A/N: Hey thanks for the reviews! I really appreciate them, and I think this will be a good story as well. Ambernicole, thanks for the idea, but my chapters were pre-written already. But I would have definitely would have used it, it's a great idea. Hope you all enjoy this, it's really creepy but yeah... and please review! :)
Chapter Two
A couple of miles away, in a town called Sunnyways, Tessa Ridge was getting ready to go out with her mother, Clarissa.
She applied tons of makeup, and put on a long blonde wig over her curly brown hair. She always wondered why she had to do this, but her parents got angry when she asked. They are extremely strict with her. They don't want her to have any friends, boyfriends, or barely any contact with anyone.
She is home schooled, and is only allowed to go out in their backyard, where they bought her a nice kidney shaped pool, and a trampoline.
They spoil her rotten, and she gets all the things she wants.
Once a year though, to spend her birthday money, Clarissa takes her to the mall, which was a huge treat to her.
But, she has to wear a wig. She thought it was strange, but she loves her parents to death. After all, they are all she has, and they love her so much as well.
They don't want to lose her.
When she was ready, Tessa headed down the stairs and went into the kitchen. She sat beside her father on the island.
"Morning, daddy!" she exclaimed, kissing his cheek.
"Good morning, Theresa," he said, giving her a kiss back.
"DAD! When are you going to call me Tessa, you know I prefer Tessa, not Theresa."
He chuckled.
"I know, honey, but I'd rather call you the name you were born with." Tessa rolled her eyes, and drank her orange juice.
Then, Clarissa came in.
"Hi, Tessa, Benjamin. I can see that you're ready to go to the mall." she told her daughter.
Tessa smiled.
"Yeah, well, you know how much I look forward to going out, since I barely do." she said, all of a sudden looking sad.
Clarissa sighed, and sat with her husband and daughter.
"You know we are doing this for your own good, Tessa, sweetheart. It's a dangerous world out there, and we don't want you to get hurt." she said, rubbing Tessa's back.
"I know, mom, but I just turned fifteen! I want to make my own decisions."
" We know dear, but we will always make your decisions for you, and we will give you a wonderful life, in here. But, not outside those doors."
Tessa bit her lip and nodded.
"By the way… we found a husband for you."
Tessa looked at her father in shock.
"Husband?"
"Yes, darling. His name is Cole, and he's an old family friend. He really wants to marry you. He's already been to university, so he can provide you with everything you and your children will need."
Tessa looked at him in disgust.
"Children? He wants to have children? How old is he?"
"He's in his late twenties, and is ready to settle down-,"
"But, daddy, I don't want to have kids!" she protested, and nearly begun to cry.
"Your mother married me at fourteen, and got pregnant with you at fifteen, and we've been very happy. We want you to be happy as well-,"
Tessa jumped off her stool and headed towards the door.
"THERESA!" he yelled after her.
Tessa grabbed her handbag.
"Let's go, mother," she mumbled as she got on her shoes.
Clarissa sighed and got ready. They both headed towards the garage. Once the were into their SUV, they backed out and they were off to the mall.
...
Melinda and Jim were in their truck, driving towards town square.
They both looked miserable, as they drove past the baby store, close to the store.
As they pulled up in front of the store, Delia was standing in front of it, waving. Jim and Mel put their happy faces on.
"Hey, you two!" she exclaimed as they were getting out of the truck.
"I'm on my way to the Sunnyways mall. Do you want to close the store for the day and join?" Jim agreed, since he has the day off.
Melinda agreed, to keep her mind off Hayden and babies. They were soon on the road towards Sunnyways.
Once they arrived, they went to Macy's. Melinda went over to the Women's section with Delia, while Jim looked at the tools.
As Mel was looking over the dress rack, a young blonde came over and looked on the other side. Then, a young red head came over beside her.
"You know, while we're here, we can buy a wedding dress," said the red head.
Melinda presumed it was the blonde's mother.
"I told you mom, I don't want to get married, yet anyways!" said the blonde, taking a yellow dress out and looked at it.
Melinda's heart hurt. Yellow was Hayden's absolute favourite colour.
The mother put her hand on the girl's shoulder.
"I'll talk to your father about it, ok? But he really wants you to get married, before your next birthday."
The girl shook her mother's hand away.
"What was it like, mom, marrying a guy sixteen years older than you, at fourteen?"
The mother sighed.
"I have to admit, I was very unhappy at first, but then I got pregnant with you, then, well, everything was meant to be. It will be perfect for you too, honey."
The girl sighed.
"We'll see. I want this dress."
Then, they walked away. Delia came beside Melinda.
"I just overheard that. Wow, that girl seems so young, and her parents want her to get married?"
"It's sick. I would have never forced Hayden to do anything like that."
Delia put her hand on her friend's shoulder.
"She would have been fifteen this year, right?"
Melinda didn't say anything and walked away. Delia felt so terrible for Melinda and Jim. She couldn't imagine what is was like, not knowing where your child is, or not knowing if they are dead or alive for seven years.
Little did she know, they were looking right at her.
A few minutes later, Tessa and Clarissa were in another store.
Once Tessa picked what she wanted, they headed towards the cash.
The lady was reading a magazine, with the main story 'The Missing Children Of The Past Decade'. The picture on the front was Hayden, in a canoe with Jim.
"That poor little angel," said the cashier, scanning Tessa's items.
"It was seven years last week. I remember when it happened, everyone all over the country was keeping an eye out for that sweetheart. I wonder what happened to her."
Clarissa put her hands on Tessa's shoulders.
"What do they think happened to her?" she asked the cashier, looking around.
"At first, they thought a coyote ate her, which really gets under my skin. Then, they thought she was molested then killed, or she just plain ran away. But, everyone said she was the happiest girl, she would never run away. Man, the parents were devastated, still are. They can't move on. I went into the mother's store in Grandview a few weeks ago, and she looked so depressed. The husband, too. A couple of years ago, he tried to commit suicide, he said to Dateline, but he stayed alive for his wife. Brought me to tears when they said on the tenth anniversary they'd make a tombstone for her, with or without her little body, and they'll have a funeral."
The cashier grabbed a tissue and dabbed her eyes.
Tessa felt horrible as they left the mall. She couldn't stop thinking about Hayden Clancy all the way home.
Once they pulled in the driveway, Clarissa remote to open the garage door wouldn't work.
"Stay in the car," she ordered Tessa as she got out and headed towards the house.
Tessa couldn't help herself, and got out, and looked around the neighbourhood.
The neighbour across the street was reading The Missing Children Of The Past Decade. She looked up to see Tessa standing in the front yard. She wondered who she was, since she never saw Benjamin or Clarissa with a young girl before.
She eyed her suspiciously.
The garage door opened and Clarissa came out.
"THERESA RIDGE, WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING?" yelled Clarissa, as she ran towards Tessa.
"I JUST WANTED TO SEE WHAT WOULD OF HAPPENED IF I STOOD IN THE FRONT YARD, MOTHER!" Tessa yelled back.
Clarissa grabbed her arms.
"In the house, right now, Theresa!" she demanded.
"NO! AND YOU KNOW WHAT…," Tessa pushed her mother away and took her wig off, which released her long, dark brown hair.
She then grabbed her water bottle from her purse, and sprayed her face with the water. The neighbour could tell even from far, the girl has small freckles on her face. She was gorgeous.
"See, mom, nothing happened! What are you so afraid of?"
Clarissa didn't respond, and dragged Tessa into the house.
The neighbour flipped over to the Hayden Clancy article, and looked at the picture of what Hayden would look like today.
She gasped, and dialled 911.
That girl was Hayden Clancy.
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