A/N: Well, here it is, peoples! The final chapter! I'm so excited about writing this chapter! Seriously, I think you'll be shocked at the ending... I'm pretty sure I have this all planned out! Well, here it goes! (I can't wait to see these reviews...)
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Sequel: Chapter 27: Final Chapter: The Ending Nobody Expected...
A Few Months Later...
Kevin's PoV:
It's now April, a few months later, since we moved to New York... I've gotten used to it here, but I still miss home... It's been since late February, since we got a place of our own... Now, we don't have to live with Uncle Rob and Aunt Georgette... Being here has done me good... I've started a new school, I have new friends, and I'm happy... I'm glad I got this change... I needed it...
It's now April 10, and I'm ready to go to school. Though, yesterday, my friends asked me to hang out with them today. I totally forgot to ask Mom for permission... When I come downstairs, ready for school, Mom is finishing up my lunch. I take this chance to ask her. I say, "Mom?"
She turns and looks down at me. She says, "Yes, honey?"
"I forgot to tell you last night, but yesterday, my friends, Francis and Timmy, asked me if I could hang out with them,"
"Are you going to one of their houses?"
"I think we might, but we might hang out at Washington Square Park, mostly... Is that OK?"
"It's OK if you go to one of their houses, but I don't want you going to the park,"
"Mom, why not?"
"You asked me, and I gave you my answer,"
I cross my arms and say, "That's not a real answer..."
"I don't want some creep taking you at a park! Do you not know how dangerous it is to be there alone?!"
"I wouldn't be alone..."
"Honey, the answer is 'no'. I do not want my son getting kidnapped again!"
"Mom..."
"The answer is 'no'," Mom says, firmly, turning around to finish up my lunch. Tears form in my eyes, as I run out of the kitchen and out of the main door... I hear Mom holler for me, but I don't listen... I'm willing and ready to move on from what happened in the Winter... I just wish Mom would...
Later That Day...
My siblings and I are leaving the school. Since we live close to the school, we all walk to and from school. I meet up with Timmy and Francis, who are waiting for me... Buzz and the others find me, and Buzz says, "Come on, Kev, let's go home..."
"Mom gave me permission to hang out with my friends tonight..."
"As far as I know, the answer's 'no', little buddy..."
"How..."
"She told me. Now, stop lying, and come on," Buzz takes a hold of my arm, but I pull away from him. "Kev..."
"Buzz, I'll be fine," I give the look of reassurance that I will, in fact, be fine.
Buzz sighs, then says, "Wait until Mom and Dad hear about this..."
"Go ahead," I say, crossing my arms. Buzz just sighs and walks away. The others just look at me and follow him... I then turn around to face Timmy and Francis and say, "Let's go..."
A Few Minutes Later...
Buzz's PoV:
My siblings and I are home, when I holler for Mom. She comes down the stairs, asking, "What?"
I proceed to say, "Kevin decided to stay with his friends after school... He was being a little snob and wouldn't listen to me..."
I can see Mom starting to worry. She then says, "I'll call your Father. Kids, wait for me outside..."
A Little While Later...
Kevin's PoV:
My friends and I are playing in the park and just hanging out. Afterwards, we're going to Timmy's house to hang out. There, I'll call and tell Mom that I'm OK—not to worry!
We're playing ball in the park. Timmy brought a worn-out baseball that we could use. Though, when Francis has the ball, he throws it a little too far, where it bounces into the trees, away from the populated area of the park... I holler, "I'll get it!" I run into the trees and pick up the ball. I hear sticks cracking and the rustling of bushes. A nervous gut forms, as memories come trailing back... Running in the woods... Scared of every cracking and rustle I heard in the woods... Harry... finally catching me... I start to back away, slowly... But, as I'm backing up, I trip on a root sticking out from the ground and fall backwards, twisting my left ankle... I gasp in pain. I look around me, as I attempt to get up... I'm scared, because all of this is reminding me of what happened in December... I finally manage to stand up, trying not to stand on my left ankle, and I start to head back into the populated area of the park. As I attempt to head back into the park, a hand is placed over my mouth and I'm grabbed from behind...
Kate's PoV:
The kids and I are on our way to Washington State Park, with the new vehicle we got. When I called Peter, I told him what Kevin did and to head to Washington State Park, too... I'm so scared... My Motherly instinct tells me something's wrong... Why didn't Buzz drag him home?! My baby's in trouble! I know he is...
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We make it to the park. The kids and I rush out of the car and into the park. I find Kevin's friend's, Timmy and Francis, and we're over to them in an instant. Panic engulfs me, when I don't see my little boy there with them... I see that Timmy's and Francis' faces are filled with fear. "Timmy, Francis... where's Kevin?..."
Of course, since Timmy's only nine, he breaks down and cries... He answers, through tears, "I don't know... We... We threw the ball too hard, and Kevin went into the bushes to get it... He's been gone ever since... Mrs. McCallister, I'm scared..." My heart sinks, as I realize: I was right, something happened to my baby...
Kevin's PoV: (A few minutes before Kate and the others arrived at the park...)
Someone drags me through the bushes, hanging onto me around my waist and their hand over my mouth... I can't see who it is, but I'm not really trying to, because I'm more worried about getting away... I've already been kidnapped twice! I don't need this again! I keep struggling and trying to scream out for help, but I can't! I can't even bite down on the hand, because it's pressed against my mouth, tightly.
This is taking forever, being dragged through the bushes. I manage to slip out of their grasp and slump to the leaf-covered ground. Adrenaline gets me up and bolting through the bushes. Once again, running for my life... Though, I can't get very far, because my twisted ankle causes me to fall down... I keep crying and screaming... I'm scared... This is happening to me again... Why does this always happen to me?!
I'm grabbed by my foot with the twisted ankle, and I hear, "Don't you ever do that again, little boy..." That's not who I think it is... is it?... I'm flipped over, and I see that I'm right... My face instantly fills with fear. "Since you're misbehaving, I'm going to have to do this..." I'm paralysed with fear... I can't move... I can't see what's pulled out, because I'm too focused on the face I once cared for so much... Suddenly, a sharp pain is stabbed into my leg, instantly making me queezy and dizzy, almost making me lose consciousness... I feel like I'm in a different universe, when I'm picked up and carried to wherever...
Kate's PoV: (After what happened with Kevin...)
Peter finally arrives at the park. He runs over to us and hugs me. When he lets go of me, he asks, "Where is he?"
I shrug and cry. "I don't... I don't know..." This is happening again... to my baby... This is happening again... "Timmy said he never came back out of the bush, when retrieving the ball..." I hug Peter again.
Peter asks, "Do you want me to call 911?"
I shake my head "no". I say, "I already did... They should be here soon..."
"Mom, do you want me to call Timmy's and Francis' parents to come and pick them up?" I just nod, and I see Buzz head over to the payphone...
Kevin's PoV:
My surroundings are blurry, but I can see that we're heading for a car. The trunk is opened, and I'm stuffed into it. But, whatever Krista gave me, makes this all feel like I'm floating... Like it's not real... "I've got you now..." Her voice is an unbearable echo... I manage to hold up my hands to my ears, so I don't have to hear it... I feel so queezy! I can barely move! I can still hear her voice... "And, like my boyfriend you killed, you'll be going to the Undertaker..." I squeeze my eyes shut. I don't even want to see a blurry vision of this bitch! "I can't wait to get this done and over with..." And Krista slams the trunk shut...
Kate's PoV:
The police arrive at the park. One of them is Officer Dickens from back in December... "Officer Dickens!" I run up to him.
"Mrs. McCallister?"
"My Kevin's been taken again! We moved to New York for a new beginning, and this happens again!"
"Ma'am, ma'am, just calm down... It'll be OK... We'll find your son, don't worry... For now, you just go home, and we'll inform you as soon as we find out anything,"
"I can't just go home... I need to help search for my son..."
"Ma'am, just go home, OK?"
"Why must I go home?!"
"Because, ma'am, it might be Krista Hilda that took your son!"
"Krista Hilda?! That bitch is in jail!"
"She broke out..."
"What?! Can't you people get better prison systems?!"
"I'm sorry, ma'am, but we'll try to get her, OK? For now, go home, OK?"
"I can't..."
"Go home! Please!"
"Come on, Katie..." Peter leads me away from the park and over to our cars...
Kevin's PoV:
As the car that I'm in screeches away, I try to figure out a way to get out of here... Knowing Krista, she's going to kill me, as soon as she gets the chance! I try to kick the trunk lid with the little bit of strength I have... Then, with the little bit of thinking that I'm able to do, I realize that kicking the trunk lid won't do anything... I feel around for anything that I could use as a weapon, but I don't feel anything... I think Krista was smart enough this time to remove things I could use to get away...
There has to be a different way to escape, so I have to think... Whatever it was that Krista gave me isn't making my head feeling so woozy, anymore... I feel around where the trunk opens. I feel the panels covering the taillights of the car... I try to remove them, but it's more difficult than I thought it would be... I'm not the strongest person in the World, especially with being drugged... I manage to, but I'm hurting my hands in the process... I pull the cable to the trunk release latch. (I totally Googled how to open a trunk from the inside. XD) There's nothing I can use to open the trunk... I'm not strong enough... I try cracking the trunk open just a little bit, but I can't... I start to panic... It also hurts my hands too much to open it... I curl up
in a ball and cry... I just can't seem to open this trunk... If I had a metal bar or something, I could... Why do I have to be so little and weak?... I become angry, all of a sudden, and I start kicking where I tried to open the trunk. I'm scared! I don't want to die! I want to go home to my family! I continue bawling and kicking the trunk in anger, until I feel the car pull over...
A moment later, the trunk opens, and I see the silhouette of my worst nightmare: Krista... The sun's so bright, it hurts my eyes... I squeeze my eyes shut and hide my face into the trunk floor... "Well, well, well... Trying to escape, are we?" I shake my head "no", not even thinking about it... My left arm's grabbed by her and she twists it, making me cringe in pain. "You ruined my car! You little shit..." She lets go of my arm and smacks me across the face. Oh no... Memories... I hide my face with the same hand as the arm she grabbed onto, but she then grabs back onto my arm and says, seeming amused, "Oh, and hurting our hands, are we?" She finally lets go of my hand, but grabs onto my hair. "Don't you ever attempt any shit again, little boy..." I'm shaking with fear... I don't even want to make eye-contact with her... I then realize that my hands and feet are free, so I take this chance and push Krista out of the way, with the burst of energy I suddenly get... I climb out of the trunk and try to run, but I guess I'm still weakened by whatever Krista gave me, so I collapse to the ground... Plus, my twisted ankle prevents me from running too far... I'm then grabbed by my underarms and lifted up from the ground... "We're almost there! Jeez! Don't you run away from me!" I'm not strong enough, anymore, to put up much of a fight, so she pulls me back to the car and drags me into the trunk... "I guess I'm going to have to knock you unconscious to keep you still, now, won't I?" I can barely see it, but Krista pulls out something and stabs me in the arm with it... Again, that feeling of queeziness and weakness comes back... Blurred vision happens again... Krista's voice becomes echoy all over again... Though, this happens, until I finally pass out...
Kate's PoV:
Peter, the children, and I are back home right now. Even Rob and Georgette are here, too... I just can't stay here... I have to go out there and find my baby... "Peter, I'm sorry... I can't just sit here and do nothing... I don't care if it's Krista that took him, I have to go find him..."
"Honey, please stay here... The police will find him, don't worry..."
"Peter! This is the third time my baby's gone missing! Enough is enough!"
"I know, but..."
"But, what?! Do you want your son killed?!"
"Of course not..."
"Well then, shut up and let me go!" I give my look that I'm serious to Peter.
"Honey..." I ignore him, turn around, grab my coat off the coat stand, and head out the door. But, as I head out the door, I run into someone I haven't seen in a long while...
Kevin's PoV:
The trunk lid opens, and everything is still blurry... I can hardly handle this headache, queeziness, blurry vision, and weakness... When Krista picks me up, it's like I'm a rag doll... I can barely move myself...
My vision is still blurry, but I can see that we're at an isolated lake... Panic rises in me, as I think back to Christmas Time: nearly being drowned in a lake... I want to cry out for help, scream, or something, but I can only whine, because I can barely control myself... Whatever Krista gave me is obviously working... "Shh... It'll all be over soon..." her echoy voice whispers to me... She carries me a bit further and lays me down on the ground. I hear the sounds of the waves close by, also echoing... I just want to get up and run away, but I'm paralysed... She then says to me, "You don't know how long I've been waiting for this moment..." All's I can do is breathe and try to contain my tears... "I've watched you... For about two months, I've watched you... Just like how we all did back in December, do you remember?" I manage to nod. "Those prison systems are so easy to break out of... As soon as I was out, I went to Chicago, but then I realized that you moved, and I instantly figured out that you and your family moved here, to New York..." Why do you hate me so much?... You watched me pretty much this whole time?... "I waited until I found you... alone... And, when I did..." She trails off... "You took away someone I love... Now, I think it's time to take away someone that your family loves: you..."
I manage to move my mouth and say, "I-I'm sorry... This... isn't fair..."
"Ohh, but it is fair, honey... Besides, I hate you... Marv's not here to protect you now... You're all alone..."
"They'll... They'll catch you..."
"Maybe... Maybe not... If they do, I'll get the chair... But, I'll get the chair, getting my revenge on you..."
"I-I'm nine..."
"I don't care, if you're nine... You're useless to me... Kids are useless to me... I hate you... And I hate kids..." She pulls on the collar of the back of my sweater, dragging me over to the water. Once I'm in the water, she places her foot on my chest, holding me down... I don't know what the point of holding me down is... I can barely move... At least this water isn't ice cold, like it was back in December... I see the blurry vision of Krista pulling out something and pointing it to me. I can't quite make it out, but I believe that it's a gun... "Brings back memories, doesn't it? You should've killed me, back in December, when you had the chance, little boy... You would've been still at home, with your Mommy and Daddy, and the rest of your precious family..."
"No... Please... I wanna go home..." I want my family... I love my family... I can't say any more, because Krista pulls the trigger...
Kate's PoV:
As I head out the door, I run into someone I haven't seen in a long time... Marv... "Marv?" I ask, shocked that he's here...
"Hello, Mrs. McCallister..."
"Hello... I was just..."
"I heard... I came to see if I could help..."
"What are we going to do?"
"I know Krista the best. Come on,"
"I just have to tell my husband..."
"Of course. See if he'll come, too..."
I nod and say, "OK," I then rush back inside the house...
Officer Dickens' PoV:
The other officers and I are heading to Great Sacandaga Lake. Once we get there, we start searching... This might take awhile, but we must search everywhere... Mr. Merchants even said Krista might drown him... We search for quite awhile, when I finally come across something... I holler to the others, "Come over here! I found something!..."
Kate's PoV:
Marv, Peter, and I are all in Marv's car, searching for any signs of Kevin and/or Krista... This is impossible, because we're in one of the largest cities... I'm in the backseat, looking out the window. Thoughts are trailing through my mind... What does Krista want now?... Will she... kill my baby?... She made it quite clear the last time that she wanted him dead... I begin crying, as I start thinking about what the fate of my little boy might be...
Peter obviously hears this, because he turns his head around and asks, "Honey, are you OK?" I shake my head "no", as I continue looking out the window...
"Honey, Kevin's going to be fine, OK?" I continue crying, as Peter continues to reassure me...
A mobile phone rings, and Marv answers it. "Yeah? Yeah?" There's a long pause, that seems to last forever... "Oh... OK... Let me know,"
"What? What is it?!" I push.
"The police are searching the nearest lake, and they told me to bring you home..."
"Why are they searching the nearest lake? Why do you have to bring us home?"
"That's where she nearly killed him the last time, remember?" Marv says to me.
"But, can't we keep looking?" Peter asks Marv.
"I just need to take you home, OK?" he says, seeming frustrated... He appears to be close to tears... Something's wrong... Very wrong...
Officer Dickens' PoV:
We found a pair of shoes in the lake... I called and told Marv... "Should we keep on looking?" Officer John Stephenson asks. I nod. Though, I already have a feeling of the fate of this little boy... We keep on searching... I'm hating thinking this, but I will have to... I'll have to tell Mrs. McCallister what happened to her son...
Kate's PoV:
Peter, Georgette, and Rob comfort me, while Marv's in the other room... What's going on?... He's keeping something from us... What is it?...
The kids are upstairs, trying to do things to occupy their minds, while they wait for news on Kevin. Though, someone enters the room... It's Buzz! "Mom..."
"Yes, honey?"
"When's Kevin gonna be home?"
"I... I don't know, honey... I hope soon..." Buzz collapses into my arms and bawls... "It's going to be OK, honey... Shh... It's going to be OK..."
Officer Dickens' PoV:
The only thing we seem to find are a pair of shoes... We're now heading to Beaver Dam Lake. This is the lake Kevin McCallister was almost killed in the last time... Once we get there, we search the lake shore, just like how we did with Great Sacandaga Lake... "Officer Dickens! I think I've found something else!" Officer Stephenson hollers. The other officers and I rush over to where Officer Stephenson is. In this lake, there seems to be another article of clothing... A knitted green sweater...
Marv's PoV:
I had to lie to the McCallisters... I didn't tell them that they found a pair of shoes in Great Sacandaga Lake... I rest my face in my hands, trying to hold back the tears... My mobile phone rings again, and I answer it, saying, "Hello?"
"Mr. Merchants... we found another article of clothing in Beaver Dam Lake... A green knitted sweater... I don't know how long this will take..."
"Oh my god... No..."
"I want there to be hope, I really do..."
"What should I tell the McCallisters?"
"Don't say anything yet... Not until I know for sure..."
All's I say is "OK", and I hang up, letting the tears escape...
Officer Dickens' PoV:
We're now at Kanawauke Lake... Mr. Merchants was right... He suggested we searched in lakes, and that's what we're doing... So far, in two lakes, we've found a pair of shoes and a sweater...
We search the lake shore again... I know, sooner or later, we'll find something I don't want to find... "Officer Dickens!... Officer Dickens!..." Officer Stephenson calls out, sounding like he's crying... I don't blame him, I feel like crying, too... Though, since Officer Stephenson's new to this, he's more sensitive to it... We all rush over to where he is... Officer Stephenson looks away, crying... I look in the water, and I want to have the same reaction as Officer Stephenson...
Kate's PoV:
Marv enters the living room that Peter, Rob, Georgette, Buzz, and I are in... Marv appears to be in tears... "Katie..." I look up at him, crying... "Officer Dickens called... The past couple times he's called, he told me he found articles of clothing... A pair of shoes in Great Sacandaga Lake, and a sweater in Beaver Dam Lake... They were just at Kanawauke Lake, and they found your son's body..." Marv breaks... "I didn't want to tell you about the clothing, until we knew for sure... I'm so sorry..."
Absolute shock, rage, sadness, and loss engulfs me, as I repeat, "No... No... No... No..." I keep repeating it, as absolute rage takes over me... I get off the couch and shout at Marv, "You're lying! You're lying! This is all your fault! You're lying! You're lying! You're lying! You're lying... You're lying..." I keep repeating this, as I collapse to the floor, sobbing... Marv kneels down to comfort me, but I shout at him, "Get away! This is all your fault! Get away! Get away... Get away... Get away..." Marv leaves the room, and Peter's down on the floor with me, holding onto me, crying, too... Then, I hear Buzz run out of the room, and Rob and Georgette crying...
Buzz's PoV:
I run upstairs to my room and slam the door behind me... I run over to my bed and sob... I hear my door open, but I instantly say, "Go away..."
"Buzz, what's wrong?" It's Megan... I turn my head around, and I see, not only Megan, but Linnie and Jeff, too...
I turn my head back around and stutter, "K-Kevin..."
"What? What about Kevin?" Megan asks, worried.
"He... He's gone... She killed him..."
"What?..." she asks, not believing it...
"Buzz! What are you talking about?!" Linnie shouts, scared.
"Don't you get it?! Kevin's gone! That bitch, Krista, killed him! She killed him! Now, get out!" They're in shock, not moving... I throw the clock off my nightstand at them and shout, "Get out! Just get out!" Megan screams, and they run out of the room, slamming the door shut behind them...
Megan's PoV:
We rush downstairs and into the living room. When we enter, we see Mom and Dad on the floor, crying... And Uncle Rob and Aunt Georgette on the couch, doing the same thing... "Mom... Mom... is it true?..." I ask, hoping that it isn't true... Mom only nods. "No!" I run to Mom down on the floor and hug her, crying, just the same as she is...
Jeff's PoV:
I run out of the room and out of the house. Linnie hollers after me, but once I'm out of the house, I see Marv, sitting on the front steps, face in hands... "This is all your fault..." I say to him...
"I'm so sorry, Jeff..."
"If you would've just left him alone back in December, he'd be alive today... He'd fucking be alive today!"
"I know... I'm sorry... I'm so, so sorry..."
"Don't come back here... Please... Just go away and don't come back... Just... Just... don't come back..." I make it back inside, trying to keep myself from collapsing to the ground, since I'm in such a shock...
Linnie's standing there, waiting for me. She runs up to me and hugs me, crying... I cry, too, hugging her... Both the times my baby brother was kidnapped, he got out alive... Why couldn't he get out alive now?... My god, why?... Why?... "Why?" was the lingering question for all of us... And always be...
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The McCallisters struggled the next few months, especially after the funeral... Dealing with the death and the arguments, because of the death... Kate knew Krista was long since gone, but Kate and Peter feared she'd come after one of their other kids next... She couldn't help but blame herself for what happened to her youngest son...
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Two years later, the McCallisters had another baby... A baby boy... They named it James Kevin McCallister; James, being Kevin's middle name... Of course, they struggle to this day, with the loss of their son and brother... To this day, they still ask themselves why... Why the witch, Krista Hilda, had to come back and kill their son... Kate sometimes doesn't believe Kevin's gone, like going to his room to get him up for school, and him not being there... She still regrets that the last thing she said to him was telling him "no" to going over to a friend's house, instead of "I love you"... Buzz feels the exact same way... All of the siblings, especially Buzz, regret how they treated Kevin... They only wish he was there, to make things even better... They swore to never bully their new youngest brother, James... They also never heard from Marvin Merchants again... Kate and the rest of the family still don't want him at their door to this day... What happened to Marvin Merchants, they don't know, and frankly, they don't care...
A few months after the birth of the baby, there was a knock on the McCallisters' door... When Kate answered it, there was no one there... Though, when she looked down, she saw something crunched up on the steps. She bent down to pick it up, and when she un-crunched it, it said, in bold letters, "HE'S NEXT..."
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A/N: Well, that's it, peoples! That's the holy crap ending you've all been waiting for! XD I'm absolutely speechless... I killed Kevin... That was the plan for most of this entire story... What do you think? I can't wait for the reviews, especially S Lila's review! XD What do you think of the "HE'S NEXT" note? XD Omg... I killed Kevin... I killed Kevin... Krista's a little biatch, that's for sure! So many things could've prevented his death... So many things...
Well, don't get too disappointed! It's not quite over yet! I have a little something else planned, after this! Just wait and see! You'll love it, once I brainstorm some more! XD
Well, I'll say more, once I post that other thing I want to post! I'll do all the thanking and everything then! Okie dokie! Ciao for now! :D (Sorry, no useless info... Except for maybe that I got Rocket Gibraltar... XD)
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