Chapter 16
Simon walked over to Lucy, who was still looking for her razor.
"Hey, uhh, Lucy, do you mind not using your razor for a while?" Simon asked.
"Why..? Do you have it??" Lucy replied .
"Yes, Ruthie gave it to me this morning. She needs me to keep it for a while, can't you just get that Nair stuff or whatever?" Simon said.
Lucy sighed. "I guess" She said "If it helps my little sister get better"
"Thank you so much, Lucy" Simon hugged her "I love you"
Lucy smiled " I love you too."
*Ding Dong*
The doorbell rang downstairs. Annie walked over to the door and answered it. It was Roxanne & Kevin. They looked upset. Roxanne sighed.
"Mrs. Camden, we need to talk to you." Roxanne said.
"Mom" Kevin looked down at his feet "Chandler got away. We've been looking for him for days. He's left town. We're so sorry"
Tears fell down Annie's pale cheeks. She nodded and closed the door. Eric walked over to Annie.
"What's wrong, sweetie?" He asked.
"Chand- Chandler- He's gone Eric. He got away. He's gone." She starting crying much harder. Eric couldn't move, he felt numb.
"Who's going to tell Ruthie" He finally said. They both sighed.
"Ruthie, come down here please." Annie yelled.
Ruthie came running down the steps. When she saw Annie tear stained cheeks, she immediately knew something was wrong. She was nervous now, and she sat down on the couch in the living room.
"Ruthie, sweetie, this is so hard for me." A tear fell across Eric's face "Ruthie, Chandler got, He got way. He left town. The cops can't find him, they searched for two days. "
Ruthie looked stunned. She couldn't move, she couldn't breathe. He was out there, somewhere, he could do it again. The room started to spin, all the colours mixed together. She could hear voices, but she couldn't make out the words. Now the sounds were mixing together, just like the colours had. She tried to stand up, her body was heavy, like bags of sand. She was very weak. She finally managed to stand and fell instantly to the ground. Now everything faded to black.