Troy packed lightly and filled his car's tank to the max.
He took a moment to sit down and check his e-mail on his laptop. He had one new message from his girlfriend, Kathy.
It read: "Hiya Troy! Have you seen your parents or sister yet? Are they proud of you? I mean, you were like 4th in your class! E me back soon. Toodles, Kathy."
He emailed her back quickly: "My parents aren't home and my sister is missing. She left a note explaining why she left. I have to find her, Kathy, so, I might not see you again for awhile. If you want to find someone else to date, I'll understand. Love, Troy."
He shut the laptop down and fell asleep, promising that he would leave in the morning. Troy rubbed sleep blearily from his eyes.
He checked his e-mail again, just in case Kathy had written back.
She had: "Troy! Are you crazy? Why on Earth would I want to go out with anyone else just because I can't see you for a while? I'll still love you even if you are 1,000 miles away. Did your sister leave any sign about where she would be? Where are you right now? You forget, my family is in Canada, so, I can't visit them for about 6 months or until I save up enough money. I was studying a few things that could help you find Angela. You need me, so, don't even argue with me. Come get me or I'll come to you. Love always, Kathy."
Troy hesitated, it was true, he did need Kathy. But, should he let her come on what might turn out to be a wild goose chase? His eyes rested on the last line 'don't even argue.'
That decided it: "Kathy, I am at my house. I'll come get you because I get the feeling you are on the way to where Angela is. See you soon, Troy."
He raced to Kathy's apartment, frowning behind his sunglasses. Kathy was waiting outside for him, with a small suitcase and a crumpled up map. The tires skidded on the asphalt, as he braked for Kathy.
She ran up and tossed her meager items into the backseat.
As soon as Kathy closed her door, Troy took off, the smell of burning rubber trailing behind them.
Kathy noticed his scowl, "What's up, Troy?"
"Something's wrong with Angela. There's something different. She's changed somehow."
Kathy frowned as well, "How can you tell? Are you a psychic as well as a water controller?"
Troy looked at her to see if she was joking, "No. We just have a special bond; I think it's because we're twins."
Kathy nodded, frown fading.
Troy sped up a little, something urging him ever faster, a desperate panic whispering in his mind.
rush, rush, rush
Kathy asked quietly, "You know where she is, don't you?"
Troy nodded grimly, "She's in Bayville, and something has gone very wrong."
In response to this horrifying revelation, Kathy simply gripped her seat tighter.
The panicking voice in Troy's head grew into shrieks of terror, RUSH, RUSH, RUSH!!!
He took a moment to sit down and check his e-mail on his laptop. He had one new message from his girlfriend, Kathy.
It read: "Hiya Troy! Have you seen your parents or sister yet? Are they proud of you? I mean, you were like 4th in your class! E me back soon. Toodles, Kathy."
He emailed her back quickly: "My parents aren't home and my sister is missing. She left a note explaining why she left. I have to find her, Kathy, so, I might not see you again for awhile. If you want to find someone else to date, I'll understand. Love, Troy."
He shut the laptop down and fell asleep, promising that he would leave in the morning. Troy rubbed sleep blearily from his eyes.
He checked his e-mail again, just in case Kathy had written back.
She had: "Troy! Are you crazy? Why on Earth would I want to go out with anyone else just because I can't see you for a while? I'll still love you even if you are 1,000 miles away. Did your sister leave any sign about where she would be? Where are you right now? You forget, my family is in Canada, so, I can't visit them for about 6 months or until I save up enough money. I was studying a few things that could help you find Angela. You need me, so, don't even argue with me. Come get me or I'll come to you. Love always, Kathy."
Troy hesitated, it was true, he did need Kathy. But, should he let her come on what might turn out to be a wild goose chase? His eyes rested on the last line 'don't even argue.'
That decided it: "Kathy, I am at my house. I'll come get you because I get the feeling you are on the way to where Angela is. See you soon, Troy."
He raced to Kathy's apartment, frowning behind his sunglasses. Kathy was waiting outside for him, with a small suitcase and a crumpled up map. The tires skidded on the asphalt, as he braked for Kathy.
She ran up and tossed her meager items into the backseat.
As soon as Kathy closed her door, Troy took off, the smell of burning rubber trailing behind them.
Kathy noticed his scowl, "What's up, Troy?"
"Something's wrong with Angela. There's something different. She's changed somehow."
Kathy frowned as well, "How can you tell? Are you a psychic as well as a water controller?"
Troy looked at her to see if she was joking, "No. We just have a special bond; I think it's because we're twins."
Kathy nodded, frown fading.
Troy sped up a little, something urging him ever faster, a desperate panic whispering in his mind.
rush, rush, rush
Kathy asked quietly, "You know where she is, don't you?"
Troy nodded grimly, "She's in Bayville, and something has gone very wrong."
In response to this horrifying revelation, Kathy simply gripped her seat tighter.
The panicking voice in Troy's head grew into shrieks of terror, RUSH, RUSH, RUSH!!!