Theo is Gone by Aidan A. (best thriller novels of all time TXT) 📖

suspects Accident?? Natural cause.. nah

         What if he died like me? How long did he last?

 

Before anyone says anything I have to say,”It was Mayor Norris. He did it.”

 

Before I do anything else I get up and leave, dramatic. It wasn't Norris, Theo died like I'm gonna die and I don't want to actually.Fifth period is when the assembly is taking place. I actually don't wanna go. I'm thinking of ditching but I know my mom is gonna look for me and make me sit with her. I just don't wanna hear about all the sad thoughts about death and hear the principal talk about how we should be good people. I'm not going. My teacher, Mr.Molina, takes attendance for our english class. After that we all head out as a group to the gym, other classes are heading out too. I have my backpack with me and slowly walk away with my group, easy.

 

I walk quietly at the other hallway right behind Mrs.Larsson that one blonde scary lady who always checks if people are following dress code and following the rules, that stuff. But what is the use if we all follow it?

 

“Big tragedy, huh?” they ask her.

 

“Mhmmm,” she looks back and at the perfect time I turn at the corner without her seeing me. She's so good at her job.

 

I head off to the bathroom and just sit at the corner. I can hear the echoes of the microphone from here. After  this is just one more period. My mom is gonna be so pissed at me but she will smile it off. Why do u always walk away from everything?

 

1:48 pm The bell rings.

No Gia.  She is mad at me because I won't help her but what can we do? If we find the answer what next?

 

I wait about an hour now for my mom right in front of her class on my phone  and yet she doesn't show up. I don't want a car ride from my mom I just want to go straight to my room without facing her. I can't believe she want we to wait for her. I'm walking home.

 

“Juliana!” There she is. She gets the car closer to the sidewalk, I stop and take out my earphones.

 

“Mom,” I smile at her,” It's fine I'm walking home, I think I'll continue to do don't worry.” I know she is pissed.

 

She gets out her door and walks over to open the passenger door for me. We just stand there until I get in.

 

I sigh, stop in front of the car  and hear her say,” You know we talked about this. It never bothers me to take you with me.” She brushes my hair with one hand and still holding the door with the other. She kisses my head.

 

“ I hate being an hour early and hours late here,” I say under my breath.

 

She looks confused,”What was that sweetheart?” that smile still doesn't  disappear.

 

I smile back,”Nothing mother, hope you had a good day.” She slams the door.

 

I open the house door, and scan my card.

Good afternoon Juliana.

 

Mom comes right behind me, scans her card.

 

Good afternoon,Elena

 

I run up the stairs ready to run straight to my bed but she calls me.

“Yes?” I reply.

She asks me why I wasn’t there at the assembly and I tell her I was there just that she didn't notice me. She doesn't believe me and I know. I ask her if she or my dad hear anything last night and she says no. She asks me why and I tell her maybe I heard a dog from outside and she just smiles.

Good afternoon, Hugo.

 

Mom goes straight to him to give him a hug and a kiss. I keep going up the steps and hear dad say hello to me.Hi dad I say back I hope he heard me.Right when I open my door to my room, I drop my backpack on the ground. I wonder what Gia is doing.i hate that she is mad at me and I want her to realize what she is asking for is not something I want to be involved with. It's us versus the mayor is this town. I lay on my bed and watch tv. Speaking of the devil, Norris on the tv. I turn it off and do my homework.

 

6:00 pm Dinner Time,Juliana

 

I open my eyes with my homework by my side. I can smell the lasagna as I'm heading downstairs. God I hate lasagna. I join my parents at the dinner table, my mom serves me and then  dad. I say grace and once Im done that seems to be my dads cue to talk about his day like always. He keeps blabbing and can't help but shut his mouth about how his job is the best.

 

“Honey you should quit that job of yours, this lasagna is cold,you should have done better,” he pokes the food and turns to me.

 

Once he starts laughing it’s funny to me and I laugh too. My mom looks at me like and tries to laugh also but it doesn't seem funny to her.

 

She responds,”Oh, Hugo silly me huh? I just popped it in the oven and went to grade some papers and completely forgot about it.” I see my dad chewing like he is being forced to eat and my mom looking uncomfortable but she is hiding it.

 

I change the subject,”Dad?” Hmm? “What happens when you don’t check in your card?”

 

They both look up at me like if I was crazy.My dad knows about this stuff because he works at the Caifall Identification Department. Cheesy as hell.

 

“Oh I know that one! Might as well ask me anything,” he talks with a mouth full of what he calls gross lasagna,”They come for you and kill ya!.” he continues to say that you look suspicious and dangerous, that is why your life is in jeopardy.

 

I always hate scanning in where I go. He looks at me straight in the eye and now he is serious. If I do it will die at 15, Wow great.He eats up all the lasagna and hands the plate to my mother. She gets up to add more and he literally screams Hand me a cold one! When is he never quiet?

 

I make conversation with my dad about school and of today’s assembly. The three of us keep taking and laughing and more liquor and more smiles. I help mom with the dishes and she looks exhausted but normally after dinner she takes a nap while my dad and I go spend some “father-daughter time” which is useless because he loves spending time with himself. When he feels like it he is with my mom in his office and they drink. No one allows me there but they normally keep the doors open and you can see his big desk along with his big chair and big his collection of liquor. He works with Norris and when I walk by I can notice the big frame of him and Norris shaking hands. Hugo Maes Head of the Calfail’s identification Apartment,right above it with huge letters.He is an important guy.

 

Wonder what dad has planned for today. The plans are so boring though. Last time we went to the movies and at my surprise he let me choose the movie. I don't remember the title because it was the worst comedy ever. He was laughing at literally everything and I was laughing at him,not at the movie. On a rainy day it was his idea to go biking and he fell once trying to turn. I really wanted to laugh at him but I would have gotten in trouble. I got in trouble because of him that day not because I did something. My parents didn't even know what to do because they didn't know how to handle the situation.

 

I helped him get up saying Are you ok? You are going to be fine! Its ok, everything's alright stuff like that. He sat down at the bench of the park, in the pouring rain  saying Biking is a joke. And why in the rain Juliana?! God I wanted to yell at him and his shit. I got in trouble because of him blaming me of his decisions and for making him mad.Mom made me  apologize and make things right.

I look forward to these everyday.

I hear laughing and music. I getting ready to go out with my dad. Im putting on my shoes I left at the entrance of the house. Ice skating? Play basketball? Nope, I don't think so, let's see what he has in mind.

 

I head to his office and see my dad pouring himself whiskey and to my mom's cup.

“Just one Hugo!”

 

They dance. My dad is happy like never before. My mom is happy like never before.

 

She chugs it all down,”Juliana! So today your dad is staying here plans are cancelled but here,” she turns around to my dad and back to me,”takes this go buy ginger ale, he might need it later, hurry,”she is in a rush.

 

She doesn't really like it that I see my dad drunk. She never does. I just stand there when she hands me ten bucks, she pushes me away.I walk away through the hallway. I turn back and see them slow dance as the melody plays. I sigh and before I can scan my card out I hear a glass shattered.Dad screams with anger. Mom  rushes to me and hands me a sweater. I don't accept it cause I already have a sweater on. We are standing there doing nothing. And look at each other. This is so weird, I don't say anything and she doesn't ever. He starts crying really loud. Over some glass? He’s so drunk.

 

She looks at me in the eyes,”It was your dad’s favorite vase remember? He's upset that he lost it.”

She keeps looking at me, smiling but not smiling. Waiting for me to get the sweater.I grab it. What is wrong with her? I take it scan my card.

 

Safe travels , Juliana.

 

She watches me go and closes the door for me.

I wrap the other sweater around my waist. I ride my bike to the liquor store. I see Gia getting a grape soda from the fridge. Smile for the camera they are looking at us. And she does smile at me but not because she wants to.

What a day. I'm back home, mom is not at dad’s office which I call liquor store now. Dad is just completely out on his desk. I leave the ginger ale on his desk and go to my room.

 

9:30 pm Good night,Juliana.

That thing annoys me. I change to my pjs. I lay in my bed and I can’t sleep at all. This day doesn't seem real.

 

Three

11-14-17

Tuesday

 

Time for school.I get out of my room and see all the broken glass on the floor and the cups my parents used last night. Drunkos. My dad keep breaking everything, he is never careful. Nothing is happening to me last night and I think I’m going crazy, I don’t know what happened to me. I need to tell Gia