Eight

DEVAN

School wasn't much fun without Ms. Ellen anymore. The trip had been put off, due to her unexplainable absence. She wasn't taking her calls, and the whole school seemed worried.

There were rounds of news going around the town, about women who had gone missing, but when they were found, they all didn't have any memory of where they had been, or anything at all.

I could only hope Ms. Ellen hadn't become a victim of such acts. As I strode past her house that evening, there was an irrepressible urge lodged in my throat, forcing me to go in. I withheld myself from giving in to emotions.

The blood stains were still on her window, just as it had been the previous day. I was worried, but who could I share my burdens with?

I walked past her house successfully, and walked into mine. It was filled with gloom and smoke. I coughed loudly as I walked into it.

Robb was making out with his newest catch, I couldn't remember her name, but her broken nose wasn't one to f