
"But there is!" Sydney said from the doorframe. She motioned for us to follow. Once in the kitchen, she pointed at some muddy footprints on the tile. Then I realized something, the back door was open and a cold breeze blew in.
"Mom!" Will yelled. "Who took my mom?"
"Calm down Will. We'll find out. Don't worry," I said.
"Someone has my mom!"
"I know, I know." Syd said. "We'll figure out who did it and get her back." We went to the living room and Will said we should get some sleep. "I'll go up to my room and you guys can sleep down here. I'll go see if we have any blankets or something." We nodded and he left the room.
"What are we going to do!?" my sister asked. "Where are we going next?"
"I don't know," I said putting my head in my hands. "I don't know."
The next morning we woke up and went ate some crackers from my bag. Then, we went out to the back yard to see if there was anything to help us find Will's mom. We searched for an hour but didn't find anything. Finally, we sat down on the porch. I looked around, checking to see if we'd missed anything when I saw a shimmer in the air.
"Will! Will, what IS that thing!" I asked frightened. Will stared at it in disbelief. He stood up and walked over to it, circling in.
"It, it's a window!" he exclaimed.
"A window!?" Syd and I cried.
Will nodded excitedly. He peered through it and said, "I see some people. They have daemons."
We got to Will's old house and went up the steps. He pulled a key from behind a planter and unlocked the door. We stepped inside and looked around. Will stood there for a while before going upstairs and into his room, leaving me and Syd standing there. "Look Marina, I'm sorry! There's nothing we can do though. I'm here and I'm staying. If I go back now, mom will suspect something. She's probably woken up and realized we're not there." She was right of course, and I resented her for that. Will appeared at the top of the stairs.
"Come ON guys!" he said impatiently. I ran up the stairs next to him and followed him into his mother's room. The bed was rumpled and looked slept in. "We made the beds before we left. My mother had this thing about having everything neat and tidy. She was here, but isn't anymore."
"How do you know your mom was here?" I asked. "It could have been someone else. A tramp that found an empty house and came in to rest."
"No, it was her," he said bending down. "Look." I peered down at what he was pointing at, a small round ring. It was made of white gold and had a sapphire set in it. "It's my mum's. She never let this thing out of her sight. My dad gave it to her. She brought it with her when we left."
"Well, why is it here then. If she never let it go. Also, why is the bed unmade is she couldn't stand to leave it that way?"
"Because, someone or something took her away," he said looking at me.
"Come ON! That's impossible. No one could get in. Besides, why would there not be any sign of it?"
"But there is!" Sydney said from the doorframe. She motioned for us to follow. Once in the kitchen, she pointed at some muddy footprints on the tile. Then I realized something, the back door was open and a cold breeze blew in.
"Mom!" Will yelled. "Who took my mom?"
"Calm down Will. We'll find out. Don't worry," I said.
"Someone has my mom!"
"I know, I know." Syd said. "We'll figure out who did it and get her back." We went to the living room and Will said we should get some sleep. "I'll go up to my room and you guys can sleep down here. I'll go see if we have any blankets or something." We nodded and he left the room.
"What are we going to do!?" my sister asked. "Where are we going next?"
"I don't know," I said putting my head in my hands. "I don't know."
The next morning we woke up and went ate some crackers from my bag. Then, we went out to the back yard to see if there was anything to help us find Will's mom. We searched for an hour but didn't find anything. Finally, we sat down on the porch. I looked around, checking to see if we'd missed anything when I saw a shimmer in the air.
"Will! Will, what IS that thing!" I asked frightened. Will stared at it in disbelief. He stood up and walked over to it, circling in.
"It, it's a window!" he exclaimed.
"A window!?" Syd and I cried.
Will nodded excitedly. He peered through it and said, "I see some people. They have daemons."