Derek drove the van around the property and gently stopped the car. Around the entire mansion was police cars of all kinds, Police tape, and even a local news van. Derek pulled over and watched as Elsa stood outside the house crying like a maniac.
A woman newscaster held up her mic, as the camera man rolled the tape "At approximately eight thirty last night, Martin Lake student Rosella Genevieve Evans and Bastian Matthew Evans were reported missing by their Aunt Elsa Evans. Police Authorities have found no evidence for trace of where the children have gone.. The search continues all along the area. The children were last seen at a dinner party with their Aunt when the trouble aroused."
Derek peered over at Elsa talking to a news caster "Miss Evans-"
She smiled slightly "Please call me Elsa."
The newscaster quirked an eyebrow "Elsa, do you have any idea what could have caused your niece and nephew to run away?"
She suddenly started to sob "Oh, well my darling Niece." She spat the words like poison, luckily Derek saw right through her "She has had issues with her anger.. how can I put this.. she was... disturbed?" she snapped her fingers "Yes that's it." she pouted "After their parents Died she had extreme issues with grief.. Last night in a rage she screamed at me and grabbed her poor mute brother and ran off.. my poor babies are probably starving, cold, lonely without me."
Derek clenched his fists "That is a lie!" the newscasters faced him "Rosella is not crazy! And Bastian is not mute! A-and their parents aren't dead! They are exploring in-"
Elsa sobbed louder "Oh that poor boy.. he was the only one to really care about her! Pity he's as mad as her!"
"How dare you talk about her when she has no ability to speak for herself!" Shouted Derek. They ignored him as he stomped off, noticing Daniel speaking to the press.
"Mr. Garcia, how are you in relation to Miss Rosella Evans?" said the woman.
Daniel posed for a picture and talked to the press "Oh, she's my girlfriend.." Daniel sighed "We were a perfect couple, going out every Friday after my games, wearing my letterman jacket.." he posed for another picture "It was perfect, the prettiest girl in school with the mayors son.. It was like a Disney movie.." he laughed along with the reporters.
Derek bit his lip and clenched his fists tighter than they have ever been. A rage has been boiling up behind him as he marched up to Daniel and whispered "Daniel, you're lying. Now tell the truth."
"Pfft." He shoved him "You seriously don't get it do you." Derek quirked an eyebrow as he took him to the side. "I took this to my advantage.. with Rose gone it's easy for me to set up 'our' story, so when or if she comes back, everything will fall into place. By next week I'll win the big game against the Townsend Tigers and I'll have a superhot girlfriend on my arm." He shoved Derek again "So do me a favor and get out of my interview."
In a fit of rage, Derek punched Daniel. Daniel touched his lip in shock and noticed blood trickling down his lip. Derek started to run away in fear as Daniel chased him, moving the reporters out of the way "You're a DEAD MAN MOONEY!"
Mooney- er.. Derek.. ran along the dirt path. He dared to look behind him to see Daniel and the other jocks following close behind him. His jet black curls flailing up and down in the wind. In a rush, he noticed the lock on the 'secret' gate. He quirked an eyebrow and suddenly broke through the metal gate as he heard Daniel's voice "He's around here somewhere."
Derek quickly hid behind a broken piece of a brick wall and sighed If I just stay still.. those idiots won't find me.. you're only in trouble when you get caught he chuckled. Suddenly, he was grabbed by the collar and exclaimed "I'm in trouble.."
A jock grabbed him and dragged him unwillingly towards the tree with the giant pit. Daniel cricked his neck "I'm really going to enjoy this Mooney." He punched him in the stomach, across the face and on the other side. Derek cringed with each blow progressively getting worse. They let go of the boy as he fell to the floor Daniel took him by the collar and whispered "And this time.. you won't have a girl to protect you." He laughed hard and held his hand back ready to strike one last time, when the wind began to blow uncontrollably. The strange force caused lightning and thunder, making the other boys run away "Get back here you cowards!" Daniel let go of the boy and looked around with dumbstruck looks. They suddenly heard a rumbling sound coming from the strange hole behind them.
The wind wrapped itself around Daniel and Derek, causing them to fall down the hole.. into the strange dark abyss.
Ohhhh no. This is not good.. or is it? Don't worry I'll get back to my main characters, we just needed a SIMPLE explanation of what is going on in the real world!
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