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Here is chapter six!
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The cops showed up a few minutes later. I let them in. They were in the middle of taking our statements, when a third cop walked through the door.
"I'm not sure if it's the right person, but I found a girl lurking around the outside of your house. Would you be able to identify her if you saw her?"
Eli and I both shook our heads yes. Of course I would be able to ID her, I know her face all too well. It haunts my nightmares every single night.
He motioned for us to follow him to his car.
Ethne was sitting in the back seat of the police car.
The cop looked at us, waiting for us to tell him if this was the person.
"That's her. That's Ethne." I whispered.
Eli shook his head in agreement.
"Okay. That's all I need to know." He muttered.
Eli and I walked back up to the house. The cops finished taking our statements, and then left.
I shut the door behind them.
"Hopefully that is the last we see of her." I mumbled.
"It will be." Eli sounded confident in that fact.
I wrapped my arms around his neck, and kissed him.
"I love you." He whispered.
"Wow, after all I put you through?" I joked.
He chuckled. "Yeah, can you believe it?"
I glanced it the clock. It was one in the morning. I yawned, loudly, exhausted from everything that had been going on. I hadn't been getting much sleep lately.
"Let's go back to bed." Eli murmured.
There was no need for me to argue. I could've slept on concrete by that point, as long as I could sleep.
The rest of the night was peaceful, and for the first time in a week, there were no nightmares.
Eli woke me up at seven in the morning.
"We have school today." He muttered.
I groaned. "Don't remind me."
He chuckled. "How about we take an off day?"
"No, we should go." I got up, and started getting ready, even though school was the last place I wanted to be right now. I quickly brushed my hair, and teeth. I threw on the change of clothes that I had brought with me, and then slipped on my shoes. Eli got dressed also.
"We'll have to run by my house really quick, so I can grab my school books." I murmured.
He drove me home, so I could get everything I needed. I walked up to the front door, and turned the knob. The door was unlocked. My mother never leaves it unlocked after she leaves for work.
Immediately, I could sense that something was wrong.
I shut the door and backed away from it.
"Clare?" Eli called from the car.
I held up a finger, gesturing for him to give me a minute. I pulled out my cell phone, and dialed my mother's number.
"Hello?"
"Hey, mom."
"Hey, Clare. How was your sleepover with Alli?"
"It was fine. I'll tell you about it later... Did you leave the door unlocked this morning?"
"No, I locked it because I thought you'd have your key. You have your key, right?"
"Yeah, I was just wondering. Are you positive that you locked it?"
"Yes, Clare. I even double checked it. What is this all about?" She wondered.
"Uh... I'll tell you later. I have to go."
I didn't even give her time to say bye, I just clicked the end button. I ran back to the car.
"Let's go. Now." I told him.
"Clare?"
"Now!"
He backed out of my driveway, and sped down the road.
"What's going on, Clare?" He demanded.
"Someone's been in my house."
"What?..."
"The door was unlocked. I called my mother, and she said she locked the door before she left. She's sure of it."
"Well, what do you think happened?"
I thought about that for a second, but couldn't come up with an answer.
"I have no idea." I answered.
"Should we go back and check it out?" He wondered.
"No. Whoever broke in may still be in there."
"Let's go to the police station then, and have them send somebody to your house to check it out for us."
"Alright." I agreed.
We went to the police station, and reported it. They told us they would be sure to check it out soon. While we were sitting in there, I noticed they had the news turned on.
As soon as I read the headline, all the blood drained from my face. I suddenly became queasy.
The headline read: Teenager accused of breaking and entering on the loose.
There was a picture of the suspect. It was Ethne. Only her name wasn't Ethne. It was Edith Johnston.
I pointed to the television screen, for Eli to see.
He glanced at the T.V.
"Is that?..." He asked.
"Yeah. She got away." I whispered.
Finally, I put two and two together.
"She was the one at my house." I added.
He wrapped his arms around me.
"It will be okay." He whispered.
I suddenly wasn't so sure anymore...
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