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Chapter 6
"Simon, its 8:45. Why aren't you up yet?" Annie said while walking into his room. "Simon?" She walked over to the unmade bed and read the note, which said;
Dear Mom, Dad, Everyone,
I'm so sorry. I love you all but I just need to get away. I hope you understand. Don't try and find me. I will call in a week.
Simon
"Eric. Eric get in here now." Annie yelled through the doorway. The panic was starting to rise in her voice.
"What sweetheart?" Eric said, casually entering the doorway.
"Eric. Simon's gone. He's ran away." She handed him the letter.
He read the note and they looked at each other in a brief despairing glance. "Lucy, Ruthy, come here. Eric get Sam and David." Annie yelled while running downstairs.
After they were all settled in the living room Annie handed Lucy the note, who passed it on to Ruthy and said; "Does anybody know where Simon is? Don't try and protect him kids. If you know where he is and you're just not telling me there will be hell to pay." She tried to look calm and collected but her eyes gave away her fear. When none of them answered, she got up and said, "I'm calling Detective Michaels." She ran away to the phone.
Eric, Lucy, Ruthy, Sam and David all sat in the living room wondering what could have caused Simon to do this. Matt walked in the front door and said cheerfully; "Hello everybody, isn't it a wonderful day.what's going on?" he asked noticing everybody's dour expression. Ruthy handed him the letter. After reading it he said to himself, "He didn't. Oh my goodness. I should have talked to him." He started fiddling with his top button.
"What do you mean you should have talked to him Matt? Was there something going on that we didn't know about?" Annie asked, suddenly starting to get angry with Matt. She was rarely ever angry with Matt. Only whenever he had done something really awful, like destroy her grandmother's vase would she feel any sort of frustration towards him.
"Uhh.I'm sorry Mom. I should have told you earlier but I thought it might make it worse. I found Ecstasy in Simon's pocket last week. Also, you know those cuts on his arm from that cat. I don't think it was from a cat. I think he did it himself. We see heaps of those kinds of injuries down at the clinic. I should have told you but." Matt confessed.
"And you didn't tell me? You didn't tell me that my little boy was on drugs and cutting himself? How could you do this to me Matt? I thought you knew better then this. I trusted you. How did you think it would be better by not telling us? My little boy is gone now and it is all your fault Matt. All your fault. What were you thinking?" Annie screamed. She was irrational now. Eric was starting to hold her back.
"I'm sorry Mom. I really am. I thought it might make him worse if you guys new. I thought it might send him over the edge." Matt said, tears starting to well in his eyes.
"Send him over the edge? Over the Edge? And drugs weren't doing that? My Goodness, Matt." Annie screamed again.
Detective Michaels knocked on the door.
Annie rushed to open it.
"Oh thank Goodness you're here Mike. Simon's gone. He ran away. Matt just told me he was also.on drugs. I can't believe this is happening. This is my family. This doesn't happen to my family. Mike can you find him. Can you?" Annie said barely giving herself time to breathe.
"Annie, Eric. Calm down. A lot of kids run away from home. A lot come home of there own accord. I gather he took his catillac so we'll search for that. I'll also check out local suspected dealers to see if he is staying with one of them. If he really is on drugs I'm sure someone will have seen him. I'm sure he's fine. We can't file a report until 24 hours but I'll do the best I can." Detective Michaels reassured her.
"Thanks Mike." Annie and Eric said, their mouths showing no expression.
"I should have paid more attention to him. I can't believe I let this happen." Annie muttered to herself.
Chapter 6
"Simon, its 8:45. Why aren't you up yet?" Annie said while walking into his room. "Simon?" She walked over to the unmade bed and read the note, which said;
Dear Mom, Dad, Everyone,
I'm so sorry. I love you all but I just need to get away. I hope you understand. Don't try and find me. I will call in a week.
Simon
"Eric. Eric get in here now." Annie yelled through the doorway. The panic was starting to rise in her voice.
"What sweetheart?" Eric said, casually entering the doorway.
"Eric. Simon's gone. He's ran away." She handed him the letter.
He read the note and they looked at each other in a brief despairing glance. "Lucy, Ruthy, come here. Eric get Sam and David." Annie yelled while running downstairs.
After they were all settled in the living room Annie handed Lucy the note, who passed it on to Ruthy and said; "Does anybody know where Simon is? Don't try and protect him kids. If you know where he is and you're just not telling me there will be hell to pay." She tried to look calm and collected but her eyes gave away her fear. When none of them answered, she got up and said, "I'm calling Detective Michaels." She ran away to the phone.
Eric, Lucy, Ruthy, Sam and David all sat in the living room wondering what could have caused Simon to do this. Matt walked in the front door and said cheerfully; "Hello everybody, isn't it a wonderful day.what's going on?" he asked noticing everybody's dour expression. Ruthy handed him the letter. After reading it he said to himself, "He didn't. Oh my goodness. I should have talked to him." He started fiddling with his top button.
"What do you mean you should have talked to him Matt? Was there something going on that we didn't know about?" Annie asked, suddenly starting to get angry with Matt. She was rarely ever angry with Matt. Only whenever he had done something really awful, like destroy her grandmother's vase would she feel any sort of frustration towards him.
"Uhh.I'm sorry Mom. I should have told you earlier but I thought it might make it worse. I found Ecstasy in Simon's pocket last week. Also, you know those cuts on his arm from that cat. I don't think it was from a cat. I think he did it himself. We see heaps of those kinds of injuries down at the clinic. I should have told you but." Matt confessed.
"And you didn't tell me? You didn't tell me that my little boy was on drugs and cutting himself? How could you do this to me Matt? I thought you knew better then this. I trusted you. How did you think it would be better by not telling us? My little boy is gone now and it is all your fault Matt. All your fault. What were you thinking?" Annie screamed. She was irrational now. Eric was starting to hold her back.
"I'm sorry Mom. I really am. I thought it might make him worse if you guys new. I thought it might send him over the edge." Matt said, tears starting to well in his eyes.
"Send him over the edge? Over the Edge? And drugs weren't doing that? My Goodness, Matt." Annie screamed again.
Detective Michaels knocked on the door.
Annie rushed to open it.
"Oh thank Goodness you're here Mike. Simon's gone. He ran away. Matt just told me he was also.on drugs. I can't believe this is happening. This is my family. This doesn't happen to my family. Mike can you find him. Can you?" Annie said barely giving herself time to breathe.
"Annie, Eric. Calm down. A lot of kids run away from home. A lot come home of there own accord. I gather he took his catillac so we'll search for that. I'll also check out local suspected dealers to see if he is staying with one of them. If he really is on drugs I'm sure someone will have seen him. I'm sure he's fine. We can't file a report until 24 hours but I'll do the best I can." Detective Michaels reassured her.
"Thanks Mike." Annie and Eric said, their mouths showing no expression.
"I should have paid more attention to him. I can't believe I let this happen." Annie muttered to herself.