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Authors: Kayla Krantz
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yesterday,” David said scrunching up his eyebrows as he squinted at the TV.
Luna stared at the screen in disbelief. She had just seen her yesterday and now she was gone. Luna blinked as she remembered that she was a friend of Chance’s. Did he know about Kate’s disappearance? She frowned as she thought of Susan; she had seemed rather indifferent too.
Luna turned away from the TV and the picture of her lost classmate. What did it matter to her what happened to Kate? She had been nothing but cruel.
“That’s too bad,” Luna said and turned away to go back into the kitchen.
She was sure that Kate was okay. She had heard rumors before that Kate had run away to be with a guy and this time might be no different. She hated her anyways; maybe school tomorrow wouldn’t be so bad with Kate and her taunts gone for the day.
Somewhere, miles away in Elida, Ohio, Max Cazmea was channel surfing through hundreds of channels of boring material. He was Luna’s age though unlike her he was big for his age and mean. Similar to Luna, however, he didn’t have many friends. He had at one time in the past been friends with her, but complications had caused him to move away from Lima.
He kept flicking through the channels uninterested until he finally stumbled across a certain one. The news, in particular the story about Kate Red. He watched it in quiet disbelief. Someone from his old hometown, his own high school (so close to his old home and Luna’s current one) had just disappeared. Someone he had seen every day when he had been in elementary school had vanished into complete nothingness. He couldn’t believe it. He knew it could’ve easily been Luna.
He hoped that she was okay as suddenly he had the urge to call her. He went to stand up and then stopped himself. They hadn’t talked in such a long time…he could almost guarantee that she wouldn’t want to talk to him. He scoffed to himself and settled back against the couch. He was being ridiculous…he was just too shaken up to fully realize that yet. He had no real reason to talk to her after all the time that had passed.
She would be better off without him putting himself back into her life. That was what had caused the problems before. She was fine, he was sure. Luna was small, but she was a tough girl. She’d defend herself. And she was quiet enough to barely ruffle any feathers. Whatever had happened to Kate wouldn’t happen to her. She would be okay…she would be okay…
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As soon as Luna stepped foot into the kitchen again the phone rang out suddenly. She stared at it for a moment wondering if maybe it was someone calling to ask about Kate. She jumped up and went over to it to answer it anyways.
“Hello?” Luna said wondering who was calling that late at night.
“Hi, Luna,” Violet’s voice said on the other line.
Luna stiffened…Violet never called her.
“Hey, I heard you skipped class today,” Violet said. “Is that true?”
“Yeah, Susan and her friends convinced me to go with them dress shopping for the dance,” Luna replied.
“And you actually cut school to be with them?” Violet asked. “This is unbelievable!”
“Yeah, well, I didn’t really have much of a choice. I was sure they’d make me go with them no matter what,” she said yawning.
“So, does that mean that you’re going to the dance after all?” Violet asked. “That means you like Chance, doesn’t it?” She couldn’t help but feel hopeful that maybe she had gotten through to her stubborn best friend after all.
“No, it doesn’t, and I have to go remember? David ordered me to do it,” Luna said unhappily.
“Yeah, but knowing you I would’ve thought you would come up with a brilliant excuse to get out of it by then,” Violet said.
“Trust me, I would’ve tried something, but David said he wouldn’t listen to any
Luna stared at the screen in disbelief. She had just seen her yesterday and now she was gone. Luna blinked as she remembered that she was a friend of Chance’s. Did he know about Kate’s disappearance? She frowned as she thought of Susan; she had seemed rather indifferent too.
Luna turned away from the TV and the picture of her lost classmate. What did it matter to her what happened to Kate? She had been nothing but cruel.
“That’s too bad,” Luna said and turned away to go back into the kitchen.
She was sure that Kate was okay. She had heard rumors before that Kate had run away to be with a guy and this time might be no different. She hated her anyways; maybe school tomorrow wouldn’t be so bad with Kate and her taunts gone for the day.
Somewhere, miles away in Elida, Ohio, Max Cazmea was channel surfing through hundreds of channels of boring material. He was Luna’s age though unlike her he was big for his age and mean. Similar to Luna, however, he didn’t have many friends. He had at one time in the past been friends with her, but complications had caused him to move away from Lima.
He kept flicking through the channels uninterested until he finally stumbled across a certain one. The news, in particular the story about Kate Red. He watched it in quiet disbelief. Someone from his old hometown, his own high school (so close to his old home and Luna’s current one) had just disappeared. Someone he had seen every day when he had been in elementary school had vanished into complete nothingness. He couldn’t believe it. He knew it could’ve easily been Luna.
He hoped that she was okay as suddenly he had the urge to call her. He went to stand up and then stopped himself. They hadn’t talked in such a long time…he could almost guarantee that she wouldn’t want to talk to him. He scoffed to himself and settled back against the couch. He was being ridiculous…he was just too shaken up to fully realize that yet. He had no real reason to talk to her after all the time that had passed.
She would be better off without him putting himself back into her life. That was what had caused the problems before. She was fine, he was sure. Luna was small, but she was a tough girl. She’d defend herself. And she was quiet enough to barely ruffle any feathers. Whatever had happened to Kate wouldn’t happen to her. She would be okay…she would be okay…
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As soon as Luna stepped foot into the kitchen again the phone rang out suddenly. She stared at it for a moment wondering if maybe it was someone calling to ask about Kate. She jumped up and went over to it to answer it anyways.
“Hello?” Luna said wondering who was calling that late at night.
“Hi, Luna,” Violet’s voice said on the other line.
Luna stiffened…Violet never called her.
“Hey, I heard you skipped class today,” Violet said. “Is that true?”
“Yeah, Susan and her friends convinced me to go with them dress shopping for the dance,” Luna replied.
“And you actually cut school to be with them?” Violet asked. “This is unbelievable!”
“Yeah, well, I didn’t really have much of a choice. I was sure they’d make me go with them no matter what,” she said yawning.
“So, does that mean that you’re going to the dance after all?” Violet asked. “That means you like Chance, doesn’t it?” She couldn’t help but feel hopeful that maybe she had gotten through to her stubborn best friend after all.
“No, it doesn’t, and I have to go remember? David ordered me to do it,” Luna said unhappily.
“Yeah, but knowing you I would’ve thought you would come up with a brilliant excuse to get out of it by then,” Violet said.
“Trust me, I would’ve tried something, but David said he wouldn’t listen to any
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